Dade, nearly 34,000 people signed up for appointments in February, and about 67% requested the Spanish-language exam.

Starting Feb. 6, all printed tests in multiple languages and interpreter services for oral exams will be removed throughout the state.

Effective February 6, 2026, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles now requires all driver's license exams to be administered exclusively in English. The policy removes all ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Starting Friday, Feb. 6, the Florida driver’s license exam will only be offered in English and without an interpreter. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles ...

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 ...

FLORIDA, USA — Driver's license exams in Florida will begin being administered only in English beginning in February, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced Friday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Starting Friday, Feb. 6, all driver’s license knowledge and skills exams in Florida will be administered only in English, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and ...

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.

PolitiFact found no conclusive, large-scale studies measuring whether people who take driving exams in a foreign language pose a higher risk on the road. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and ...