Delaware Defensive Driving

Defensive Driving in Delaware

With everything you have going on in your busy life, you can’t afford for your traffic school to get in the way. You need ease, convenience, and flexibility to work how and when you want. That’s why we’ve designed our online Delaware defensive driving courses to be self-paced and stress-free!

• 24/7 access from any computer
• Study when it best fits your schedule
• Work in sessions until you’re done

Whether you’re looking to lower your insurance records or trying to satisfy a court requirement, our online Delaware traffic school is the best way to go. Make your own rules, set your own deadlines, and meet your requirements without ever stepping foot inside a classroom. It’s your course, your way!

Online Defensive Driving Courses for Delaware Drivers

We offer three courses to meet your traffic school needs:

• Our Insurance Reduction course will qualify you for an automatic 10% reduction on your premium for 3 years, saving you long-term costs for only a few hours’ work. Plus, you get a 3-point credit on your driving record!
• Our 3-Year Refresher course helps you extend your cost savings and points credit for another 3 years, and it bumps up your discount to 15%!
• Our Aggressive Driver course gives you an easy way to meet your court order to take a traffic school due to traffic violations.

Each of our courses has been approved by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), for both court-ordered defensive driving school and reduction of insurance rates. Our courses come with a Money-back guarantee, and we are here for you with 7 days a week live customer support.

How to Take a Defensive Driving Course in Delaware

Our Delaware online defensive driving point credit course may allow you to earn or renew a 3-point credit on your Delaware driving record. If you’ve previously taken a defensive driving course for the state-mandated 10% insurance discount, you can renew that discount and raise it to 15%. To do either, you’ll need to follow the steps below:

How to Earn Your Credit on Your Driving Record or an Insurance Discount

1. Enroll in and complete the I Drive Safely Delaware insurance discount course and 3 point credit.

The course for insurance reduction is the same that you will take for your 3-point driving record credit. You may take this course once every 3 years.Per the DMV’s regulations, drivers may earn a 3-point credit to their driving record with the successful completion of a state-approved defensive driving course.If you’ve already completed a Delaware insurance discount course and you’re looking to extend your insurance discount, you may begin this course 180 days before your original insurance discount expires.

2. Submit your certificate of completion to your court, or to your insurance company if you’re looking to renew your discount.

I Drive Safely will send you a completion certificate once you finish your course, which you may then mail or bring in to your court. For DMV credit, your completions will be electronically reported to the state. You do not need to turn your certificate in to the court.When you submit your certificate of completion to your insurance provider, you’ll receive a 15% discount on your auto insurance rates. This discount will be good for an additional three years, after which you may take the course again.

3. Check your driving record to make sure you’ve received the 3-point credit.

Frequently Asked Questions for Defensive Driving in Delaware

General Info

General Info

1. Is this course approved by the state of Delaware?

Yes! Your Delaware insurance discount and aggressive driver courses are state-approved by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to meet all requirements for insurance reduction.

2. Which Delaware defensive driving courses do you offer?

We offer 3 courses to meet the needs of Delaware drivers:

The Delaware defensive driving basic course – 10% auto liability insurance reduction: For drivers looking to earn the state-mandated 10% insurance discount for successful completion of a defensive driving course.

The Delaware defensive driving 3-year refresher course: For drivers who need to renew their 3-year discount, and have already taken the basic course.

The Delaware aggressive driver course: completion of this course fulfills a DMV requirement to take an aggressive driving behavior modification/attitudinal driving program course.

3. I’m not sure if I’m eligible to take a Delaware defensive driving course. How do I find out?

As the 10% insurance discount is state-mandated, there are very few eligibility requirements for the basic Insurance Reduction course. You are eligible as long as you hold a valid non-commercial Delaware drivers license, and you are not currently in a 3-year discount period.

To take the 3-year refresher course and earn the renewed 15% discount, you’ll need to have previously taken a basic insurance reduction course. You may begin the refresher course 90 days before your original insurance discount expires.

The aggressive driver course is a court-ordered driving course for those who’ve been convicted of a related moving violation. At your court hearing, you’ll receive instructions to take an aggressive driver violation course.

4. Can I earn a point credit with this course?

The DMV may, on a case-by-case basis, grant permission for a 3-point credit to be applied to your driving record after the successful completion of a defensive driving course. This credit is awarded at the discretion of the DMV. I Drive Safely will report your completion to the DMV within 24 hours to ensure you receive your point credit.

5. How do I get my insurance discount?

Once you’ve completed the course, I Drive Safely will email you a certificate of completion. You’ll submit that certificate to your insurance carrier to receive your discount.

6. Is there a way to increase my insurance discount?

Yes! When you take the defensive driving 3-year refresher course, your insurance discount may increase from 10% to 15%

Course Info

Course Info

1. How long will these courses take?

The basic insurance reduction course meets the state-required length of 6 hours. The 3-year refresher course meets the time requirement of 3 hours. You may work through these courses all in one day, or spread them out over a longer period of time. So the amount of time you take to complete your course is entirely up to you!

2. What types of things will I study?

Each course is broken down into 8 chapters that focus on a single topic pertaining to Delaware driving and traffic laws. These topics include:

• Highway safety
• Alcohol- and drug-impaired driving
• State traffic laws
• Driving emergencies
• Vehicle maintenance

3. Do I have to take a final exam?

Yes, you do. All of the courses feature a 25-question multiple-choice final exam, which requires a 70% score or higher to pass. The good news is that we make it as easy as possible for you. If you don’t pass your exam on the first try, simply retake it again!

4. What is the testing and grading policy?

Our goal is to ensure that you’re successful. Each chapter contains a quiz that reviews important content from that chapter. There are 10 questions per quiz, and you must score a 70% or higher to move onto the next chapter. You will be provided with feedback on any incorrect answers, and you may retake your quizzes an unlimited amount of times.

You will then take your final exam at the end of your course. You will need to score a 70% or higher, but you may retake the exam again if you do not pass on your first try.

5. Is there any way I can fail the course?

Nope! You have unlimited retakes on your chapter quizzes and final exam, so if you fail to achieve a passing score on your first try, you can take it again until you do.

6. Why do your courses have timers?

Our courses are required by Delaware law to span 3, 6, or 8 hours in length, depending upon your reason for completing the course. To comply with this law, we (and all other online defensive driving schools) are required to place timers on each page of the course. We realize that some students may read faster than the timer will permit you to advance, but state regulations prohibit us from changing this function. The timers cannot be disabled for any reason.

7. Is there a calendar deadline to complete a Delaware defensive driving course?

Not for the basic insurance discount course; you’re free to complete that as you like. For the 3-year refresher course, you’ll need to complete that within 180 days of your discount expiration to receive an additional 5% discount, making your total discount 15%. If you don’t renew within 180 days, you will lose your existing 10% discount, but you will receive a 15% discount if you retake the course anytime within 2 years of your expiration.

8. What certificate delivery options do I have?

We’ll send your certificate of completion to you for free via email. If you need it sooner than that, we offer instant certificate delivery.