Approved Harris Online Defensive Driving and Insurance Reduction Courses

  • Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) Approved online defensive driving course
  • Harris County Ticket Dismissal and Insurance Reduction
  • $25 – lowest price in the State of Texas
  • Our 6-hour online driver safety course is a fun, interactive and easy way to dismiss a ticket and lower your insurance costs. It is fully approved by the TDLR for Harris County citation dismissal (TDLR Provider # CP021).
  • Once you complete this internet defensive driving course, we will ship your certificate of completion to you by regular US Mail free of charge. If you are in a hurry, you may also select any of our convenient expedited shipping methods through FedEx for an additional charge.
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Harris County Texas Defensive Driving Information

Harris Texas Traffic Violations

Without question, the best way to avoid the problems that come with a traffic ticket is simply to avoid violating the traffic laws.  Unfortunately, that is not always the situation we find ourselves in.  if you are pulled over in Harris Texas for violating a traffic law, you can expect to become the proud recipient of a traffic violation, courtesy of your Harris Texas law enforcement.

The citation you receive will have several pieces of important information on it.  First, it will provide you with a court date.  You will need this date in the event you wish to attend a Texas Education Agency (TEA) approved Harris Texas defensive driving course, dispute the ticket or if your violation is serious enough in nature that you are required to appear in court.  Also, if you are under 18, Texas law will usually require you to appear in court with your parents or legal guardian.

Second, the citation will provide you with contact information for the Harris Texas court handling your traffic violation.  No matter how you plan to handle your citation, you must call the Harris Texas court within ten days of being issued the citation, or risk heavier fines and penalties.  If you fail to call or show up in person to the Harris Texas court for long enough, a bench warrant will be put out for your arrest.  Do not let this happen.  Contact the Harris Texas court stated on your ticket immediately after being issued a citation.

When you contact the Harris Texas court, you will also find out how to pay your citation.  Counties differ within Texas so you should ask the Harris Texas court handling your ticket what payment methods are available and if you are eligible to attend a Harris Texas ticket dismissal course such as GetDefensive.com.

Suspension of Texas Driving Privileges

The points you accumulate through the Texas Driver Responsibility Program add up quickly.  If you incur just six points in three years-- one traffic violation per year-- the Texas Department of Public Safety will suspend your Texas driving privileges.  You can also face suspension if you avoid tallying too many points but are labeled as a "habitual offender."  Harris Texas drivers who incur four violations in two years or 7 in four years are considered habitual offenders by the state of Texas and face suspension of their Texas driving privileges.  If you are a juvenile driver under 18 years of age, your driving privileges can be revoked for just two traffic violations in a single year.  The violations counting toward a habitual offender moniker, just like points accumulation, include all out of state offenses that would have qualified had they been issued in Harris Texas.

The cost of having your driving privileges reinstated can be hefty and will pile on top of the fines for your most recent violation as well as the costs of appearing in court to defend yourself.  It is in your best interest and the best interests of your wallet that you avoid accumulating traffic violations on your Texas driver record.

Harris Texas Defensive Driving Programs

Should you find yourself in any of the precarious situations above, a Harris Texas defensive driving program may be able to help you avoid the unfortunate consequences.  The Texas Education Agency allows Harris Texas drivers to attend a Harris Texas driver safety program, including the Harris Texas online defensive driving courses offered by Getdefensive.com, in order to have up to one traffic violation per year expunged from their Texas Department of Public Safety driving record.  In order to receive this benefit, however, you must first receive permission from the Harris Texas court handling your violation when you call in or appear in court.  This permission is not guaranteed, however, and will likely be based on the cleanliness of your Texas driving record to date, as well as the severity of your most recent violation.  Also, if you have taken ten defensive driving programs and are back for your eleventh, a Harris Texas court may feel that you need a different form of rehabilitation in order to improve your safe driving habits.

However, most often you will be given an opportunity to have the violation removed from your Texas driver record.  If you are given such an opportunity, a Harris Texas internet driver safety or Harris Texas internet driver improvement program will not only remove the violation from your record, but will also eliminate the points that would have attached to your record as a result of your guilty plea or conviction.  These benefits come in addition to the considerable costs you will avoid by not being labeled a habitual offender or having your Texas drivers license temporarily suspended.

