Collecting your driving licence

Step by step

1. On the day you pass, a temporary electronic driving licence appears in the mObywatel app. It is valid for 30 days and only in Poland.
2. The WORD sends the result to the office. Pay for issuing the licence: PLN 100 (the PLN 0.50 surcharge was abolished in July 2023).
3. The office orders the document. You usually wait 9 working days from the day the office receives confirmation of payment. Check the status at info-car.pl.
4. Collect your licence at the vehicle registration department with your ID card. The licence is also in the mObywatel app.

Confirm the waiting time and how to collect it at your office.

Worth knowing

• In Poland, since 2020 you don't have to carry your driving licence. Take the plastic document abroad, because mPrawo Jazdy isn't enough there.

  Source: Road Traffic Law, art. 38; gov.pl, mObywatel

• A 17-year-old gets the licence on their 17th birthday if they passed earlier. Until the 18th birthday the licence is valid only in Poland.

  Source: Act on Vehicle Drivers, art. 5b, art. 8a

• A first category B licence from September 2026 means a probation period: 2 years (3 years if you got it at 17), with 0.0 per mille the whole time. Details in the guide "Probation period and penalty points".

  Source: Act on Vehicle Drivers, art. 91–94 (Dz.U. 2025 item 1676); Dz.U. 2026 item 743

• Lost your licence? Report it to the office within 30 days and apply for a duplicate, also online. Cost: PLN 100.

  Source: Act on Vehicle Drivers, art. 18; gov.pl

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