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What should you do if you received
a Florida traffic ticket?
Florida provides three options for drivers
who receive a traffic citation (moving violation).
You should consider these options very carefully
before you make a decision as to what your
Florida traffic ticket plan is going to
be. Don't just do the first thing that comes
to mind — you might regret it later!
Option #1:
You can simply pay your Florida traffic
ticket and accept the points associated
with your offense. These points will automatically
go on your driving record, and can even
be assessed on your record if you hold an
out of state license.
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Some of the more common ticket offenses are listed
below.
- Speeding 16 miles or more over
the limit — 4 points.
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Speeding
15 miles or less over the limit — 3
points.
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Reckless
driving — 4 points.
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Passing
a stopped school bus — 4 points.
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Driving
during restricted hours — 3
points.
Accumulation of too many Florida traffic ticket
points can result in license suspension or revocation.
Your Florida driver license will be suspended
automatically if you receive too many points
according to the following schedule:
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12 points
in 12 months = 1 month suspension
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18 points
in 18 months = 3 month suspension
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24 points
in 36 months = 1 year suspension
Not only do you risk license suspension if
you choose Florida traffic ticket option #1,
you also stand a greater chance of having your
automobile insurance rate increase. In fact,
your insurance costs could
skyrocket from just one Florida
ticket. It's pretty clear that option
#1, while chosen by many Florida drivers, is
not really a good way to address your Florida
traffic ticket.
Option #2:
You can fight your Florida ticket in court.
If you hire a Florida ticket attorney, you will
have to pay attorney fees and you might still
lose your case. In many cases, a ticket attorney
will win a case, but the defendant will still
be ordered to attend a basic driver improvement
course anyway! That defendant could have saved
time and money by simply choosing option #3
instead of option #2.
Option #3:
You can elect to attend a State approved 4 hour
basic
driver improvement course (also known as
BDI
school or Florida traffic school) such as
the course offered by Florida's First Traffic
School. Electing to attend Florida traffic school
for your Florida ticket will entitle you to
an insurance benefit. Your automobile insurer
will be prohibited by law* from raising your
rate, canceling your policy, or non-renewing
it. You can take advantage of this fantastic
Florida traffic ticket insurance benefit by
signing up for Florida
traffic school online right here on our
website.
Note: The insurance benefit
described above does not apply if your Florida
traffic ticket was the result of a crash in
which you were at fault.
To make sure you are elible for option #3, answer
the questions below:
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Have
you already elected to attend a BDI course
for a Florida traffic ticket that you received
within the past 12 months?
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Have
you elected to attend a BDI course five times
before?
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Do
you currently hold a Florida Commercial Motor
Vehicle license?**
If your answer to any
of these questions is "yes," you cannot
choose option #3 for your Florida traffic ticket.
Other reasons for attending a basic
driver improvement course for a Florida traffic
ticket.
FloridasFirstTrafficSchool.com is the sensible
solution for any Florida traffic ticket problem.
Our course can also be taken for drivers ordered
to take a DMV ordered traffic collision avoidance
course, 4 hour court ordered traffic school
course, fleet training (ordered by an employer),
or on a voluntary basis for an insurance discount.
For more information about Florida traffic ticket
court ordered BDI attendance, visit our 4
hour court ordered traffic school page or
our 4
hour judge ordered traffic school page.
For more information about Florida traffic ticket
TCAC attendance, visit our TCAC
page or our Traffic
Collision Avoidance Course page.
*§626.9541, Florida Statutes **§318.14(9),
Florida Statutes
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