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New to Orlando and not yet licensed
Recent guides here have walked newcomers through neighborhoods, utilities, school enrollment and getting around. LYNX buses and SunRail trains serve the region, but many commutes and errands still depend on I-4 and the toll roads. For new residents who never needed a license where they lived before, that can mean starting from scratch.
Florida's process depends on age. Under 18, applicants take the 6-hour DETS course and the Class E knowledge exam, then hold a learner's permit before the full license. From 18, no permit stage is required: the 4-hour TLSAE (drug and alcohol) course, the knowledge exam and the road test lead to a full Class E license.
The rules are statewide, so they are the same in Orlando and in South Florida. For readers whose move continues down Florida's Turnpike to Palm Beach County, PalmWay, a licensed driving school, gives one-on-one driving lessons in West Palm Beach in dual-control cars, for teens and adults, with packages that include a car for the road test.