NY DMV Defensive Driving Course

White Plains, NY 10605

p: 1.800.800.7121

http://www.newyorkdriverimprovement.com/

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About NY DMV Defensive Driving Course

How to Reduce Your Points and Your Insurance Premiums
If you take a DMV-approved accident prevention course, you can reduce your driver violation point total by a maximum of four points, and save 10 percent on your automobile liability and collision insurance premiums.
An accident prevention course cannot prevent a mandatory suspension or revocation.

An accident prevention course and point reduction do not affect a driver responsibility assessment.

You cannot use the course as a credit against future driver violation points.

The DMV computer system automatically applies the point reduction when your course completion is added to your record. Your record shows your convictions and the points they carry, and has a notation that you completed the course and that a reduction of up to 4 points has been applied. Your driver record does not show any summary or total that includes the subtraction of the points. The reduction is automatically applied within the DMV computer system.

FAQS about Internet Courses and Other Alternative Delivery Method Courses (I-PIRP)
What is I-PIRP?

I-PIRP is an acronym for the Internet/Alternate Delivery Method Point and Insurance Reduction Program. Both a traditional PIRP classroom course and an I-PIRP course must be approved by the NYS DMV. The Internet is the most common delivery method for an I-PIRP course, but the DMV can approve other alternate delivery methods or ADMs. Examples of other ADMs include CD, DVD, video and cable TV.

Who offers the I-PIRP courses?

The DMV web site has a list of DMV approved sponsors for both PIRP and I-PIRP courses. Make sure any course you take for point and insurance reduction in NYS is a course approved by the NYS DMV.

Do I receive point and insurance reduction if I take an I-PIRP course?

Yes. When you complete an I-PIRP course, you receive the same benefits as when you complete a classroom PIRP course. You can reduce your driver violation point total by a maximum of four points, and you can save ten percent on your auto liability and collision insurance premiums.

How long does it take to complete an I-PIRP course?

The I-PIRP course requires a minimum of 320 minutes of instruction time. The instruction time does not include the time required to register, validate your identity and your participation, or to download and take any tests. The course site has controls to ensure you meet all the requirements and you have at least 320 minutes of instruction.

How does the I-PIRP course compare to the classroom course?

Both the classroom PIRP course and the I-PIRP course have very similar content and information, and both courses include 320 minutes of instruction. The classroom course is given in one daytime session or two evening sessions. You can take the I-PIRP course from home, at a convenient time f