Florida (FL) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
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The earliest age your teen may drive without an adult in the car — the intermediate (provisional) licence age. Night-time and passenger limits still apply until the points shown below. From the IIHS graduated-licensing table row quoted on the record page.
For Florida (FL), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is 11 p.m.-6 a.m. for 16 year-olds; 1 a.m.-5 a.m. for 17 year-olds; passenger restriction is none; night restriction lifted is age 18; passenger restriction lifted is none, verified against its source on 2026-09-15.
- State
- FL verified
- State name
- Florida our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15 verified
- Mandatory holding period
- 12 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- 11 p.m.-6 a.m. for 16 year-olds; 1 a.m.-5 a.m. for 17 year-olds verified
- Passenger restriction
- none verified
- Night restriction lifted
- age 18 verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- none verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 11: In Florida, learner's permit holders may not drive after sunset for the first three months and thereafter may not drive after 10 p.m. Permit applicants must have completed driver education. Applicants who are 18 years of age or older must complete an approved traffic and substance abuse education course. our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
FL | 15 Footnote 11 | 12 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 16 | 11 p.m.-6 a.m. for 16 year-olds; 1 a.m.-5 a.m. for 17 year-olds | none | age 18 | none
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table