Virginia Driver Improvement Program - How It Works

Virginia Driver Improvement Program Clinics:

When you satisfactorily complete a Virginia Driver Improvement Clinic,
you will learn defensive driving techniques that can help you avoid and
prevent crashes. These Eight-Hour Virginia Driver Improvement
Program Classroom Courses  or a Virginia Online Driver
Improvement Courses can charge no more than $75. These Defensive
Driving Classes are offered at classroom sites around the state or as a
Computer-Based Traffic School Course on the Internet. Contact your court
to be sure it will accept a computer-based course.

If you are under age 20  or if you are required to attend a Commercial
Driver Improvement Course, you must enroll in a clinic that provides
classroom instruction.








If the Virginia DMV requires you to attend a Virginia Driver
improvement Program Clinic, you must complete the entire eight-hour
course. If you fail to satisfactorily complete the clinic within 90 days, your
Virginia Driving Privilege will be suspended until you meet this
requirement. If you are attending college outside of Virginia or you are a
member of the military or a military dependent and stationed outside of
Virginia, you may be eligible for an extension of the 90-day requirement.
The extension will be granted only if you are in an area where no approved
clinics are offered. The extension will last until a break in your schedule.

You may be awarded five safe driving points, once every 24 months, after
you successfully complete a driver improvement clinic. The highest safe
driving point balance you may accumulate on your driving record is five
points. If a court requires you to complete a clinic, the court determines if
you will be awarded safe driving points.

Commercial Drivers
If you hold a Virginia Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or committed
an offense while operating a commercial motor vehicle, and you are
required to attend a Driver Improvement Clinic, you must satisfactorily
complete a Commercial Driver Improvement Clinic designed
specifically for Commercial Drivers.