Every driver probably knows that you cannot clear snow from your car with the engine running, although unfortunately not everyone remembers it. However, this ban does not end when the snow melts. According to the regulations, each time the car is parked for more than a minute with the engine running, there is a penalty. it can be up to PLN 300.
Can you wash your car on your own property? Drivers forget about this
However, you may be fined not only for parking, but also for washing your car outside a car wash, i.e. on a plot of land, in a parking lot, in a public place or in front of an apartment building, even if you do it on your own property. To save money on going to the car wash, drivers often clean their car in front of their house. This may result in a fine. Sewage, as well as soap suds and water after rinsing the car, cannot flow directly into water reservoirs or into the ground.
There are exceptions to this rule. You can wash your car without the risk of ending up with a ticket, if your yard is equipped with a dirty water drain. However, this is not an ordinary well. The drain must be connected to the sewage system or to a septic tank.
Can you wash your car on your own property? Can you wash your car on your own property? Anna Eremeeva/iStock
What are the penalties for washing a car on the property? The mandate is not everything
You may be fined for washing your car in front of the building or in the garden or behind the house. According to , littering and polluting is punishable by a fine “not lower than PLN 500”. The exact amount is usually set by municipalities. In the worst case, it may result in a fine of up to PLN 5,000. PLN or a fine of PLN 30,000 if the case goes to court. Although the police and city guards do not go from property to property to catch drivers red-handed, if officers notice a violation of the law during a patrol or the matter is reported by a neighbor or passer-by, the situation may be different.
Source: Gazeta
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