Driver psychological tests in Poland: the PLN 200 fee from 14 November 2026
From 14 November, Poland’s transport psychology examination costs PLN 200. Check who must take it, who pays and when the old PLN 150 fee still applies.
From 14 November 2026, the fee for a Polish transport psychology examination is PLN 200, up from PLN 150. A repeat examination requested after an opinion is challenged costs the same. This change does not make psychological testing compulsory for every driving-licence applicant. Someone applying only for an ordinary category B licence is not routinely required to take it.
The short answer
The PLN 200 fee applies when an examination covered by the regulation begins on or after 14 November. An examination that began before that date and had not yet ended with a psychological opinion when the amendment took effect remains subject to the old PLN 150 fee. The transitional rule does not say that booking an appointment counts as beginning the examination. If your case falls around the changeover, ask the laboratory to confirm the start date and fee.
Before paying, identify why you need the examination. The legal basis may be a category of licence, an official referral following a specific road event, renewal of an entitlement or work as an instructor or examiner. That basis matters more than the broad label “driver psych tests”.
A standard category B application normally does not require this test
A first-time category B applicant needs a medical examination, but Polish law does not automatically add a transport psychology examination. Psychological testing can become necessary in a specific later situation, for example when restoring an entitlement withdrawn on one of the statutory grounds or after a referral connected with conduct on the road.
Do not buy an extra examination simply because someone used the general phrase “driver examinations”. Ask which provision, decision or licence category requires it. If you are opening a standard PKK, the Polish Candidate Driver Profile, for category B, check the document list with your local authority instead of adding psychological testing yourself.
Who is covered by transport psychology testing
The Act lists several separate groups. The main ones include:
- applicants for categories C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D or D+E, and applicants for permission to drive a tram;
- people renewing those lorry and bus categories or tram permission;
- drivers referred after causing an accident in which another person died or suffered the serious injuries specified by criminal law;
- people who drove under the influence of alcohol or a similar substance, exceeded 24 penalty points, or committed at least two traffic-safety offences during a probationary period;
- people whose medical examination indicated possible serious psychological contraindications to driving;
- prospective and current driving instructors and examiners;
- applicants for, and holders renewing, permits to drive emergency vehicles or vehicles carrying valuables.
The rules also cover certain secondary-school students and vocational learners preparing for categories C, C+E or D. Their examination has its own legal basis and funding rules. It is not a requirement for every person attending a driving school.
Who pays the PLN 200 and when another body funds it
The general rule is that the person examined bears the cost. There are defined exceptions. Examinations conducted under Article 229 of Poland’s Labour Code do not fall under that general personal-payment rule. The body running a school pays for the secondary-school candidates and students specified in the Act. Separate provisions place the cost on the national defence budget in certain military cases, the budget of the minister responsible for internal affairs for specified service permits, and the municipality for an emergency-vehicle permit for a volunteer fire brigade driver.
If an employer, school or public service sends you for testing, settle the funding before the appointment. Do not assume that you always pay, but do not assume that working as a driver automatically moves every bill to the employer either. The particular legal basis decides.
The old fee is protected only for an examination already under way
The transitional provision is narrow. PLN 150 remains payable only where the examination began before 14 November and had not produced a psychological opinion by that date. It does not mention a referral, a calendar booking or an advance payment. For an appointment close to the change, request written confirmation of the fee and when the procedure is treated as having begun.
The new amount also applies to a repeat examination following a challenge to the opinion. A written request must be submitted within 14 days of receiving the opinion through the psychologist who issued it. The competent regional occupational medicine centre performs the repeat examination, and its opinion is final. As a rule, the person examined pays for it, except in cases covered by Article 229 of the Labour Code.
A psychological examination and a medical examination are not interchangeable
The medical examination assesses health contraindications to driving. The transport psychology procedure ends with a separate opinion stating whether psychological contraindications exist. The two procedures produce different documents and one is not an informal name for the other.
Check the referral, licence category or decision; record the actual date on which the examination begins; and confirm who bears the cost under that legal basis. Those facts will show whether you face the PLN 200 fee, retain the old PLN 150 fee or have the examination funded by another body.