Harris Texas Insurance Discounts

A Harris Texas driver has much to gain by keeping a clean driving record through participation in a Harris Texas online driver safety program such as those offered by Getdefensive.com, beyond simply avoiding a suspended license.  Online Harris Texas defensive driving programs teach valuable safe driving techniques and foster defensive driving habits that will help you avoid your next traffic violation.  Additionally, in the event you find yourself incurring a traffic violation in the future, a Harris Texas court is much more likely to offer you a chance to have that violation wiped when your Texas driver record is clean and you have shown yourself to be committed to safe driving by enrolling in a Harris Texas online defensive driving program like Getdefensive.comGetdefensive.com offers many forms of home-study Texas defensive driving courses, including Harris Texas online defensive driving, Harris Texas DVD video defensive driving and Harris Texas streaming video defensive driving which can be viewed on your home computer.

A clean Texas driving record also keep you eligible for up to a 10% insurance reduction.  Insurance providers base the premiums you pay on your Harris Texas driving experience and your history of traffic violation.  Texas law protects you as an insurance owner from having your rates raised each time you pay a traffic ticket.  However, Harris Texas insurance carriers are not entitled to cover you if you show yourself to be a habitually bad driver.  Also, after three citations you insurance carrier is allowed by law to cancel your coverage immediately.  If that happens, it is highly unlikely that your next carrier will offer you a low or moderate price.  Keeping your driving record clean and having the experience of completing a Harris Texas online defensive driving program will help you avoid costly hikes in your insurance coverage.

Harris Texas Mature Driver and Harris Texas Juvenile Driver Insurance Discounts

Harris Texas drivers over the age of 55 and juvenile drivers under the age of 18 have an added incentive to enroll in a Harris Texas online defensive driving program:  insurance discounts.  To promote safe driving, most auto insurers provide additional discounts to both older and younger Texas drivers.  If you are a driver under the age of 18 or a parents of a juvenile driver, or you are a mature driver of the age of 55, contact your auto insurance provider to find out if an online driver safety program will help you secure an insurance reduction even before any accident or traffic violation has occurred.  This active approach may not just result in lower premiums now, but help keep them low in the event of a future traffic citation.

Harris Texas Classroom Driver Safety Schools

Some people prefer learning in a traditional classroom setting to the ease of taking a Harris Texas defensive driving program from the comfort of their own home.  If you would like to participate in a driver safety program to help lower your  insurance costs, to remove a traffic violation from your Texas driving record or because you were ordered to do so by a Harris Texas court, you should ask the Harris Texas court overseeing your citation and they will be happy to provide you with a list of brick and mortar traffic schools  in and around Harris Texas when you call into discuss your citation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

I plan to register for GetDefensive.com's Harris Texas defensive driving course. What do I need to do to take care of the payment for this?

We will accept either a credit card or an online check. Please know that the payment must be made in advance of your starting GetDefensive.com’s Harris Texas defensive driving internet course.

After I finish the Harris Texas online defensive driving course, how will GetDefensive.com get my completion certificate to me?
After you complete GetDefensive.com's Harris Texas online defensive driving course or online driver safety course, we will mail your certificate of completion to you at no charge.  Or, if you prefer, you may opt to use expedited shipping through FedEx.  Please know that GetDefensive.com is unable to send completion certificates via e-mail or fax.
I’m not comfortable giving my credit card number over the internet. How do know I won’t become the victim of identity theft?

Not to worry--GetDefensive.com takes protecting your private information very seriously. We use SSL encryption to protect your credit card and other personal information you provide via GetDefensive.com’s website. When taking GetDefensive.com’s Harris Texas defensive driving/driver safety/insurance reduction course online, you can rest easy knowing that your private information is safe.

How badly is GetDefensive.com going to stick me for taking the Harris Texas online traffic school course or the Harris Texas DVD defensive driving course or the Harris Texas streaming video course or the Harris Texas online defensive driving course?

