Florida will begin administering all driver’s license exams exclusively in English starting Friday, February 6, ending the use of translated tests and interpreter assistance that had been available in ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MIAMI – All driver’s license tests in Florida are now solely being administered in English, and without translation or interpreter services. “I guess it’s good and it’s bad in many ways because a lot ...