The National Safety Council's 4 hour DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE (DDC-4) has been approved by the Florida DHSMV as a Basic Driver Improvement Course and as a Traffic Collision and Avoidance (TCAC) Course.

Our Defensive Driving Course is available for: Election by persons who have received a traffic violation or simply want to be safer drivers.

Persons who have received a letter from Florida DHSMV notifying them of a requirement to take a Traffic Collision and Avoidance (TCAC) Course.

Businesses who wish to better train their drivers.

Insurance discounts: A new law went into effect on October 1, 1997. You may qualify for a discount worth up to 10% off your car insurance rate. Check with your insurance company to see if you qualify.

If you elect the traffic school option, you must:

• Notify the Clerk of the Court in the County where you received the citation.
• The Clerk's office will advise you on electing the traffic school option.
• Register for traffic school, complete within the time frame given by the Clerk of Court, and send the Clerk proof of completion.

What are the benefits of electing traffic school?

• Adjudication is withheld...your driver's license record does not show a guilty finding.
• No points are added to your driver's license record.
• Current "Safe Driver" Status is retained on your driver's license record.
• No insurance penalty - F.S. 626.9541 (o) -12: No insurer shall impose an additional premium, cancel a policy or issue a non-renewal notice on any insurance policy or contract because of any traffic infraction when adjudication has been withheld and no points have been assessed pursuant to s.318.14 (9) and (10). However, this subparagraph does not apply to traffic infractions involving accidents in which the insurer has incurred a loss due to the fault of the insured.

The North Central Florida Safety Council is the only not-for-profit traffic school in Alachua County. Serving Gainesville and Alachua County for over thirty years, our classes are instructor based so you have the benefit of question and answer interaction. The North Central Florida Safety Council is YOUR local chapter of the National Safety Council. Our revenue goes to fulfill our stated mission to promote safety education for our community and to reduce accidents, injuries, and deaths.

Regular course fee is $30.00.

• We will also honor any competitor's price. Choose your school based on reputation and quality (we take the price issue away by matching any competitor's price.)
• Member discounts are available to all employees of businesses that are members of the North Central Florida Safety Council. See our Membership page for more information.

You may register:

• In person at the Safety Council with cash, check, money order or credit card, by phone with a credit card, or by requesting a mail-in registration form and returning it with a check or money order.
• Click here to take the class online.
  

Where are the classes offered:

• We are also available for registration one day each month at the courthouses in Levy, Gilchrist, Union, and Bradford Counties. Call for registration dates.
• In Gainesville the course is offered at the Safety Council and the J. Wayne Reitz Union on the University of Florida campus (through the Reitz Union Leisure Courses).
• The course is also offered in the following counties: Levy, Suwannee, Union, and Bradford.

This class qualifies as a Traffic Collision and Avoidance Course (TCAC).

REGISTRADORA DE HABLA ESPANOL DISPONIBLE.
Call (352) 377-2566 or 1-800-791-7888 for information or a mail-in form.