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New Requirements For Teen Drivers In Florida
July 29, 2025
New requirements will go into effect on Friday, August 1 for teen drivers in Florida.
The requirements will apply to teens ages 15–17 seeking a Class E Learner’s Permit.
Effective August 1 in Florida, all new teen drivers must complete the following:
- 6-Hour Driver Education Course (DETS)
- REAL ID-compliant documents
- Proof of residential address
- Parental consent
Teen and their families can find course information at FLHSMV.gov or FLVS.net.
Teens that are at least 14-years-old who complete the Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education (TLSAE) course before August 1, 2025, may be exempt from the 6-hour Driver Education requirement, provided they obtain their learner’s permit within one year of course completion.
Driver Education Exceptions
The following individuals are not required to complete the new 6-hour Driver Education course:
Teens who already hold a Class E Learner’s Permit or Operator’s License
Individuals transferring a valid Learner’s Permit or Operator’s License from another state
Teens with a valid TLSAE certificate dated before August 1, 2025 (valid for up to one year)
Comments
6 Responses to “New Requirements For Teen Drivers In Florida”
It just said 6 hours of a drivers ed class, so that’s a Saturday or maybe a couple hours a day during a week.
Driver’s Ed needs to be brought back! There is an epidemic of people not using their turn signals and cutting people off in traffic!
Now only if our local high school offered actual drivers ed. What say you, Escambia County School Board?
ALL drivers should be required to pass a driver ed class before receiving their license. DL should be the same protections (restrictions) as hunting license. Must pass a course before license is issued, and just like CC license, must reciprocate with other states. Far too many drivers these days don’t understand the basics such as four-way stops or flashing traffic lights. More people own cars than firearms, and more deaths result from autos. Time to recognize the more glaring dangers in our everyday lives.
In the 90s we had to take a drivers education class for a semester, it was required than they cut them all out for budget reasons. Just imagine the lives that could have been saved by keeping those classes in HS. I blame the state for prioritizing rainday funds for those cuts.
So when will the school district have drivers education again?
Or is that not going to happen. I mean the test is all don’t online the course is a joke and we wonder why insurance is so high!