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How to get a driving licence in Slovenia

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Car licence, category B

Getting your licence in Slovenia

Theory questions, in 40 minutes40
Theory test, incl. admin fee (first try)€42.10
Driving test, incl. admin fee€37.50
Theory pass valid for3 years
Parts of the practical test: preparation, skills area, traffic3
Notice needed to cancel a test3 working days

AVP prices. A theory retake costs €28.50. Driving school fees come on top.

Before you start driving

2
Learner permitYou learn with a driving school instructor.
Medical checkYes. A medical certificate of fitness to drive.

Required lessons

2
Driving school (compulsory)Theory and driving lessons at a licensed driving school.
First aid examAt the Red Cross, before the practical test.

Good to know

8
Minimum age18 for category B.
Licence validityAsk your administrative unit: the card shows its own expiry date.
Exam languagesSlovenian. For another language, you bring a court interpreter yourself.
If you failBook a new test through your driving school.
Automatic or manualPassing in an automatic limits your licence to automatic cars.
New driversUntil age 21, and for 2 years after your first licence, you are a novice driver: zero alcohol, and 7 penalty points cancel your licence.
Already have a licence from abroad?EU and EEA licences stay valid. Other licences are exchanged after the practical part of the driving test. Licences from North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo are exchanged without it within 1 year of registering your residence. See the Abroad tab.
Also worth knowing
  • Book a slot at the administrative unit online through eSamonaročanje.
  • Free test dates are published on eUprava.

Step by step

  1. Driving schoolEnrol and get the medical certificate.
  2. Theory testOn a computer at the testing centre.
  3. First aid examAt the Red Cross.
  4. Driving lessonsWith your instructor.
  5. Practical testUp to 3 years after passing theory.
  6. LicenceApply in person at an administrative unit.

Tips From driving schools and examiners

  • Speed limits are the most-missed theory topic, according to the Slovenian Traffic Safety Agency. Learn them for towns, open roads, expressways, motorways, poor visibility and driving with snow chains.
  • Know when you may use the horn: not to warn others about the police, and not to greet someone.
  • Learn the tyre rules, such as matching tyres on the same axle and the right pressure, and what makes up stopping distance: reaction distance plus braking distance.
  • Don't mix up similar signs, especially when there's an extra plate under them.

Based on: Žurnal24: The theory questions candidates get wrong most, says the Traffic Safety Agency (2016, Slovenian) ↗

Official links

eUprava: Driving licence (Slovenian) ↗eUprava: Taking the driving test (Slovenian) ↗Last checked 20 Oct 2026
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