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Road signs in Poland 2026 and their meanings

Every sign and signal from the Polish road signs and signals regulation: 351 entries in 10 groups. Each with a picture, a plain-language meaning, an exam tip and the catalogue questions it appears in.

Warning signs 42 signs · A

Triangles with a red border: they warn of a danger on the road.

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Prohibitory signs 46 signs · B

Round with a red border: something is not allowed. These come up most often in the exam.

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Mandatory signs 21 signs · C

Blue circles: they indicate a compulsory direction of travel or an obligation.

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Information signs 75 signs · D

Blue rectangles: they inform about the type of road, facilities and the rules on a section.

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Direction and town signs 45 signs · E

Signposts and boards: where the road leads, what number it has, where a town begins.

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Supplementary signs 27 signs · F

White boards: lane directions, diversions, advance notice of prohibitions, borders.

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Plates under road signs 49 signs · T

White plates under a sign: they narrow, extend or specify what the sign says.

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Road markings 30 signs · P

Lines, arrows and lettering on the carriageway: they mark lanes, stopping places and directions of travel.

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Traffic light signals 7 signs · S

Signals for vehicles, lanes, pedestrians and cyclists: what each signal means.

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Road signs in Poland are defined by the regulation on road signs and signals (Journal of Laws 2019 item 2310, as amended). This catalogue holds all 351 entries from that regulation in the version in force in 2026, each with its image, a plain-language meaning, an exam tip and the questions from the official catalogue in which the sign appears.

How to tell a sign's group by its shape and colour

Before you read the symbol, the shape and colour of the plate tell you what the sign is about. It is the first thing worth learning before the test.

Warning signsA · 42 signs
A yellow triangle with a red border. It warns of a hazard ahead: an intersection, a bend, a crossing, animals. The exception is A-7 "give way", an inverted triangle with no symbol.
Prohibitory signsB · 46 signs
A round plate with a red border. It says what you may not do: enter, overtake, stop, exceed a speed. B-20 "stop" is the only one shaped as an octagon.
Mandatory signsC · 21 signs
A round blue plate with a white symbol. It says what you must do: go in a given direction, pass an island on a given side, use the cycle path.
Information signsD · 75 signs
A rectangle or square, usually blue. It informs you about a priority road, a one-way road, a crossing, a car park, a motorway, a petrol station or a charging point.
Direction and town signsE · 45 signs
Boards with place names and road numbers: signposts, advance direction signs, town entry signs. On a green background on motorways and expressways, on blue on other roads.
Supplementary signsF · 27 signs
White rectangles with extra information: a level crossing, a state border, a bus lane, lane directions, a wrong-way warning at a motorway entry.
Additional signs before level crossingsG · 9 signs
Signs before level crossings: the G-1 countdown posts showing the distance to the crossing and the St Andrew's cross G-3 / G-4 right before the tracks.
Plates under road signsT · 49 signs
Small white plates under a sign. They narrow or extend its meaning: distance, period of validity, vehicle type, the course of the priority road. The plate is an integral part of the sign.
Road markingsP · 30 signs
Lines, arrows, words and symbols painted on the carriageway: solid and broken lines, directional arrows, pedestrian crossings, stop lines. They are binding just like vertical signs.
Traffic light signalsS · 7 signs
Signal heads for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, including the conditional green arrow S-2, the directional signal S-3 and lane signals.

Where a sign stands and who it applies to

A sign placed on the right side of the carriageway or above it applies to drivers in every lane. If signs hang above individual lanes, each applies only to the lane it hangs over. A sign on the left repeats the one on the right. A word or symbol on a plate under the sign is an integral part of the sign, and a sign mounted on a works vehicle with a flashing amber light is as binding as a sign by the road (par. 2 of the regulation).

What takes precedence: a police officer, the lights, a sign or the rule

The order comes from art. 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym). Instructions and signals of a person directing or controlling traffic come first. Then traffic lights, which take precedence over signs regulating priority. Only then road signs, and finally the general rules of the Act. When the lights are working, an A-7 or B-20 sign under the signal head does not apply; when amber is flashing or the lights are off, the signs apply again.

Road signs in the driving test

In the theory test a sign appears in a photo or a video of a real road, and the question asks whether you may do something in that situation. Nobody asks for the sign's code, but without knowing its meaning you cannot answer. That is why every sign in this catalogue lists the questions from the official catalogue in which it appears, with answers and explanations. In the practical test the examiners check A-7, B-20 (a full stop, always, even with nothing coming), B-25, the no-stopping and no-parking signs and the traffic lights most often.

New road signs in 2026

An amendment to the regulation (Journal of Laws 2026 item 133) added six signs, all of them already in this catalogue:

  • D-23bpetrol station with a charging point for electric or hybrid vehicles
  • D-23ccharging point for electric or hybrid vehicles without a petrol station
  • E-1cadvance direction sign on an expressway
  • E-20ajunction number on a motorway or expressway
  • F-23central multi-purpose lane
  • F-24wrong way: a warning against entering a motorway or expressway against the traffic

How to learn the signs before the test

First the groups by shape and colour, then the signs of one group side by side, because the test likes similar pairs (B-35 no parking and B-36 no stopping, A-6b and A-6c, D-1 and A-7). The Łatweprawko app has sign flashcards: you see a sign, guess its name and put aside the ones you already know. A mock exam on the test centre rules then shows whether you recognise the sign in traffic too, with 20 seconds to watch and 15 to answer.

Questions about road signs

How many road signs are there in Poland?

The regulation on road signs and signals in its 2026 version contains 351 signs and signals in 10 groups: warning (A), prohibition (B), mandatory (C), information (D), direction and place (E), supplementary (F), additional signs before level crossings (G), plates (T), road markings (P) and light signals (S).

Do I need to know the sign codes, such as B-20, for the test?

No. The questions show the sign in a photo or a video and check what you have to do. The code helps when learning and when talking to your instructor, but in the test only the meaning counts.

What takes precedence: a sign or the traffic lights?

Traffic lights take precedence over signs regulating priority (art. 5(3) of the Road Traffic Act). Instructions of a person directing traffic take precedence over both the lights and the signs.

Does a plate under a sign change its meaning?

Yes. A word or symbol on the plate is an integral part of the sign (par. 2(4) of the regulation). The plate can give a distance, a period of validity or the type of vehicle the sign does or does not apply to.

Where do the sign descriptions in this catalogue come from?

From the regulation of the Ministers of Infrastructure and of the Interior and Administration on road signs and signals (Journal of Laws 2019 item 2310, as amended, including the new signs from Journal of Laws 2026 item 133). For every sign we give the paragraph its meaning comes from.

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