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• How often can I take a traffic driving school course?

  • Drivers License > Education > Traffic School

  That depends on your state, the reason you’re taking a traffic driving school course, and the traffic school itself. If you’re attending simply because you want to sharpen your driving skills and knowledge, you can enroll in a course as often as the provider allows. However, if you’re enrolling for the purpose of reducing the cost of, reducing the points accumulated because of, or wiping out altogether a traffic ticket such as a speeding ticket, check the grid below. It outlines whether and how often your state allows you to take a defensive driving or similar course for these reasons. Keep in mind that you’ll need to: Ask the court whether traffic school is an option for you. Just because your state lists it as an option doesn’t mean it will be an option for..

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• Which traffic schools are approved by the court?

  • Drivers License > Education > Traffic School

  Whether you can enroll in an online traffic school or must appear in-person for a defensive driving course depends on your state. Check the grid below; you might even see that your state allows both. Traffic schools are great options for drivers who need to reduce the points on their driving records; depending on your state, you might even be able to enroll in a defensive driving course to reduce or negate the cost of a traffic ticket or speeding ticket. Be sure to ask about both options. Keep in mind that even if your state doesn’t allow traffic schools as ways to reduce points or ticket costs, you can still enroll in one to brush up on your driving skills and maybe even get a discount on your auto insurance...

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• Which online traffic schools are approved in my state?

  • Drivers License > Education > Traffic School

  If your state approves online traffic schools, it’s either through its own defensive driving program or through an approved third-party traffic school that provides online classes. (A few states offer both, but this is usually a situation in which third-party schools have contracted with the state’s driver improvement program.) If your state approves it, enrolling in an online traffic school is a convenient way to slash the cost of or reduce points caused by a traffic ticket such as a speeding ticket or for satisfying another kind of traffic-related court judgment; however, even if the grid lists your state as offering no online option, it doesn’t mean there are no options. Be sure to ask the court or your driver licensing agency about in-class defensive driving courses...

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• Can I use an online defensive driving course to reduce the points on my driving record?

  • Drivers License > Education > Traffic School

  The answer depends not only on your state, but also on which state-approved traffic school you choose. Check your state in the grid below. You’ll see that many states offer an online defensive driving course as an option for reducing points you’ve gained from a traffic ticket or speeding ticket. Of course, enrolling in an online traffic school isn’t just a convenient way for people whose schedules won’t easily allow for in-class instruction to reduce points; it’s also a great way to brush up on driving knowledge and skills. NOTE: Some states don’t allow you to take a defensive driving course to reduce points in your driving record – period. However, if you see “no” by your state, it doesn’t mean traffic school isn’t..

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• How many hours must I attend a traffic school ticket dismissal course?

  • Drivers License > Education > Traffic School

  First, know that even though everyone can enroll in traffic school, traffic school ticket dismissal itself isn’t an option in every state. The grid below will tell you whether your state might consider dismissing your traffic ticket if you complete a defensive driving or other kind of traffic school and, when possible, how many hours you should expect the course to last. You’ll notice, however, that the grid lists most states as leaving it up to the court. If traffic school ticket dismissal is an option in your state, remember to ask the court or your driver licensing agency: How many hours the course must last (if this information is not in the grid). In states where the responsibility falls on the court, the amount of time is usually determined on a case-by-case basis. About..

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