One of the biggest steps in any teen's life is getting that first driver license. Every first time driver looks forward to the day he or she can turn the key, crank the engine, and begin the journey to independence! To help provide you with some basic information at the start of your journey, we've created a page to answer any questions you might have about how to get a Florida drivers license.

Before you can get your first Florida learner permit, however, you need to take the Florida learners permit course. The State of Florida has very good reasons for requiring every first time driver to take the Florida learners permit course. This 4-hour course teaches Florida teens that driving is more than just fun and games, as it can sometimes result in death or serious injuries. In fact, your learners permit course will teach you that your teenage years are actually the most dangerous years for driving. One of the main reasons this is true is that many Florida teen drivers decide to experiment with alcohol and drugs, and some decide to drive while they are doing this. The decision to drink and drive more often than not results in an easily avoidable tragedy.

DriverLicenseSchool.com is a website created by Driver Training Associates, Inc. to provide Florida's first time driver population with valuable information, state-required courses, and resources that will make their driving better and safer. Our drug and alcohol course is not your typical drivers ed course -- it's the only course in the nation that teaches young drivers how a driver's attitude is made up of three different attitude states that can influence our driving at any given time. Learning to control these states is the key to overcoming problem driving tendencies.

Our drug and alcohol course can now be taken completely online. The online version of our Florida drug and alcohol course has been developed with the same care and attention to detail that has gone into our classroom course. And unlike most other Florida drug and alcohol courses, which consist primarily of information recycled from the Florida Drivers Handbook, our drug and alcohol course uses interactive technologies such as video and Flash animation to maintain student focus on course concepts. Our online drug and alcohol course is not only the newest course to be approved by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, it also happens to be the best.

If you are a Florida first time driver, you can take the online Florida learner permit course before you reach your 15th birthday. Once you have completed your learner permit course, you will be given the option to take your learners permit test (road rules and road signs) online. You can only take your learner permit test online if you take your learners permit (drug and alcohol) course online FIRST. You must study the Florida Drivers Handbook before you take your learners permit test, as the drug and alcohol course does not cover the topics on the test.

After you have completed your learner's permit course and passed your learner's permit test, you can schedule an appoinment at the driver license office. To get your Florida Driver License, you will need to pass a vision test, driving skills test, and possibly other tests as well. You will also need to present the appropriate forms of ID and pay your Florida license fees ($25 for a Florida first time driver license).

Note: You are not required to complete a Florida learners permit course if you have been licensed in a U.S. state before, or if you hold a driver license from a country that is recognized by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.