2.19. As the owner of a passenger car, you have the right to allow another person to drive your car if that person:
UAВи як власник легкового автомобіля, маєте право передати керування Вашим автомобілем особі, яка:
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This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine concerns road safety and legal responsibility while driving: who exactly is allowed to take the wheel of your vehicle and under what conditions. In practice, such situations arise constantly (letting a friend, relative, or colleague drive), so it is important to clearly understand the requirements set by the traffic rules to avoid violations and fines.
The question tests knowledge of the section "General Duties of Drivers" (points 2.1–2.2 of the Traffic Rules). The key provision of point 2.2: the owner (or a person lawfully using the car) may allow another person to drive only if that person has a valid driver’s license of the appropriate category. Since this concerns a passenger car, the relevant category is "B," and having such a license "on hand" is the decisive condition for transferring control of the vehicle. Additionally, point 2.1 reinforces this logic by requiring the driver to have a license of the appropriate category while driving.
The analysis of the options in this theoretical exam is straightforward: options with categories "A" or "C" are not suitable, as these categories do not grant the right to drive a passenger car (the appropriate category is required). The option based on age, medical certificate, and insurance policy is also incorrect: age or a certificate alone does not grant the right to drive without the required license. Having an insurance policy may be required by law in certain cases (as reflected in point 2.1), but in the context of transferring control, the decisive condition under point 2.2 is that the person to whom you are handing over the wheel must have a category "B" driver’s license.
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 to 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.
This clause directly defines the condition under which the owner has the right to transfer control: the person must have with them a driver's license of the appropriate category (for a passenger car — category "B").
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; the registration document for the vehicle; in cases provided by law, a policy (certificate) of compulsory civil liability insurance of owners of land vehicles.
This clause clarifies the general requirement of the Traffic Rules regarding the driver having a driver's license of the appropriate category "with them," which is consistent with the condition for transferring control under clause 2.2.
That is, the correct answer is "Has with them a driver's license for the right to drive a vehicle of category 'B'.", given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, the owner may transfer control only to a person who has with them a driver's license of the appropriate category (clause 2.2), and the driver is required to have such a license with them (clause 2.1).
When you are the owner of a passenger car, the law allows you to transfer control to another person, but only if that person has the right to drive this specific type of vehicle. This rule directly follows from point 2.2 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, which defines to whom and under what conditions it is permitted to transfer control of a vehicle.
The logic is simple: transferring control means that another person will be behind the wheel, and therefore, they must have a valid right to drive vehicles of the appropriate category and have this right documented while driving. For a passenger car, the relevant category is "B." Therefore, the owner has the right to transfer control if the person has a driver's license with category "B" open.
For example, if your acquaintance gets behind the wheel of your passenger car, it is sufficient for them to have a category "B" driver's license with them. The very presence of a license of the appropriate category is the key condition, because the Traffic Rules in this point link the right to transfer control not to age, driving experience, or other documents, but specifically to the presence of the required category license while driving.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Has a driver's license for the right to drive a category 'B' vehicle with them," since point 2.2 of the Traffic Rules allows the owner to transfer control to another person only if they have a driver's license of the appropriate category with them, and for a passenger car, this is category "B."