Yes, it appears you can drive in NYS with your permit as long as you are at least sixteen years of age.According to the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles, New York State restricts driving privileges if you are under the age of 18 and have an out of state license, or if you are any age and have an out of state learner permit.

You must obey the restrictions of both your home state and the NYS restrictions for learner permits or junior licenses in New York. There is a brochure available online at the NYS DMV site titled Learner Permits and Junior Licenses you can read to find out about the restrictions.

The State of New York does not permit you to drive if you are under the age of 16. If you have a learner permit or driver’s license from another state you are not exempt from this rule.

The NYS DMV advises to check with your state’s DMV, in your case the Florida HSMV, to make sure that your permit or junior license is valid outside of that state. If it is valid only in the issuing state you cannot use it to drive in NYS.

To the best of our knowledge your FL graduated license should allow you to drive out of state as long as you abide by the restrictions Florida placed on you but would advise you to check with the HSMV to make certain this is true and to get specific information on what is required of you while driving out of state.

We contacted the SC Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) directly to find out for certain if you can drive in their state with an out of state graduated license.

The SC DMV representative we contacted stated that any person holding an out-of-state beginner's permit or provisional license may not operate a motor vehicle in the state of South Carolina. In order to operate a motor vehicle in the state of South Carolina, you must either possess:

• a state-issued driver's license, with full privileges;
• SCDMV-approved and recognized credential with appropriate privileges; or
• an active SC Beginner's Permit.

So no you cannot drive in the state of South Carolina with your Florida learners license since they require a full driver’s license in order to drive in their state. From what we have read regarding this manner the state believes that since requirements vary so much from state to state on how a person obtains and maintains a learner’s permit they do not allow other state learner’s permit to drive on SC roads.

When driving out of state on a learner's permit we advise that you contact your own state's Department of Motor Vehicles to make sure that you operate a vehicle out of state and if you have any restrictions on you while out of state. You also should contact the DMV of any states that you plan to drive in to make sure they accept your learner's permit or other type of graduated driver license, and if they have any restrictions or conditions you must follow.Also check with your insurance company to make sure you are covered when driving out of state with a permit or junior license.

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