The rapid development of additive technology necessitates identifying opportunities for practical application. For this reason, many experimental measurements have focused on tensile or bending tests, resulting in numerous publications. Previously, the authors evaluated Charpy impact test results to assess the effect of various printing parameters on absorbed energy, using specimens without the notch. However, other studies focused on Charpy impact testing used notched specimens, raising questions about suitability of notch usage for testing of fibre reinforced composites produced by extrusion methods. This paper aims do deal with this question and to evaluate the influence of V-notch on the impact toughness of specimens. For specimens reinforced with chopped carbon fibres, the notch markedly affects impact toughness irrespective of the direction of load orientation (flatwise or edgewise). Conversely, in the case of flatwise loading of specimens reinforced with long HSHT glass fibres, we observed that the notch does not impact the absorbed energy values. However, edgewise impact loading led to decrease of absorbed energy up to 50%. This decrease in absorbed energy can be attributed to the material arrangement in the lamina, as the filament follows the notch, resulting in the formation of inhomogeneities and stress concentrators. In the case of flatwise loading, the notches were created by the lamina layering, so the arrangement of the matrix and fibres in the layer was not affected.