The minimum amount we are required to charge for our Harris Texas defensive driving course is $25.00, and that is our fee for the online traffic school course or the online defensive driving course. However, if you decide to take the Harris Texas DVD defensive driving course or the Harris Texas defensive driving streaming video course, the fee may be slightly higher. GetDefensive.com does not charge for the shipping of your completion certificate to you via regular U.S. mail.

What precisely do I have to do to complete the GetDefensive.com Harris Texas defensive driving/driver improvement online course and how does my ticket get dismissed after I've completed it?

After you have signed up to take the Harris Texas online defensive driving course (this can be done on GetDefensive.com’s website), you may then take the course on any computer which has access to the internet. As you work through the course, you can stop as often as you want, and then start up again right from where you previously left off. GetDefensive.com’s Harris Texas defensive driving online course is split up into various chapters, and each chapter ends with a brief, multiple-choice quiz, which is designed to help you prepare for the final exam at the end of the course.

Once you have passed the final exam, GetDefensive.com will send you a Harris Texas certificate of completion (per the shipping method you choose when you register to take the course). You may present this certificate to the court as positive proof that you have successfully completed an approved Harris Texas defensive driving course sufficient for ticket dismissal.

Would the amount of money I pay for auto insurance go down if I take and pass the GetDefensive.com Harris Texas online defensive driving/insurance reduction course?
Normally yes.  Many of the insurance carriers in Harris Texas offer up to 10% discounts on auto insurance for policyholders who successfully complete a Harris Texas defensive driving course so long as the course is approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).  Nevertheless, we strongly recommend that you check with your local Harris Texas insurance representative before taking the GetDefensive.com Harris Texas online defensive driving/insurance reduction course.  In addition, GetDefensive.com customers who pass our Harris Texas online course will receive an extra copy of their certificate of completion to give to their insurance agent.
Would I be restricted to taking the entire GetDefensive.com Harris Texas online defensive driving class on only one (1) computer?

Not at all. GetDefensive.com gives you the freedom to take the Harris Texas online defensive driving class on as many different computers as you want. However, keep in mind that any computer you use must have the required flash and browser features for the website to work correctly. GetDefensive.com’s system will automatically check any computer you log on to for the first time to verify that the necessary software has been installed.

A friend told me that it takes about six (6) hours to complete the GetDefensive.com Harris Texas driver improvement online course/defensive driving online course. I’m a single parent who works full-time. How can I possibly take this class without taking a day off from work?

You are not required to take the whole Harris Texas defensive driving online course which GetDefensive.com offers all at once. You may break it up and take it in increments over a period of time. Your work is saved as you go along so you can stop and start as often as you want until you complete the course.

I’m almost finished with the Harris Texas driver improvement course or the Harris Texas video traffic school course or the Harris Texas online defensive driving course or the Harris Texas streaming defensive driving video course that your company offers. Is there anything else I need to do before you send me my certificate?

After you have finished the Harris Texas driver improvement course or the Harris Texas video traffic school course or the Harris Texas online defensive driving course or the Harris Texas streaming defensive driving video course, GetDefensive.com will mail your certificate of completion to the address you provided on your registration form (please be sure the address we have on file is accurate).

I need to take GetDefensive.com’s online driver safety course to get a ticket thrown out, but I have a reading disability, and trying to read a whole bunch of text online won’t work for me. If I provide medical documentation, would GetDefensive.com work with me on this?

For customers who have trouble reading large amount of text, GetDefensive.com offers a read-along option which can be used while you take the Harris Texas online defensive driving course or online driver safety course or online ticket dismissal course. "Read along" is in full compliance with ADA regulations. It should be noted, however, that GetDefensive.com’s online course is not just a bunch of text you need to read. Our course includes numerous multi-media features such as animations, interactive videos, and graphics to help break up the online text and better illustrate important concepts.

Does GetDefensive.com meet the minimum standards set by Harris Texas for a defensive driving course?

It sure does. GetDefensive.com’s online defensive driving course is fully-accredited in Harris Texas for ticket dismissal. If you are taking the course for insurance-reduction purposes, we recommend that you first speak with your Harris Texas insurance agent.

