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 ...

(NewsNation) — Florida’s oral and written driver’s license exams can now be taken only in English following a state policy shift last week. Additionally, interpreters will no longer be permitted ...

Florida officials said all driver’s license exams will be administered exclusively in English — without the option of an interpreter or translator — starting Feb. 6. State officials who favor the ...

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Florida is tightening the rules on driver licensing with a move that could impact tens of thousands of residents. Starting February 6, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles ...

Staff from the Miami Dade Tax Collector’s office help people with their appointments as they arrive at a driver license office on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Hialeah Gardens. As of Feb. 6, 2026, the ...

It was the last day that Amarillo and Gonzalez, who don’t speak English fluently, were able to take the test in Spanish, their first language. “It would have been more difficult, understanding and ...

Starting Friday, Florida will not offer driver's license exams in any language other than English, a change that prompted a slight surge of test‑takers at Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices ...

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.