The move comes after an audit of over 1,000 randomly selected cases revealed systemic problems in how such offences are prosecuted.
It showed cases of repeat offenders taking advantage of weaknesses in the system.
Twenty individuals are currently facing more than 10 separate proceedings each, with one person racking up over 20 cases.
Poland's Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek said courts often fail to check defendants' criminal records, meaning judges see only isolated incidents rather than patterns of behaviour.
"The conclusions call for tough measures – vehicles should be seized and when there's repeat offending, such a person should get a prison sentence," he said.
New measures will require prosecutors to attend court hearings, consolidate multiple cases against the same person in one prosecutor's office, and push for sentences that reflect previous convictions.
Police officers will also receive additional training on investigating these offences.
Poland recorded 52 road deaths per million people in 2024, compared with 20 in Sweden and 24 in Denmark.
A total of 1,896 people were killed on Polish roads that year.
Over 13,000 people were caught driving while banned in 2024, with more than 7,600 cases in the first half of 2025 alone.
Courts convicted over 20,000 people for breaking driving bans between 1 January 2024 and 20 June 2025.
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Source: PAP