Florida Online Traffic School (BDI)
Take this 4-hour Basic Driver Improvement course to keep points off your license for a Polk County speeding ticket or any Florida moving violation. You can also sign up for this course if you have been ordered by a judge or court to attend a 4-hour traffic school course, or if you have been ordered by the Florida DHSMV to attend a Traffic Collision Avoidance Course (TCAC).
- Quick and easy -- 99.9% pass rate
- Guaranteed lowest price for Florida traffic school
- NO EXTRA CHARGE for e-mailed certificates
- DHSMV approved course accepted by all Florida counties
- Video and animations, not just reading!
Florida Online Learners Permit Course (START)
This 4-hour learner's permit course is required for all first time drivers before they can get their first Florida license (Class E learner permit). The START course fulfills the State's requirement for attendance of a Traffic Law Substance Abuse Education (TLSAE) program, also sometimes known as a drug and alcohol course.
NOTE: After you finish your learner's permit course, you can sign up to take your driver license test (road rules and road signs) ONLINE! That's right, no waiting in line at the driver license office. For more information about the test, click on the FAQ at the top of this page.
- Fun, easy course with video (not just reading)!
- No driving to a classroom, no 4-hour lecture
- Option to take Florida driver license test online
Florida Online Advanced Driver Improvement (ADI)
If your Florida driver license has been suspended or revoked, you are required to enroll in a 12-hour Advanced Driver Improvement course (ADI school) before your license can be reinstated or before you can apply for a hardship license. Completion of ADI school is also required for drivers who have been classified as Habitual Traffic Offenders (HTOs).
This course can also be taken by a driver who has been ordered to attend ADI school by a Florida traffic court or judge.
- 100% online, no driving to a classroom
- No 12-hour lecture or group discussion
- Get your enrollment letter immediately!
Florida Online 8-Hour Traffic School (IDI)
You can sign up for this course if you have been ordered by a Florida judge or court to attend an 8-hour Intermediate Driver Improvement (IDI) course. Our course is approved in all 67 counties in Florida. Some counties (primarily Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Orange) allow a driver to elect to attend an IDI course if he or she has already elected to attend a 4-hour Basic Driver Improvement course within the past twelve months.
If you are not sure whether this is the course you need, please review the paperwork you received from the court or contact the court for assistance.
NOTE: This is not an Aggressive Driving or DWLSR course!
- Quick, easy, and 100% online
- Accepted by all Florida clerks of the court
- Express shipment options available
Polk County Traffic School Benefits
Whether you received a Lakeland speeding ticket, ran a stop sign in Winter Haven, failed to yield the right of way in Haines City, or committed another Polk County moving violation, our online traffic school course is for you. This course can be taken to keep points off for any Florida traffic ticket. As long as you were not at fault in a crash, taking this course will prevent your insurance company from raising your auto insurance, cancelling your policy, or non-renewing it (§626.9541, Florida Statutes). This course will also enable you to keep your safe driver status.
You can elect to attend Florida traffic school unless:
- You have already elected once before within the past calendar year
- You have elected five times within the past 10 years
- You hold a Commercial Driver's License (CDL)*
- You received a Florida speeding ticket for driving more than 30 mph over the limit
*CDL holders might be able to attend the BDI course for point dismissal if they get a court order.
You Can Pay Your Polk County Traffic Ticket Online!
If you decide to go to traffic school, you must notify the clerk of the court in the county where you received your ticket. Each county has its own system for traffic school election. Please check the rules with the county in which you received the citation BEFORE you pay your ticket!
For a speeding ticket received in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Haines City, Lake Wales, Polk City, Davenport, Mulberry, Highland City, Auburndale, Bartow, Eagle Lake, or any other traffic citation issued in Polk County, Florida, you can pay your ticket online through the Polk County Clerk of the Court. Click here to receive instructions on how to pay for your traffic ticket online.
Note: We recommend that you sign up for traffic school before paying your ticket so that you will not forget to do this and lose out on the benefits of Polk County traffic school attendance.
What To Do with Your Completion Certificate
Once you have completed the Florida online traffic school course, you will need to turn your completion certificate in to the Polk County clerk of the court. (If you did not receive your traffic ticket in Polk County, you should turn your certificate in to the county in which you received your ticket.)
Polk County Traffic School in the Classroom
If you would prefer to attend Lakeland traffic school in a classroom, click here to locate a traffic school in your area. We license a large number of schools throughout Florida to teach our traffic safety programs. Many of our schools and agencies also teach the Advanced Driver Improvement course, the learners permit course, and the 8-hour traffic school (IDI) course in the classroom.
Aggressive Driving Course
Aggressive driving courses are not currently offered online. If a judge has ordered you to attend an aggressive driving course, you will need to locate a classroom traffic school that offers this course. You can click here to view a list of traffic schools that offer the aggressive driving course.
Note: Be sure that you have been ordered to attend aggressive driving and not just 8-hour traffic school (IDI). If you have been ordered to attend aggressive driving, your administrative order will specify that this is the course you must attend. If you have been ordered to simply attend 8-hour traffic school, you can sign up for our online IDI course.
Lakeland Speeding Ticket
Speeding in Lakeland creates dangerous driving conditions for everyone. Excessive speed is one of the primary factors involved in motor vehicle fatalities, which is why Lakeland law enforcement personnel strictly enforce speed limits in many locations. Running red lights is another common reason Lakeland drivers receive a traffic ticket. Do your part to be safety conscious -- don't speed or run red lights in Lakeland, or commit other types of moving violations!
However, if you have received a Lakeland speeding ticket, you should consider signing up for our online basic driver improvement course to dismiss the points for that ticket. This course can be taken for a Polk County ticket or any other Florida ticket.
Haines City Driver Improvement
Nobody helps Haines City drivers with traffic tickets the way Polk County Traffic Services does. If you want to take an online BDI program that won't bore you to tears, breaks up the time with video, and has an open book final exam, we've got what you're searching for. And also, Haines City teens can take the State's best online driver license course / test with through this website.
Take Your Winter Haven BDI Class with Us!
If you live or work in Winter Haven and you need to attend basic driver improvement, why not sign up with us? We are the ONLY traffic school in Polk County that also happens to be a State approved course provider. We have spent years developing our courses to make sure they meet the needs of Winter Haven drivers, and we own our BDI course, which has passed the State's effectiveness study every year that it has been conducted. No other traffic school in Polk County can make that claim.
Ticket in Lake Wales
Maybe you received a traffic citation in Lake Wales recently. The cost of tickets in Florida has doubled over the past year, and accumulating too many points for a traffic ticket can result in a license suspension AND higher insurance rates. What's the solution? Take our convenient Lake Wales defensive driving course (basic driver improvement) to dismiss the points for your ticket.