I’ve gotten two (2) tickets in the past few weeks. Can I take the GetDefensive.com Harris Texas defensive driving online course/driver improvement online course and have both tickets thrown out?

Under Harris Texas law, you are permitted to have only one (1) ticket dismissed every twelve (12) months by taking a Harris Texas defensive driving course. If you have further questions regarding your eligibility to take GetDefensive.com’s Harris Texas defensive driving course online for ticket dismissal purposes, please contact your local Harris Texas traffic court.

What purpose do the quizzes which are given throughout the Harris Texas online defensive driving class serve?
The quizzes given at the end of each chapter/section are designed to help prepare you for the final exam which you will take at the end of the GetDefensive.com Harris Texas online defensive driving/driver safety/insurance reduction course.
Does your online Harris Texas defensive driving course work the same as the Harris Texas defensive driving classroom course insofar as it getting a ticket scrapped from my record?

Absolutely! GetDefensive.com offers the entire Harris Texas defensive driving course online so you do not have to take the Harris Texas defensive driving course in a classroom.

Does Harris Texas place a limit on the number of tickets you can have dismissed by taking GetDefensive.com’s Harris Texas defensive driving online course or ticket dismissal online course?
Yes, there is a limit.  The Texas Education Agency (T.E.A.) allows defendants to have only one (1) ticket dismissed within a 12-month period by taking a T.E.A.-certified Harris Texas online defensive driving/driver safety/ticket dismissal course.  If you have already taken a defensive driving course in Harris Texas within the last 12 months or are uncertain if you qualify to take defensive driving at this time, you should ask the Harris Texas traffic court if you are currently qualified or you can order a copy of your Texas Driver Record.  If you are eligible to take GetDefensive.com's defensive driving/driver safety/ticket dismissal online course at this time, you may do so to dismiss a single ticket, but you will be unable to dismiss more than one (1) ticket from your driving record by successfully completing our online course. 
What is GetDefensive.com's procedure or procedures for confirming the identity of people who need to take the Harris Texas defensive driving course?

The two (2) ways that GetDefensive.com verifies the identity of its customers who sign up to take the Harris Texas online defensive driving course are by pulling questions from both your driver record filed with the Texas DPS and from your vehicle registration information filed with the Texas Department of Transportation.

However, if you do not have both a driver record and a registered vehicle on file with the State of Texas, you will need to provide a signed and notarized Statement of Assurance and you will be asked personal questions throughout the course to verify your identity.

Online defensive driving and online traffic school courses also offered in these counties:

