Hosted on MSN

Florida to ditch translators: Driver’s license tests are going English-only

Starting next week, anyone looking to get behind the wheel in Florida will need to brush up on more than just their parallel parking. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles ...
WLRN

Florida driver’s license exams: English-only starts Feb. 6

Driver’s license tests in Florida will be administered only in English starting Feb. 6, the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced Friday. “This change applies to all driver ...
WTSP

Florida driver's license exams are now only offered in English

The changes announced last Friday by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles follow a crackdown on non-English speaking commercial truck drivers after a tragic crash last year.
WLRN

Will Florida’s new English-only policy for drivers license exams make roads safer? What we found

WLRN has partnered with PolitiFact to fact-check Florida politicians. The Pulitzer Prize-winning team seeks to present the true facts, unaffected by agenda or biases. In August 2025, a tractor-trailer ...
Tampa Bay Times

Florida to give driver’s license exams only in English, DMV says

The state’s department of motor vehicles said the change will take effect in early February. Beginning in February, the state will only offer driver's license exams in English, the Florida Department ...
Sun Sentinel

Florida starts English-only policy for driver’s license testing

A statewide policy requiring driver’s license exams to be administered in English only went into effect Friday, ending years of accommodations for applicants whose primary or only language is Spanish ...
Miami Herald

Moving to, or around, Florida? What the law says you need to do about your driver’s license

A Florida DMV drivers license agency inside the Midway Crossings mall in Miami-Dade County draws a line of motorists applying for or renewing licenses on May 30, 2024. Howard Cohen ...