Virginia Driver Improvement
The 8-hour Virginia driver improvement course, online and at your own pace.
- 8 hours of instruction across ten chapters
- Work at your own pace — progress saves automatically
- Download your certificate the moment you pass
- Works on your phone, tablet, or computer
Virginia Defensive Driving Course
$49.99one-time
No subscription. Your enrollment does not expire.
Get startedSee what's coveredWho is this course for?
- • Drivers who want to refresh their defensive driving skills
- • Drivers who have been directed to complete a driver improvement course
- • Anyone who wants a structured, self-paced review of Virginia's rules of the road
What you will cover
Ten chapters covering driver readiness and fitness, Virginia's rules of the road and right-of-way, special driving conditions, the physics of stopping and traction, hazard perception, driving emergencies, occupant protection, and alcohol, impairment, and Virginia's DUI and implied-consent laws.
8 hours
Of driver improvement instruction
Self-paced
Stop and resume whenever you like
Progress saved
Automatically, on every device
Your completion certificate
Issued as a PDF the moment you pass the final exam, showing your name, date of birth, licence number, completion date, and a unique certificate number.
View a sample certificate →The sample is watermarked and contains no real student details.
Important information
- To benefit from the course, you must be able to work independently and be comfortable with using a computer.
- The online driver improvement course and final test must be completed through a DMV-licensed online driver improvement clinic. No paper test permitted.
- The online driver improvement clinic course is an eight-hour course, including the final test, and is designed to rehabilitate problem drivers. The course must be completed in its entirety prior to the issuance of a certificate of completion.
- Student identification will be verified through-out training and prior to taking the final test to ensure that the person taking the course is the same person taking the final test.
- Customers directed by the Court must provide documentation from the court before safe driving points can be awarded.
- The certificate of completion will be electronically transmitted to all individuals upon successful completion of the course within 24 hours.
- DMV is committed to promoting transportation safety through the certification of quality driver training programs. If you have any comments or concerns about this course, call our toll-free number: (1-877-885-5790).
- The DMV standardized certificate, “Online Driver Improvement Clinic Certificate of Completion (DIC 552B)” is the only document that will be accepted by the Department and the Courts as proof of completion of an online driver improvement clinic.
Questions about this course? Contact Better Driving Online [TOLL-FREE NUMBER REQUIRED BEFORE LAUNCH — DIC 551] or support@betterdrivingonline.com.
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$49.99 one-time. Start now, finish whenever you like, and download your certificate as soon as you pass.
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