Driving LogThe rule in three lines
| Supervised practice | 50 hours, of which 10 at night |
|---|---|
| Learner license window | daylight only for the first 3 months, so night hours come later in the year |
| Supervising adult | age 21+ |
The paperwork: Learner's License Driving Log + form 71143 (signed before a notary or a license examiner)
The state's own log sheet classifies each drive simply as day or night. Keep that split as you go, print the log, and bring it with the certification form to be signed in front of the notary or examiner. The printout from an app is a supporting record; the sworn certification is what the state accepts.
Planning the night hours
Because the first 3 months are daylight-only, families who start in spring often reach 40 daytime hours quickly and then stall on the 10 night hours. Put a few evening drives on the calendar as soon as the daylight-only period ends.
What an app should do for Florida
- Keep night minutes separate and show how many of the 10 remain.
- Warn about night entries dated inside the daylight-only window.
- Print a dated record you can attach to the certification. No app produces the official form.
Driving Log does these for Florida and links the rule to its source. See the Florida guide for the full summary.
A filled-in example: what the log should look like
Four illustrative entries for a learner licensed on 2 March. Night drives only start once the first 3 months are over.
| Date | Time | Driven | Day / night | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 14 Mar | 9:10–10:00 am | 50 min | day | 0 h 50 min day |
| Sun 5 Apr | 2:00–3:30 pm | 1 h 30 min | day | 2 h 20 min day |
| Tue 9 Jun | 8:45–9:30 pm | 45 min | night | 0 h 45 min night |
| Thu 18 Jun | 9:00–9:40 pm | 40 min | night | 1 h 25 min night |
Mistakes that make the Florida certification hard to swear to
- Night entries inside the daylight-only window. A night drive dated in the first 3 months contradicts the licence conditions.
- Reaching 50 before reaching 10 at night. The night hours are a separate minimum; 45 day hours and 5 night hours is not done.
- Signing the certification at home. It is sworn in front of the notary or the license examiner; sign it there.
- A log with totals but no dates. The log is what backs up the sworn number; keep every entry dated.
Printable Florida driving log sheet — a blank, dated log with day and night columns and a signature block. Print it or save it as a PDF.
Official source
Requirements above were checked against these official sources on 2026-09-21. Rules change; always confirm with your state before you rely on them.
Keep the log in Florida with Driving Log
Free for one learner, no account required. Basic app usage sharing is optional and off by default. Every drive is stored on your iPhone and, when enabled, in your own private iCloud.
The waitlist is a plain email to us: it is used only to send one notification if an Android version ships, never shared, and deleted on request.