Skip to content Texas courts only accept certificates from approved courses. Drive Defensively Texas is a TDLR-approved Driving Safety Course provider. Here is what that approval covers, what it doesn't, and how to check any provider yourself in under a minute.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) is the state agency that licenses and regulates driver education and driving safety programs in Texas, along with many other professions.
For a Driving Safety Course, that means TDLR approves the provider and the course, sets the rules it has to follow, and can take action if a provider doesn't meet them. When a court asks for a certificate from an "approved" course, this is the approval it means.
Course content covers the topics Texas requires.
The minimum Texas sets for a Driving Safety Course.
Issued by an approved provider for court or insurance use.
Providers must follow TDLR rules to stay approved.
Approval makes your certificate valid. It does not replace your court's decision.
Before paying any course provider, check that it is approved. It takes less than a minute.
Go to the official TDLR website and find its license search for driver education and driving safety.
Search by name or provider number. Our T DLR provider number is CP206.
Confirm the license is active and that it covers a Driving Safety Course. If anything looks wrong, call us or TDLR before enrolling.
If a court rejects your certificate because the course wasn't approved, you may have to take another course, often with less time left before your deadline. In the worst case, the deadline passes and the ticket becomes a conviction.
Choosing an approved course from the start is the simplest way to avoid that.
We're happy to share our provider details so you can verify them yourself.
(210) 580-6533 support@drivedefensivelytexas.clickYes. An approved online Driving Safety Course carries the same state approval as an approved classroom course, when your court has approved your request.
No. Approval makes your certificate valid. Dismissal depends on your court granting your request, your eligibility, and submitting everything on time.
Courts don't approve individual course providers. They accept certificates from state-approved courses. Look for a provider you can find in TDLR's license search.
Yes. The English and Spanish versions carry the same approval, the same 6-hour requirement, and the same certificate.
Contact the provider first. If it isn't resolved, TDLR accepts complaints about the providers it licenses. Its website explains how to file one.
Six hours online, at your own pace, in English or Spanish, with a certificate your court can accept.
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