Can I take the Dutch driving theory exam in Polish?

Not directly: the CBR offers the car theory exam only in Dutch and English. In Polish you take it with an interpreter from a CBR-contracted agency, booked at least 14 days ahead, in an individual 45-minute session.

Can I practise the theory questions in Polish?

Yes: at least one Dutch course provider offers practice questions in Polish. The exam itself is still read in Dutch and translated by the interpreter.

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Q: Can the driving test be done with a Polish-speaking instructor?

Yes: at the practical exam your instructor may translate the examiner if they hold a valid WRM-pas and speak Dutch and Polish fluently, or a sworn interpreter with a tolkenpas may sit in the back.

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The CBR runs the car theory exam in Dutch and English only. If you read Polish better than either, here is the route that works: practise in Polish, sit the exam with an interpreter, and take the driving test with an instructor who speaks your language.

1. The theory exam, with an interpreter

Book the exam at the CBR first, choosing "theory exam with interpreter" (€118.50).
Then book a Polish interpreter through one of the CBR's contracted agencies (thebigword, ELAN Languages, Mastertolken, Global Talk, Tolk2Go), at least 14 days before the exam, for the same product. Own interpreters are not allowed. The agency charges its own fee: €238.00 per exam (the agencies' own pages; the CBR publishes no amount).
On the day: a separate room, a CBR employee reads each question, the interpreter translates it into Polish, you click the answer. 45 minutes instead of 30. Some Dutch words are not translated.

Sources: CBR, theory exam in another language, theory exam with an interpreter, interpreters; read 6 September 2026. The full interpreter page →

2. Practise in Polish first

TheorieExamen.nl states that its car theory course and practice exams are available in eight languages, Polish among them (Dutch, English, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Spanish, Russian, Polish). TheorieExamen.nl. (source: TheorieExamen.nl app listing, read 6 September 2026)

Whatever you practise in, learn the Dutch names of the signs and the six terms the CBR keeps in Dutch even in the English exam; the interpreter will not translate them. The six terms →

If your English is workable, the English exam is cheaper and needs no interpreter (€57.00 instead of €118.50 plus the agency fee); only 35.9% passed it in 2025, so prepare either way.

3. Lessons and the driving test in Polish

At the practical exam your instructor may translate the examiner, if they hold a valid WRM-pas and speak Dutch and Polish fluently. Otherwise a sworn interpreter with a tolkenpas may sit in the back. Either way your school must say so when booking the exam. Only the examiner's words are translated, not the navigation or the dashboard.

Source: CBR, interpreter at the practical exam; read 6 September 2026. More →

Want three schools near you with a Polish-speaking instructor? Run the checker and use "Send me three schools" on your result; write "Polish-speaking instructor" in the note. Check your licence →

Already hold a licence from Poland?

Then you may not need the exams at all, or you may have a deadline running. The checker tells you in four questions, for every country. Licences by country →

Facts read on the CBR pages on 6 September 2026. Guidance, not legal advice; the CBR pages linked above are the authority.