Here is how you get your driver's permit
1) Take this course |
At age 14-1/2, you can take this course, and that will likely fall in the Freshman Year for most high school kids. Most students find that they are happier if they get a head start on this by taking it on the earliest school break that they can. |
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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, and select the test called "Learner's Permit". If you are aged 18 or over, you will still need to select this option, although you will get your Driver's License, because permits are for people under the age of 18. |
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b) Bring these items with you when you go to the DMV:
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c) While you are at the DMV, you will do these 2 things:
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After you have completed all of this, you will be given your Learner's Permit, and you will be ready to practice your driving skills, under supervision. If you are 18 or older, you will schedule the behind-the-wheel driving test and then you will be given your Adult Driver's License, because Learner's Permits are for those under the age of 18. |
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a FEES 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:
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 permit or license is the same for everyone ($48), we are just looking at the varying costs of the process to get that permit or license.
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. For those who are under the age of 18, you will more likely convince your parents that you are mature and capable if you show them how prepared you are for the DMV Knowledge Test on Florida traffic laws, and that will likely earn you some of their respect, and earning that respect from your parents will likely benefit you in various ways. It will also be easier on your parents financially, and time wise. |