Comments on: Poland again refuses RHD cars

By: Colm

Colm — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:10:33 +0000

In response to David 29/10/10, “The only countries of significance that drive on the left” I take it you don’t consider Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Malaysia etc. etc. to be countries of any significance. Enter the 21st century.

By: Colm

Colm — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:15:57 +0000

Philip I totally agree with you about which side you drive on. I also drive my rhd car in Poland and have driven lhd but feel safer on the right. I have no problem and would even go so far as to say I’m a safer driver in Poland because of this. I keep a further distance back from cars in front of me and only overtake when I can see I have enough distance to do so. I also take my car back to UK every year for MOT, then Tax and insurance. I only want to register my car here so I do not have to do this and still drive LEGALLY on Polish roads. So if I do not do this will I be breaking the law? Yes! But the Polish gov are also breaking the law! So how can they judge me!

By: philip hampson

philip hampson — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:23:06 +0000

wayne first of all poland is breaking eu law that allows a citizen the right to register their car in the country that they reside in. when eventualy they have to allow us to register our cars iam claiming back from the polish gov my cost for taking back my car each year. on another note as i have said before my car is legal it has a mot insu and i have to tax it in the uk to validate the insurance but iam begining to notice a lot more brit/cars in warsaw and they have no current tax disc so i doubt that they have mot/insur. they give the excuse that the roads are bad but since joining the eu and getting large grants to improve the roads the death toll is not falling and they dont realease figs that show how many rhd cars are involved fatal accidents

By: Wayne

Wayne — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:39:15 +0000

The UK has no problem at all registering LHD cars, so why the vice-versa in Poland. I am a UK expat with a RHD car and I am having to drive back to the UK every year to MOT the bloody thing.

By: philip hampson

philip hampson — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:42:33 +0000

first of all in reference to davids comments the side of the stearing wheel makes no difference if you drive with sense and safety. i feel more secure driving my right hand drive car than my wifes on the left i can react quicker as i have to do often and if you drive in poland you will no what i mean.secoundly has anybody more info as to the polish answer to the eu directive given them two months from the end of sept to reply as to how they would implement the changes allowing right hand vehicles to be registered

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:50:07 +0000

Problem is, it’s not that easy to change an entire country over to the other side of the road. So unless that ever happens we will still have this problem…

By: David

David — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:35:52 +0000

I agree that RHD cars as classics have a certain charm, but let’s wake up to the fact that the vast majority of the rest of the world use lhd vehicles. It is probably time for the UK to enter the 21st century. The only countries of significance that drive on the left side of the road are the UK (and it’s former Commonwealth colonies), Indonesia, Thailand and Japan.

By: philip hampson

philip hampson — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:03:29 +0000

hi simmon the latest accident in poland i hope will shake the polish government into realising that something drastic has to be done to the drivers who ignore road signs speed limits and road conditions or the weather otherwise poland will continue with the third largest kill rate on the roads or do they want top spot and i wonder how long the eu can accept this

By: simon

simon — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:53:21 +0000

Just picking up on what Patrick commented on 14/06/2010 and Philip on 3/10/10..he is spot on.The Polish Government should hang their heads in shame.The roads in Poland are being improved with EU money, the real issue is the need to educate in road safety, starting with the children through the schools.Driving there regularly i am simply appalled by the standard of driving and what seems to be acceptable and also the interpretation of traffic regulations…bordering on comical if it wasn’t so desparately serious.The Polish government should address their road safety issues regardless of LHD/RHD..and remember that they reap the benefits of being a member state in the EU.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:16:52 +0000

In fact I just came back from Holiday last night and somebody over on the forum posted this:

http://www.britishinpoland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47&start=0

which says that the EU has decided that Poland must allow RHDs or face the consequences!