Anderson County Gillespie County Moore County
Andrews County Glasscock County Morris County
Angelina County Goliad County Motley County
Aransas County Gonzales County Municipal Judge City of Clyde County
Archer County Gray County Nacogdoches County
Armstrong County Grayson County Navarro County
Atascosa County Gregg County Newton County
Austin County Grimes County Nolan County
Bailey County Guadalupe County Nueces County
Bandera County Hale County Ochiltree County
Bastrop County Hall County Oldham County
Baylor County Hamilton County Orange County
Bee County Hansford County Palo Pinto County
Bell County Hardeman County Panola County
Bexar County Hardin County Parker County
Blanco County Harris County Parmer County
Borden County Harrison County Pecos County
Bosque County Hartley County Polk County
Bowie County Haskell County Potter County
Brazoria County Hays County Presidio County
Brazos County Hemphill County Rains County
Brewster County Henderson County Randall County
Briscoe County Hidalgo County Reagan County
Brooks County Hill County Real County
Brown County Hockley County Red River County
Burleson County Hood County Reeves County
Burnet County Hopkins County Refugio County
Caldwell County Houston County Roberts County
Calhoun County Howard County Robertson County
Callahan County Hudspeth County Rockwall County
Cameron County Hunt County Runnels County
Camp County Hutchinson County Rusk County
Carson County Irion County Sabine County
Cass County Jack County San Augustine County
Castro County Jackson County San Jacinto County
Chambers County Jasper County San Patricio County
Cherokee County Jeff Davis County San Saba County
Childress County Jefferson County Schleicher County
Clay County Jim Hogg County Scurry County
Cochran County Jim Wells County Shackelford County
Coke County Johnson County Shelby County
Coleman County Jones County Sherman County
Collin County Karnes County Smith County
Collingsworth County Kaufman County Somervell County
Colorado County Kendall County Starr County
Comal County Kenedy County Stephens County
Comanche County Kent County Sterling County
Concho County Kerr County Stonewall County
Cooke County Kimble County Sutton County
Coryell County King County Swisher County
Cottle County Kinney County Tarrant County
Crane County Kleberg County Taylor County
Crockett County Knox County Terrell County
Crosby County La Salle County Terry County
Culberson County Lamar County Throckmorton County
Dallam County Lamb County Titus County
Dallas County Lampasas County Tom Green County
Dawson County Lavaca County Travis County
De Witt County Lee County Trinity County
Deaf Smith County Leon County Tyler County
Delta County Liberty County Upshur County
Denton County Limestone County Upton County
Dickens County Lipscomb County Uvalde County
Dimmit County Live Oak County Val Verde County
Donley County Llano County Van Zandt County
Duval County Loving County Victoria County
Eastland County Lubbock County Walker County
Ector County Lynn County Waller County
Edwards County Madison County Ward County
El Paso County Marion County Washington County
Ellis County Martin County Webb County
Erath County Mason County Wharton County
Falls County Matagorda County Wheeler County
Fannin County Maverick County Wichita County
Fayette County McCulloch County Wilbarger County
Fisher County McLennan County Willacy County
Floyd County McMullen County Williamson County
Foard County Medina County Wilson County
Fort Bend County Menard County Winkler County
Franklin County Midland County Wise County
Freestone County Milam County Wood County
Frio County Mills County Yoakum County
Gaines County Mitchell County Young County
Galveston County Montague County Zapata County
Garza County Montgomery County Zavala County

Online defensive driving and online traffic school courses also offered in these courts:

City of Houston Municipal Court #1 Herbert W. Gee Municipal Courthouse Municipal Judge, City of Bellaire
City of Houston Municipal Court #10 Judge, City of West University Place Municipal Judge, City of Bunker Hill
City of Houston Municipal Court #11 Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1 Municipal Judge, City of Deer Park
City of Houston Municipal Court #12 Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 2 Municipal Judge, City of El Lago
City of Houston Municipal Court #13 Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1 Municipal Judge, City of Galena Park
City of Houston Municipal Court #14 Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 2 Municipal Judge, City of Hedwig Village
City of Houston Municipal Court #15 Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 1 Municipal Judge, City of Hilshire Village
City of Houston Municipal Court #16 Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2 Municipal Judge, City of Humble
City of Houston Municipal Court #17 Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 1 Municipal Judge, City of Jacinto City
City of Houston Municipal Court #18 Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 2 Municipal Judge, City of Jersey Village
City of Houston Municipal Court #2 Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1 Municipal Judge, City of Katy
City of Houston Municipal Court #20 Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2 Municipal Judge, City of La Porte
City of Houston Municipal Court #20 Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 Place 1 Municipal Judge, City of Morgan's Point
City of Houston Municipal Court #3 Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 Place 2 Municipal Judge, City of Nassau Bay
City of Houston Municipal Court #3 Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1 Municipal Judge, City of Pasadena
City of Houston Municipal Court #4 Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 2 Municipal Judge, City of Seabrook
City of Houston Municipal Court #5 Justice of the Peace Precinct 8 Place 1 Municipal Judge, City of Shoreacres
City of Houston Municipal Court #6 Justice of the Peace Precinct 8 Place 2 Municipal Judge, City of Southside Place
City of Houston Municipal Court #7 Kingwood (Municipal Court Annex) (Court # 22) Municipal Judge, City of Spring Valley
City of Houston Municipal Court #8 Mncpl Judge, City of Hunters Creek Municipal Judge, City of Taylor Lake Village
City of Houston Municipal Court #9 Municipal Court #11 Municipal Judge, City of Tomball
City of Houston Municipal Courts Municipal court #17 Municipal Judge, City of Webster
City of South Houston Municipal Court, City of Friendswood Municipal Judge, Piney Point Village
Harris County Precinct 3, Place 1 Municipal Judge, City of Baytown

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