2.15. To whom may the owner of a vehicle, as well as a person who is lawfully using this vehicle, transfer control of the vehicle?
UAКому може передавати керування власник транспортного засобу, а також особа, яка використовує цей транспортний засіб на законних підставах?
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This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine (PDR) concerning road safety and legal responsibility when using a car. In practice, handing over the wheel "for a minute" or "because the person knows how to drive" often leads to violations and accidents, which is why the traffic rules strictly limit to whom control can be entrusted. This knowledge directly affects your result on the theoretical exam and your safety during real trips.
The question tests the section of the Traffic Rules about the duties and rights of the driver, owner, and lawful user of a vehicle (clauses 2.2 and related 2.1). The logic is simple: handing over control is allowed only to a person who can confirm their right to drive this particular type of vehicle, that is, who has a driver's license of the appropriate category with them. It is also important to remember about documents: to drive, the driver must have the necessary documents with them, and when transferring the car for use, the owner also hands over the registration document.
The analysis of the answer options in this exam question shows typical pitfalls. The statement that control can be handed over to any person contradicts the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, because without a license of the appropriate category, a person does not have the legal right to be a driver. The option about "a close relative during training" is also incorrect: family ties do not grant the right to drive without the proper category and documents, and driver training is regulated by separate requirements and does not cancel the obligation to have a license. Therefore, the key condition is this: the wheel can only be handed over to someone who has a driver's license of the required category with them, and this is exactly what the traffic rules check in the theoretical exam.
Clause 2.2
"The owner of a vehicle, as well as a person who uses this vehicle on legal grounds, may transfer control of the vehicle to another person who has with them a driver's license for the right to drive a vehicle of the appropriate category. The owner of the vehicle may transfer such a vehicle for use by another person who has a driver's license for the right to drive a vehicle of the appropriate category, by handing over the registration document for this vehicle."
Brief application: this clause directly specifies that control may only be transferred to a person who has with them a driver's license of the appropriate category (and for transferring the vehicle for use — also with the transfer of the registration document).
Clause 2.1
"The driver of a motor vehicle must have with them: a driver's license for the right to drive a vehicle of the appropriate category; a registration document for the vehicle; a valid insurance policy (insurance certificate 'Green Card') for the mandatory civil liability insurance of land vehicle owners (in cases provided by law)."
Brief application: clarifies the general obligation of the driver to have with them a driver's license (and related documents), which logically aligns with the requirement of clause 2.2 regarding "has with them a driver's license."
That is, the correct answer is - "To another person who has with them a driver's license for the right to drive a vehicle of the appropriate category," given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, the owner (or legal user) may transfer control only to a person who has with them a driver's license of the appropriate category (clause 2.2 of the Traffic Rules).
The Traffic Rules of Ukraine clearly define who has the right to decide who can drive a specific vehicle. This right belongs to the owner, as well as another person who is using this vehicle on legal grounds (for example, the car was given to them for use along with the documents).
When the owner or legal user wants to transfer control, there is one key condition: the person to whom the control is being transferred must have a driver's license of the specific category that entitles them to drive this vehicle. In other words, "I know how to drive" or "I used to have a license" is not enough — it is important that the license is valid, of the appropriate category, and is with the person during the trip.
For example, if you are transferring a passenger car, the person behind the wheel must have a category B license and have it with them. If the person only has another category or has left their license at home, you cannot transfer control, even if it is your relative or a close person.
That is why the correct answer in the test is not about family ties, trust, or agreements, but about the legally confirmed right to drive, which is confirmed by a driver's license of the required category.
Therefore, the correct answer is "To another person who has with them a driver's license entitling them to drive a vehicle of the appropriate category," since the Traffic Rules allow transferring control only to someone who confirms their right to drive this type of vehicle with a license of the appropriate category, which must be with them.