Wow.. all this talk about permits and licenses makes me feel old.. and I'm only 18!! In Florida you take two tests for your permit: a road rules test and a road signs test. That's when you're 15 and if you pass both you get your permit. To get your license, you must be 16 and you have to take a driving test. I forget everything you had to do, I know you had to drive the speed limit, do a quick stop, drive 30 feet in reverse, 3 point turn (if you had a mean instructor you could fail if you hit the curb), park between cones, and tell which way you had to turn the wheels when parking on a hill..