How to choose a driving school

Step by step

1. Check the school's pass rate: the county or city office publishes it (BIP).
2. Ask what the price includes and what an extra driving hour costs (in 2026 about PLN 150 on average).
3. Check whether the school trains in the same car model as your WORD.
4. Ask how soon you'll start driving, where lessons start from and whether you can choose your instructor.
5. If online lectures matter to you, check that the school has the additional certificate ("super OSK"). Only such a school may run them.

Check the school's pass rate and authorisation at your county or city office.

Worth knowing

• A category B course in 2026 usually costs about PLN 3,200–4,500 in smaller and medium-sized towns and about PLN 4,000–5,600 in the largest cities. This is a review of schools' price lists, not official prices.

  Source: rankomat.pl (21.08.2026); Interia (23.08.2026)

• You can ask the instructor for their instructor ID. Changing schools? Your lesson record card stays with you and the new school downloads your PKK profile. You don't start from scratch.

  Source: Act on Vehicle Drivers, art. 25 par. 2; Regulation on training (Dz.U. 2018 item 1885), § 14–15

• You can take the WORD test in your school's car: at your request, at your expense and with the school's consent. Worth asking before you sign up.

  Source: Act on Vehicle Drivers, art. 53 par. 4a, art. 53a

• Schools' pass rates are public: the county head publishes them based on data from the WORD.

  Source: Act on Vehicle Drivers, art. 43 par. 1 point 6

Content checked on 5/10/2026. Rules and fees change — find what is current at the office, the WORD or on gov.pl.