FLHSMV notice: your required driver improvement course
If the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles sent you a letter requiring a driver improvement course, you can complete the 4-hour Basic Driver Improvement (BDI) course online with Traffic Safety Institute from anywhere in Florida. $28.99, nothing up front, pay after you pass.
- FLHSMV-approved 4-hour BDI
- 90 days from your notice
- Completion reported to FLHSMV
Read your letter first. It names the course you must complete and your deadline. If it says the 4-hour BDI course, start here.
Which notice do you have?
FLHSMV requires a driver improvement course in these cases. Pick the one that matches your letter; you will choose the same reason when you sign up.
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Red light
s. 316.074(1) or 316.075(1)(c)1. Sign-up reason: Department Notice: Red Light.
Required after a conviction or no-contest plea. If adjudication was withheld, the course is required only when the court orders it.
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Passing a stopped school bus
s. 316.172. Sign-up reason: Department Notice: School Bus.
Required after a conviction, and also when adjudication is withheld.
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Reckless driving
s. 316.192. Sign-up reason: Department Notice: Reckless Driving.
Required after a conviction or no-contest plea; with adjudication withheld, only when the court orders it.
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Highway racing or racing spectator
s. 316.191. Sign-up reason: Department Notice: Highway Racing or Racing Spectator.
Same rule as red light and reckless driving: required after a conviction or no-contest plea; with adjudication withheld, only when the court orders it.
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Crash-related (BDI TCAC)
s. 322.0261(1)(a) and (1)(b). Sign-up reason: BDI TCAC.
Required after a conviction or no-contest plea for the offense that caused a crash with a death or an injury needing transport to hospital, or a second crash with $500 or more in damage within two years.
A third crash within 36 months requires a course with behind-the-wheel instruction and a driving assessment. Our online course does not satisfy that notice.
Your deadline: 90 days from the notice
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90 days from your notice
The clock runs from the date you receive the letter.
FLHSMV sends the notice within 10 days after it learns of the court's decision. You have 90 days after receiving it to complete the course. If you miss the deadline, your licence is cancelled until you complete it. Starting the course does not extend the deadline, so start as soon as your letter arrives.
How it works
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Read your letter and keep it
Confirm it requires the 4-hour BDI course. At sign-up, pick the matching reason: BDI TCAC, or Department Notice: Red Light, School Bus, Reckless Driving, Highway Racing or Racing Spectator.
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Start the course free
No card to start. Online, on your phone, tablet or computer.
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Finish the 4 hours at your pace
Your progress saves. Short quizzes, a final exam, unlimited retakes, 24/7 live chat.
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Pay $28.99 after you pass
We report your completion to FLHSMV electronically and email your certificate. Keep the certificate with your letter.
After you pass
Three things happen, and none of them need a trip to an office.
- We report to FLHSMV. Your completion is filed electronically with the department as soon as you pay.
- You get your certificate. Emailed right away, with your certificate number. Keep it with your letter.
- FLHSMV updates your record. Allow a few days, then check your driver licence status on the FLHSMV site.
What you pay
The course: $28.99
One flat fee for the FLHSMV-approved BDI course. No card to start. Pay after you pass. Electronic reporting to FLHSMV and your certificate included.
Start freeNothing else to pay us
Any fine or court cost from the original citation is separate and was handled with the court.
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Florida department notice FAQs
I don't live in Palm Beach County. Can I take this course?
Yes. Department-required courses can be completed with us from anywhere in Florida. Only traffic school elected through a clerk of court after a citation is limited to Palm Beach County.
I have a Palm Beach County citation, not a letter. Which page is for me?
The Palm Beach County traffic school page covers electing traffic school with the Clerk after a citation. Palm Beach County traffic school.
My letter says ADI, 12-hour, or advanced driver improvement. Is this the course?
No. That is a different course and we do not offer it. Read your letter carefully; the 4-hour BDI is what this page covers.
My letter is about a third crash within 36 months.
That notice requires a course with behind-the-wheel instruction and a driving assessment, which an online course cannot provide.
How does FLHSMV know I finished?
We report your completion electronically to the department as soon as you pay. Keep your emailed certificate as proof.
What if I already missed the 90 days?
Complete the course as soon as possible; the licence stays cancelled until FLHSMV records a completion. Contact FLHSMV about your licence status. FLHSMV.
Is Traffic Safety Institute approved by FLHSMV?
Yes. We are an FLHSMV-approved Basic Driver Improvement course provider. See the FLHSMV provider list.
Does the course remove points or reduce my fine?
No. A department-required course satisfies the department's requirement; it does not change points or fines from the original case.
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