Florida Driving Permit

STEP 1- PASS OUR FIRST-TIME DRIVERS ED COURSE

Our simple, 4 hour course makes Drives Ed easy and fun.

STEP 2- APPLY FOR YOUR LEARNER'S LICENSE

• You must be at least 15 years old

You must provide :

• One primary form of identification such as:

  Certified United States birth certificate issued by a government agency. Hospital birth certificates cannot be accepted

  Valid United States passport

  Certificate of Naturalization

• Proof of date of birth
• One Secondary Form Of Identification which may include:

  School record stating date of birth, which must contain the registrar's signature

  Baptism certificate, which shows date of birth and the place of baptism

  Family Bible record or birth announcement in a baby book

  An insurance policy on the customer's life which has been in force for at least two years and has the month, day and year of birth

• Proof of social security number which may include:

  Social Security card

  Tax return

  W-2 form

  Pay check

  School record

• Proof of residential address
• Proof that you completed a Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education course (check your local yellow pages under 'Driving Instruction' for a location near you) or a license from any state, country, or jurisdiction, and
• Parental Consent Form, which must be signed in the presence of a driver license examiner or notarized if parent or guardian will not be present (form is located at http://www.flhsmv.gov/html/hsmv71022A.html )
• If you are under 18 and are not married one parent or legal guardian must sign your license application. Step-parents may not sign unless they have legally adopted you.

You are required to take:

• A Written Test* covering the following areas:

  Road Rules - 20 multiple choice questions about traffic laws - must have 15 correct answers to pass.

  Road Signs - 20 multiple choice questions about road signs - must have 15 correct answers to pass.

• Vision Test using an eye machine. To pass, you must have 20/40 (or better) vision in each and both eyes, with or without corrective lenses.
• Hearing Test

With your Learner's License, you may:

• Only drive during daylight hours during the first three months and until 10 p.m. thereafter, always with a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old and occupies the front passenger seat.

STEP 3- DO YOUR PARENT-SUPERVISED IN-CAR TRAINING

The law requires a parent/guardian to certify that your teen has spent:

• a minimum of 50 hours behind the wheel to qualify for getting an operator's license.
• Ten of those hours must be at night.
• Either you or another responsible licensed adult over 21 years of age must always occupy the front passenger seat closest to the driver.

Download our PARENT-TEEN DRIVING SKILLS GUIDE to get your skills mastery checklist, driving log and driving certification form. You will either need to have the driving certificate form notarized or signed by witnessed by an examiner at the DHSMV.

• DOWNLOAD OUR PARENT-TEEN DRIVING SKILLS GUIDE - Click Here

STEP 4 - GET YOUR INTERMEDIATE DRIVERS LICENSE

• You must be at least 16 years old AND have held a learner's license for at least one year without any traffic convictions.

You must provide:

• A Florida Learner's License or a license from another jurisdiction.
• Parent or guardian certification that you have at least 50 hours of behind the wheel driving experience, of which 10 hours must be at night.

You are required to take:

• Driving test and perform certain driving maneuvers.

With your Intermediate License, you may:

• 16 years old - only drive between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., unless accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old and occupies the front passenger seat, or you are traveling to or from work.
• 17 years old - only drive between 5 a.m. and 1 a.m., unless accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old and occupies the front passenger seat, or you are traveling to or from work.

We don’t mean to scare you but consider this – MOST new drivers fail their DHSMV Written Exam the first time they try it.  So, BEAT THE STATISTICS!  Here’s how.

We offer state-specific Practice Test Packages that can help you beat the odds and pass your written exam the very first time. Written by professional instructors, these packages are designed to TEACH you what you need to know to succeed. Use it to review all the questions one at a time or to generate realistic exams - or do both. Any way you look at it - practice makes perfect. And with I DRIVE SAFELY Learner's license Practice test, you're bound to come out a winner with your learner's license in hand