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Commonwealth Driver Improvement offers the National Safety Council’s 8 Hour Driver improvement clinic that is certified by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.
Why choose Commonwealth Driver Improvement?
Commonwealth Driver Improvement is a small, locally owned and operated businesses. With over 30 years of highway safety experience, Instructor Billy McCraw promises to provide a positive learning experience for each student. The student will be treated with respect and dignity, Billy will help build confidence and improve on the driving skills needed to become a safer and more knowledgeable driver. Billy stays up to date on driving trends and traffic laws and will provide the most current information available.
Who Is Required to Take Driver Improvement?
There are many Reasons for Attending a Driver Improvement Course. Make sure you know which one applies to you.
| Attendance Reason | Reason Code | Description of Reason | Safe Driving Points Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court Required | COU | Drivers required by the court to complete clinic. NOTE: If you have not been to court, you are not court directed. |
A court document stating that the driver is to be awarded safe driving points must be presented to the clinic. Safe driving points will not be awarded if this documentation is not received by the clinic. |
| DMV Required | DMV | Drivers required by DMV to complete clinic. | Safe driving points are awarded for drivers 18 and over. Drivers under age 18 will not be awarded safe driving points if the clinic attendance was required by DMV. |
| Insurance | INS | Drivers completing the clinic to receive an insurance premium discount; eligibility must be verified with the driver's insurance company | No safe driving points are awarded. |
| Volunteer | VOL | Drivers completing clinic voluntarily | Safe driving points are awarded |
| Commercial Driver Court Required | CMC | Commercial driver (CDL) required by the court to complete commercial vehicle operator's clinic | A court document stating that the driver is to be awarded safe driving points must be presented to the clinic. Safe driving points will not be awarded if this documentation is not received by the clinic. |
| Commercial Driver DMV Required | CMD | Commercial driver (CDL) required by DMV to complete a commercial vehicle operator's clinic | Safe driving points are awarded |
| Commercial Driver Volunteer | CMV | Commercial driver (CDL) voluntarily completing a commercial vehicle operator's clinic | Safe driving points are awarded |
DMV uses a point system to rate drivers. You receive demerit points for unsafe driving and safe driving points for good driving.
Demerit Points
Demerit points are assigned when you are convicted of a traffic violation. The demerit points associated with a conviction remain valid for two years from the date you commit the offense.
Demerit points can add up. Each time you commit a traffic offense, DMV adds additional demerit points to your record. This can add up to big trouble for some drivers.
Different violations carry different point assignments, depending on the seriousness of the offense. For more information, refer to Moving Violations and Point Assessments.
Safe Points
One safe driving point is assigned for each full calendar year that you hold a valid Virginia driver's license and drive without any violations or suspensions. A driver may accumulate a maximum of five safe driving points.
You may earn five safe driving points by completing a driver improvement clinic.
Annual safe driving points are awarded in early April of each year for the previous calendar year.
IMPORTANT: If you are required by the court to attend a driver improvement clinic, the court will determine if you are to be awarded safe driving points. You must present documentation from the court to the driver improvement clinic that you attend before DMV can award points. Safe driving points will not be awarded if the clinic does not receive this documentation.
