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Driving in Poland: What to Sort Before You Go
Verdict
Register for Kraków's zone; state motorways free for cars.
Poland has no full guide on this site yet. This page gathers what the site already publishes for Poland, each line linking to the page that carries the rule and its source.
Poland on this site
Poland: your checklist before you go
Tick what you already have. Set your departure date, and anything that takes time, such as a sticker by post or an online order, shows the date to act by.
- PolandKraków clean transport zoneRegister the car at sct.zdmk.krakow.pl before you enter, even if it complies; verification takes up to 14 days. Warsaw asks for nothing.Register before you go
- PolandMotorway tollsFree for cars on the state motorways since 1 July 2023. The A4 Katowice–Kraków charges PLN 18 at each of its two plazas until 16 March 2027.Pay as you go
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Carry the Required Kit
- Warning triangle: Required
- Fire extinguisher: Required. Where you can reach it easily.
Required: an official source lists it. Wear it: anyone who gets out on the road must wear one. Required*: only non-official sources list it. Every country side by side: required kit by country.
If You Break Down
Poland
- Emergency112
- BreakdownThe number on your breakdown cover
After an accident. The police must come only if someone is killed or injured.
What to do on the motorway and after an accident, country by country: breakdowns and accidents.
Next on the road
Sources
- Your Europe — Road rules and safety: Poland (updated 18 September 2024)
- Polish police (Rawa Mazowiecka) — compulsory car equipment
- Warsaw police — do you call the police to a collision? (Art. 44 Road Traffic Act)
- European Commission — 112, the European emergency number (updated 23 June 2026)
- Your Europe — eCall in vehicles (updated 27 January 2026)
- European Consumer Centres — accidents abroad and the European Accident Statement (updated 5 May 2026)
The rules for each line of the checklist are on the page it links to, with that page's sources.