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 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) announced on Friday that the state’s driver’s license knowledge and skills tests will now only be administered in English and without an interpreter.

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 ...

Starting February 6th, Florida driver’s license exams will be given in English only. Some are concerned about what the mandate means for Florida’s large immigrant population. In Hillsborough County, ...

The English-only requirement follows decades of debate in a region where many households speak Spanish and multilingual ...

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 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has announced Friday that all driver's license tests will now only be in English. This change will begin on Friday, Feb. 6 and will ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WINK) — A major policy shift from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) is set to hit the brakes on multilingual driver testing. Starting Friday, ...

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 ...