Florida driving, highway fees take a hit due to coronavirus

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Pointing to fallout from the coronavirus, a panel of state economists said in a new report that fees collected for such things as driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations have taken a large hit.

The state ended the 2019-2020 fiscal year with $127.1 million less in what are known as highway safety fees than had been earlier projected and is estimated to receive about $153.1 million less than expected during the fiscal year that started July 1, according to the report posted by the Revenue Estimating Conference.

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“The revised estimates were primarily colored by persistent effects associated with the coronavirus outbreak,” the report said. “Actual revenue collections for the 2019-20 fiscal year came in well short of anticipated levels due to a series of agency actions to suspend, waive and extend certain registration and enforcement activities through most of the last quarter of FY 2019-20, as well as temporary office closures.”