Plain answers

Usually because you’ve been told to: a court ordered it, or Virginia DMV sent you a letter requiring it. Your court paperwork or DMV notice will say so.

You can also take one voluntarily, to brush up on safe driving. How a clinic counts on your record is decided by Virginia DMV, and for a court order, by the court.

Ask your insurer before you register. Whether a driver improvement clinic earns a discount is up to each insurance company, and the rules differ between them.

Any Virginia driver. Two things are worth checking first:

If a court sent you, make sure your court accepts an online clinic.

If you hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL), you need a course made for commercial drivers to get official credit.

$47.95 for the whole clinic, or $42.95 with code SV5 on the payment page. That covers the course, the final exam, and reporting your completion to Virginia DMV.

Every Virginia clinic is run by a private company, so you’ll pay a fee wherever you go. See exactly what’s included.

By debit or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express) or by check. After the registration form, you go to a secure, encrypted payment page.

Fill in the short registration form and you can start right away.

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The clinic takes at least 8 hours. That minimum is set by Virginia, and you can’t go below it. Beyond that, go at your own pace: most people do a section or two a day.

If Virginia DMV ordered you to attend, you have 90 days to finish. If a court gave you a deadline, that date is the one that counts.

Use Log in at the top of any page, as many times as you need. The course picks up where you left off. Trouble getting in? Call us rather than starting over.

Yes. Any computer, tablet or phone with internet access works: at home, at work, at a friend’s or at the library. You can start on one device and finish on another.

Yes. Virginia DMV requires a 50-question final exam, and you need 40 correct (80%) to pass.

Short quizzes at the end of each section get you ready, and 99% of our students pass.

We report your completion to Virginia DMV electronically the next business day (Monday-Friday), and email you your official Certificate of Completion (Form DIC 552B) as a PDF. You can also order a printed copy by mail for a small fee when you register.

If you’re taking the clinic for a court, it’s up to you to give the certificate to the court on or before your due date.

In most cases, yes: a full refund within 90 days of paying, as long as you haven’t attempted the final exam and your completion hasn’t been reported or your certificate issued. Call 1-833-734-7526, Mon-Fri 11am-8pm ET. If something’s wrong with the course, tell us first; it’s usually an easy fix.