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How to get a driving licence in Czechia

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Car licence, category B

Getting your licence in Czechia

Theory questions, in 30 minutes25
Points needed to pass43 of 50
Test fee, all partsCZK 700
Theory retakeCZK 100
Driving test retakeCZK 400

Driving school fees come on top and make up most of the cost.

Before you start driving

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Learner permitNo. You learn only with a driving school instructor.
Medical checkYes. A medical certificate from your doctor before you start.

Required lessons

1
Driving school (compulsory)Theory, first aid and driving lessons at a licensed driving school (autoškola).

Good to know

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Minimum age18 for category B. From 17 since 2024, driving only with a registered mentor (licence held 10+ years) until you turn 18.
Licence validity10 years.
Exam languagesCzech. Ask the driving school whether an interpreter is allowed.
If you failYou can retake each part twice. After a second fail, more lessons at the driving school before you try again. There's no minimum wait.
Automatic or manualPassing in an automatic limits your licence to automatic cars.
New driversFor the first 2 years, a serious offence (6 points or a driving ban) means a talk with a traffic psychologist and a course for new drivers.
Already have a licence from abroad?EU licences stay valid. Licences from road traffic convention countries are exchanged without tests within 3 months of getting residence. Others need the test. See the Abroad tab.
Also worth knowing
  • Since 2024, Czech drivers don't need to carry their licence inside Czechia: police check it online. Take it when you drive abroad.
  • Study the official question bank: the theory test draws its questions from it.

Step by step

  1. Medical certificateFrom your doctor, before you enrol.
  2. Driving schoolTheory, first aid and driving lessons. The school books your test.
  3. Theory testOn a computer, with the examiner.
  4. Driving testIn traffic, with the examiner.
  5. LicenceApply at your municipal office. Then 2 years of probation.

Tips From driving schools and examiners

  • Pedestrian crossings cause the most fails, according to the Association of Driving Schools. Let anyone waiting at a crossing go, smoothly and in good time.
  • Watch the speed limits closely. Even a few km/h too fast in town, or missing the 20 km/h sign of a residential zone, can fail you.
  • At junctions with no priority signs, give way to traffic from the right.
  • When turning left out of a one-way street, move over to the far left first.
  • Stop completely at STOP signs, and turn your head for mirror checks: a missed check can count as a serious fault.

Based on: Garáž.cz: Why learners fail the final driving test, says the Association of Driving Schools (February 2026, Czech) ↗ · Auto.cz: Common mistakes in the driving test (2023, Czech) ↗

Official links

Gov.cz: Driving test (Czech) ↗e-Sbírka: Road Traffic Act 361/2000 (Czech) ↗Last checked 20 Oct 2026
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