Florida FLHSMV road test: what to expect
Class E Driving Skills Test, taken at a service center, with a driver license exam provider / third party administrator, or through DELAP. Applicants must hold the learner's license for 12 months or be 18. No other passengers are allowed during the test.
What the examiner checks
- Three-point turn in a 20-40 foot space
- Approach of crossing
- Yield right-of-way (pedestrians, emergency vehicles, intersections)
- Straight-in parking
- Parking on a grade (uphill and downhill, with and without a curb)
- Quick stop when instructed
- Backing 50 feet slowly while looking to the rear (no mirror or camera)
- Obey stop signs
- Obey traffic signals
- Signal and turn (signal for the last 100 feet)
- Passing
- Stay in proper lane
- Follow at a safe distance (at least four seconds)
- Proper posture (both hands on the wheel, elbow not resting in the window)
Your car
- Test not given if the horn, rear-view mirror, turn signals, steering, brakes, tires, brake lights or tail lights are defective
- No driver's-side windshield wiper, no operable headlights, cracked glass that hinders visibility, or an expired tag
- Vehicle without doors, front doors that don't open from inside and outside, or no stationary seats
- Vehicle that does not let the driver give hand signals; Jeep-type vehicles without framed doors
- Vehicle that fails bumper-height rules, or a low-speed vehicle
After you pass
Drivers under 18 get a provisional or junior license first. Its restrictions:
- Age 16: may drive only between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. unless driving to or from work or accompanied by a licensed driver 21 or older
- Age 17: may drive only between 5 a.m. and 1 a.m. unless driving to or from work or accompanied by a licensed driver 21 or older
- Drivers under 18 with 6 or more points in 12 months are restricted to Business Purposes Only for one year (extended 90 days for each additional point)
How to prepare
- Practise in the car you'll take the test in, including parking and backing up.
- Drive the kinds of roads near the test site with your supervising driver: intersections, lane changes, school zones.
- Check the car the day before: lights, signals, horn, brakes, mirrors, tires, seat belts, and current registration and insurance documents.
- On the day, signal every turn and lane change, check mirrors and blind spots visibly, and come to full stops behind the line.
Questions
How long do I need my permit before the Florida road test?
At least 12 months or until the 18th birthday, whichever comes first, with 50 hours of supervised driving (10 at night).
How old do I have to be to take the Florida road test?
16 for a provisional or junior license; restrictions end at 18.
Source: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, checked 2026-10-27.