Here is how you get your Class E Driver's License

1) Take this course

This course is available to adults who have never had a driver's license in America. If you have a valid driver's license from another state, you don't need this course.

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2) Go to the DMV

 a) MAKE AN APPOINTMENT

When you go to the DMV, you will want to MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, or you might find yourself in a crowded office, and you will wait a long time. Click here to make the appointment in your county.		 DMV

b) Bring these items with you when you go to the DMV:

  • The certificate we gave you. You can look up your certificate number here.

  • Proper identification. You can find what you will need at GoGatherGet

Consent form

c) While you are at the DMV, you will do these 3 things:

  • Get a vision and hearing exam

  • Take their written test. Here are links to their handbooks in English, Español, and Kreyòl. Our course prepared you well for their test, but it is a good idea to review their manual.

  • Take their Class E Driver's Exam.

    Take their Class E Driver's Exam. You will need to bring your own car, as the FLHSMV will not provide a car for your test. The car you bring must be safe and reliable, and it must be registered and insured.

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After you have completed all of this, you will be given your Adult Class E Driver's License.

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FEES

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Now, it does not have to be a financial burden, but if you are not prepared, and you don't take it seriously, you may spend a lot of money that you didn't need to spend. Here are the fees:

  • $48 for the Class E Driver's License.

  • Again, your first attempt at the DMV's Knowledge Test is free. After that, you must pay $10 each time you retake the test.

  • $6.25 tax collector service fee paid each visit the tax collector. If you go to the FLHSMV rather than the tax collector, this fee will not be charged.

Here is where is can add up, fast! You can take the DMV's Knowledge test only twice in the same day, so if you are not prepared, and you fail it twice in the same day, you must come back another day to retake the test the third time, and you must pay another $6.25 for the tax collector fee, and another $10 for each retake, with a limit of 2 retakes on the second visit. Here is the comparison. As the cost for the Driver's License is the same for everyone ($48), we are just looking at the varying costs of the process to get that license.

Prepared person

takes test once

Unprepared person

takes test 3 times

Unprepared person

takes test 5 times
DMV Test Free $20 $40
Tax Collector Fees $6.25 $12.50 $18.75
Number of visits to the DMV 1 Visit 2 Visits 3 Visits
TOTAL $6.25 $32.50 $58.75

Not only is unpreparedness more costly, but it is so aggravating to have to make more trips to the DMV to get something done, that could have been done the first time, if only you had been more prepared. Be prepared and go get your license!