Virginia Driver Improvement Online
Our 8-hour online traffic clinic is a great option for Virginia drivers who have gotten a traffic ticket and have been ordered to attend traffic school by a court or by the Virginia DMV. This course can also be taken voluntarily to earn up to 5 safe driver points on your Virginia driver's license. Virginia drivers can also take this course voluntarily for an automobile insurance discount of up to 10%! Check with your insurance company to find out if you are eligible.
NOTE: While the course content is offered online, you must take your final exam at one of our conveniently located testing centers. Click on the "sign up for course" button for more details.
General Information about Virginia Driver Improvement
If you have received a Virginia speeding ticket or other type of moving violation, our online DMV approved driver improvement clinic is the perfect solution for your situation. This course can be taken for any of the following reasons:
- Virginia moving violation (speeding ticket etc.)
- Court or judge ordered traffic school
- DMV ordered driver improvement (too many points on license)
- Safe driver points on your Virginia driver license
- Fleet training (ordered by employer or safety manager)
- Voluntary for personal use or insurance discount
Many online driver improvement clinics consist of hour after hour of reading boring statistics, with some graphics thrown in here and there. On the other hand, our course uses video and interactive exercises to make your traffic school experience both educational and enjoyable.
You can log into and out of the course whenever you want to, as it is available 24/7. Registration just takes a few moments, and the course keeps track of your progress so you won't have to worry about losing your work when you log out.
Note: If you are under 20 years old or hold a Virginia Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) license, you are not permitted to take this course online, but you may take the course at a Virginia classroom traffic school location. Also, all online Virginia defensive driving courses require in-person completion of a brief final exam at a testing center located in Virginia.
Court Ordered Traffic School
Drivers who have received a Virginia traffic ticket might be ordered by a Virginia court to attend an 8-hour traffic school program. If this situation applies to you, you can probably take this online course, but we recommend that you check with the court first to make sure they will accept a certificate from a computer-based driver improvement clinic. (NOTE: Be sure to tell the court official that our course is fully approved by the Virginia DMV.) If the court will not allow you to complete your driver improvement course online, you can still attend a Virginia classroom traffic clinic.
If you have been court-ordered to complete traffic school, the court will decide whether you are to receive demerit points for your offense. You will need to know whether you are to receive demerit points so that you can select the right reason for course attendance when you sign up. If you are not sure, check your court order or call the court that ordered you to complete a Virginia defensive driving course.
DMV Ordered Traffic School
In certains cases, a Virginia driver will be ordered by the DMV to complete an 8-hour driver improvement course. Our State approved computer-based clinic will satisfy the requirements of the Virginia DMV for any driver who has been ordered to attend traffic school. DMV ordered attendance typically applies to drivers who have received 12 demerit points (negative points) on their driver license within a 12-month period, or 18 points within a 24-month period. Another common reason for Virginia DMV ordered attendance is that a driver has collected too many points on his or her license.
If you are ordered by the Virginia DMV to attend a driver improvement clinic, you must complete the entire eight-hour course within 90 days, or the DMV will suspend your driving privilege until this requirement has been met. Students attending college outside of Virginia and members of the U.S. military and their dependents who are stationed outside of Virginia might be eligible for an extension of the 90-day requirement. The extension will be only be granted to those who are in an area where no approved clinics are offered, and will remain in effect until a break in schedule allows class attendance.
If you are not sure whether you have been DMV ordered to take a Virginia defensive driving class, please contact your local Virginia DMV office for assistance.
Looking for a Classroom Course?
Vinton Driver Improvement offers a number of services to drivers in the Vinton / Roanoke area. We provide behind the wheel instruction for teens and adults, as well as physically challenged drivers.
For more information about our classroom programs, please call us at (434) 420-1159 or visit our website.
For Virginia driver improvement online, Vinton Driver Improvement is your first choice. We offer only the finest quality courses that are approved by the Virginia DMV. We are a local driver improvement clinic, not a far away company based in California or some other state.
