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| Online Traffic Schools |
You got a ticket, you need traffic school, but you can’t get to one of those 4 hour classes on Saturdays or weekday evenings. The answer is at your fingertips! |
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Online traffic school is now available as a Florida state approved alternative to classroom traffic school. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has approved certain courses to be offered over the Internet, which will satisfy your 4 hour basic driver improvement requirement, just as if you attended a classroom course.
Drivers who receive a traffic citation in Florida may elect to complete a state-approved online basic driver improvement course (4-hour traffic school) to avoid receiving points on their driving records. Drivers should contact the clerk of the court in the county in which citation was issued within 30 days of receiving the citation. You will have to pay some court costs and sign an affidavit which says that you did not attend traffic school in the past 12 months nor more than five times in your lifetime.
Taking an online traffic school course is beneficial in many ways. Most online courses are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So you can log on to the course website any time of the day or night, at your convenience. Another benefit is the ability to complete the online course in multiple sessions. This means that you could spend 10 or 15 minutes on the course, log off, and when you come back to the web site, you can pick up where you left off. Your only deadline for completing an online course is your court assigned due date.
To register for an online course, simple go to the web site and follow the instructions. Beware the some of the less sophisticated online courses may require that you call over the telephone to register and submit payment. The more sophisticated courses will allow you to register online and submit payment for the course online, using a credit card or personal check.
Another factor to consider in choosing an online course is the delivery of your certificate of completion. Some online courses will guarantee that your certificate will be mailed the same day, if you complete by a certain time. They will also offer overnight delivery if your deadline is quickly approaching. This is a great benefit, especially if you’ve literally waited until the last minute.
It’s also a good idea to inquire whether or not the online course provider offers 24 hour support services. A good online course will have technical assistance available 24 hours, giving you the flexibility to work on the course any time you like.
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