Code 95 from 3 November 2026: new driver training rules in Poland, online and not only in Polish

In short: from 3 November 2026 Poland has a new regulation on training drivers who need code 95 (Dz.U. 2026 poz. 1355). Course lengths stay the same: 280 / 140 hours for the initial qualification and 35 hours for periodic training. What is new: the theory of the initial qualification and up to 12 hours of periodic training can be done online, training may be given in a language other than Polish if you understand it, and part of the special-conditions driving can be done on a simulator. Certificates already issued stay valid until they expire.

How long the courses are

Course	For whom	Hours
Kwalifikacja wstępna	initial qualification	280
Kwalifikacja wstępna przyspieszona	accelerated initial qualification	140
Kwalifikacja wstępna uzupełniająca	you have code 95 for one group (C or D) and need the other	70 (accelerated 35)
Szkolenie okresowe	renewing code 95	35 (5 modules of 7 h)

The code 95 test at a WORD centre still costs 50 zł.

What changes on 3 November

1. Online classesThe basic theory part of the initial qualification (standard and accelerated) and up to 12 hours of periodic training (two theory modules) can be done remotely. Each topic or module ends with a check test, and you cannot fast-forward the material. Without a PESEL number you log in with your professional driver profile number and date of birth.
2. Language of trainingTraining may be given in a language other than Polish if the programme can be completed and you understand the content. Whether a school offers a course in Ukrainian, Russian or English is the school's choice: ask before you sign up.
3. SimulatorPart of the special-conditions driving can be done on a simulator: 1 hour on it counts as 2 hours of such driving in a vehicle.
4. No more than 7 hours of theory a dayA class hour is 60 minutes, including a break of up to 15 minutes.

The test if your Polish is weak

If the WORD centre offers the test in a language you speak, you do not need an interpreter. If not, and your Polish is not enough, you may bring a sworn translator (tłumacz przysięgły) whom you arrange yourself. The translator reads the questions and answers to you, and you answer yourself. Tell WORD about the translator when you book the test.

If you are already in training or already have code 95

• Course started before 3 November and not finished: the new rules apply to it.
• Professional qualification certificate (świadectwo kwalifikacji zawodowej) issued under the old rules: valid for the period it was issued for.

Which documents a truck driver needs in Poland and what the driver card and karta kwalifikacji kierowcy cost: see Code 95 and the driver card in Poland in 2026.

FAQ

Sources

• Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 7.10.2026 on training and examining drivers (Dz.U. 2026 poz. 1355), in force from 3.11.2026: § 11–13 (course hours, simulator), § 18 (online, 7 hours a day, language of training), § 25 and § 30 (translator at the test), § 45 (test 50 zł), § 51–53 (transition rules). Read 29.10.2026.
• The act's record in the Sejm database: published 19.10.2026, in force 3.11.2026, replaces Dz.U. 2022 poz. 739.