ALABAMA ONLINE DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE

How to get your defensive driver insurance discount in Alabama:

1. Contact your insurance agent

Many insurance companies like web-based defensive driving courses because they help create drivers who are safer and are therefore less of an expensive liability. Just like you, these companies are often seeking ways to save money and may reward you by sharing their savings. Ask your insurance agent how completing the DriveSafe Online Defensive Driving program can save you money with insurance discounts.

2. Pass the Alabama DriveSafe Online defensive driving course

Once you complete the online registration form, you will unlock the full list of course features. Remember, for one affordable price, you get access to all instructional videos, practice quizzes, the final assessment, AND the course completion certificate.

3. Get your Alabama defensive driver completion certificate

As SOON as you pass the final assessment, we will email your official course completion certificate. One to you and one to your insurance agent. You can provide your agent’s email address when registering for the course. Let the insurance savings begin!

Is it possible to get my Alabama ticket dismissed?

Alabama courts may allow you to use the DriveSafe Online completion certificate to dismiss a ticket and keep points off your driving record.

You need to check with your court on it’s court requirements to see if your case qualifies for this process. Have your traffic ticket information available to share with the clerk, including the date, violation, and ticket number.

Once you obtain permission from the court to take our course, just sign up, review the short interactive videos, pass the final test, and submit your completion certificate as the court instructs you to do so.

Alabama Point System

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency monitors the driving infractions of AL drivers. These infractions correspond to a point system. A driver who accumulates 12 or more points on their record within a 2-year time frame could have their driving privileges suspended.

There are many reasons that a driver may be penalized with points. Drivers in Alabama caught committing any of the following offenses will have the corresponding number of points attached to their driving record:

Speeding (up to 25 mph over posted speed limit) – 2 Points

Speeding (over 25 mph over posted speed limit) – 5 Points

Reckless driving or endangerment involving the operating of a motor vehicle – 6 Points

Failure to yield right of way – 5 Points

Passing a stopped school bus – 5 Points

Driving on the wrong side of the road/illegally passing – 4 Points

Following other vehicles too closely – 3 Points

Disregarding a traffic control device such as a traffic light or stop sign – 3 Points

Demonstrating an inability to control vehicle – 2 Points

Operating vehicle while drinking alcohol – 2 Points

Failure to yield to emergency vehicles – 2 Points

Making an improper turn – 2 Points Alabama courts follow a schedule for determining the number of days a driver will experience a suspension of their driving privileges

The following list outlines suspension duration for accumulating points within a two-year period:

12-14 points – 60 days

15-17 points – 90 days

18-20 points – 120 days

21-23 points – 180 days

24+ points – 365 days

If you are facing a suspension, ask the court about obtaining a DriveSafe Online completion certificate to remove points from your record

Alabama Law Enforcement Driver License Department

Through the State of Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL Driver License Service Centers make a multitude of DMV-related services available at locations throughout the state. Note that different stations may offer unique services.

Please check in advance before visiting a center to verify it’s business days and ensure it provides the services you need.

Type of Driver License Service Centers:

DL Examining District Offices – Issues vision tests, knowledge and skills tests, and driver licenses.

CDL District Offices – Provides tests and services related to commercial driver licenses.

Reinstatement Offices– Makes resources and services available to drivers whose driving privileges have been suspended or revoked.

Find the Closest Alabama Driver License Service Center

Check out the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency web site for a complete list of Driver License Service Centers. Here you can search by county and filter by the type of office you need. When you find your location, click on it to see:

• address and directions
• phone numbers for different services
• hours of operation

Note that some services are offered online.

Required Documents by Alabama Driver License Service Centers

If you are seeking a driver or learner license, you will need to bring two forms of identification, including at least one photo ID (such as U.S. passport or Alabama identification card), in addition to your social security card. You will also need to bring 2 proofs of your principal residence (such as residential mortgage contract or current lease).

If you are 19 or younger and applying for the first time, you will also need to show a school enrollment form or proof that you graduated. Finally, anyone 18 or older who needs to complete testing for a license must bring proof of car insurance and a vehicle that will pass the inspection. You will use this vehicle to take the road test and so it must be road legal. Fees apply and depend on the services you are seeking. Visit the Document Requirements and Fees page of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency web site for details.

How do I get an Alabama driver’s license?

The standard driver license required in Alabama to operate a passenger vehicle is the Class D Alabama driver license. To qualify for this license, you must:

• be at least 16 years old
• pass the vision test (with or without corrective lenses as needed)
• pass the knowledge test
• pass the road test

If you are 15 years old, you can obtain a Restricted Learner License upon passing the written test. This learner license, which is the Class D Alabama driver license but with a “Y” restriction, allows you to drive a passenger vehicle so long as a licensed driver who is 21+ years old is occupying the seat next to you. If you are 16+ years old, you can pass the written test to earn your Unrestricted Learner License, which means that any licensed driver can occupy the seat next to you as you practice driving.

To get the “Y” restriction removed, you must:

• be between the ages of 16 and 18
• have held your Learner License for 6 months OR until 18th birthday
• pass the road test

How can I access the Alabama Driver’s Manual?

Everything you need to know to pass the knowledge test is contained in the Alabama Driver Manual. Make sure to review the content of this manual before taking the knowledge test or practice road skills.

How can I renew my Alabama driver’s license?

Your Alabama driver’s license expires 4 years after the date issued. While there is a 60-day grace period after expiration, any expired license becomes completely invalid after this time frame and renewal can become more difficult. Make sure you keep tabs on the expiration date printed on your license.

As early as 180 days prior to the expiration of your license, you can renew it in several different places, including: Alabama On-Line Driver License Issuance System, Self-Serve Kiosks, DL Examining Offices, Offices of Probate Judge, or License Commissioner’s Offices.