By: Arthur Cooper
Submitted: 2010-12-15 12:52:39 | Word Count: 664
A Texas Defensive Driving Course must be approved by the Texas Education Agency to be of any use to you, otherwise it will be a waste of time and money.
Defensive driving courses—which you can take online instead of popping in to your local public service location—can bring you many economical benefits, as well as peace of mind. It will teach you how to be a better driver. Defensive driving can save your life and that of your loved ones. It will teach you to compensate for driving in inclement weather, horrible traffic, and the reckless people driving other cars. Because of this, it saves not just lives, but time and money.
Due to the fact that it is a more sophisticated and proactive way of driving than most people learned in high school, it is signal to auto insurance carriers that you are a safer driver than most. Because of this, if you successfully complete a course, they will offer you lower liability rates than a regular driver. In Texas, that discount will be valid for three years of coverage.
At Defensive Driving Solutions, we provide a host of Texas Education Agency approved courses that you can take in the privacy of your own home and on your own time. You can keep your pajamas on, but you’ll still need your driver’s license and vehicle registration so we can verify that you are who you say you are when you sign in. Once you sign up for a course, take your time or fly through it if you want; we offer you the flexibility of both options. So feel free to burn the midnight candle or complete it in increments over the next 90 days.
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You won’t be alone; we have a 24-hour help line to assist you with any questions or problems. Our site is secure and our courses only cost $25—the minimum cost required by Texas.
Defensive Driving Solutions is accepted at all Texas traffic courts for use in the dismissal of a traffic fine. Yes, you heard right: take a $25 course online and you might not have to pay ANY of that $200 ticket you just got. Our approved courses can be completed at your discretion and mailed to you in a rush if you need it to be. Actually, we always send you two certificates of completion when you successfully complete a course, so you can have one for court (in case you need it) and one for your insurance company.
The TEA requires that we ask you a personal question from time to time during your completion of the course. These will only be questions that a third party database can verify. We just need to ensure that you are the person still taking the test. We will also intermittently ask you questions related to the content of the course, to make sure you understand the material.
If you complete your online defensive driving course before 3 pm Central Standard Time, we will process your two certificates of completion the very next business day. There are five express delivery methods if your court date is in just a couple days.
An approved Texas defensive driving online course can only make you safer on the road and save you money. Visit us today for a selection of courses.
