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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Thursday will be the last day to be able to take the driver’s license exam in another language in Florida. That had some Jacksonville residents rushing to take the complete exam.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Thursday is the final day people from Florida can take a driver’s license test in a different language that isn’t English. The deadline has people rushing to take the exam ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced a significant change to its driver's license examination process. Starting Feb. 6, all driver's license ...