A driving licence at 17

Step by step

1. You can start the course at 16 years and 9 months and take the WORD exam a month before your 17th birthday.
2. Until you are 18 you need written consent from a parent or guardian: for the PKK profile and for the course.
3. You get the licence on your 17th birthday if you passed earlier.
4. For the first 6 months a supervisor sits next to you: someone at least 25, with a category B licence for 5 years, no driving ban in the last 5 years, sober.
5. Until your 18th birthday the licence is valid only in Poland.

Confirm the rules of driving with a supervisor and the required documents at the office or on gov.pl.

Worth knowing

• From March to August 2026, 17-year-olds got about 11% of all new category B licences. Most in Podlaskie: almost one in five new drivers.

  Source: CEPiK, dane.gov.pl (dataset 1738), Zdavo's calculations

• The probation period for those who got their licence at 17 lasts 3 years, at most until the 20th birthday.

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

• Drivers aged 18–24 have the most accidents per 10,000 people: 11.7 (drivers aged 40–59: 5.3). Speed is behind 35.5% of their accidents.

  Source: Police, "Road accidents in Poland in 2025"

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