New Jersey Defensive Driving Course (Traffic School)
This 6-hour New Jersey Defensive Driving Online Course, offered through the American Safety Institute, is an MVC-approved defensive driving course. Completing it can remove 2 points from your New Jersey driving record once every 5 years and may qualify you for reduced insurance premiums — up to a 10% discount on most auto insurance coverages for three years, subject to your insurer. The course also teaches safer driving skills you can use every day. Complete it online at your own pace on any device.
Who Is This Course For?
New Jersey drivers who want an MVC-approved defensive driving course to remove points from their driving record and earn an insurance discount. Completing the course can remove 2 points once every 5 years and may earn up to a 10% insurance discount for three years, subject to insurer.
Course Overview
New Jersey offers an MVC-approved 6-hour defensive driving course drivers can take to remove 2 points from their driving record once every 5 years and to earn an insurance discount. This online course, offered through the American Safety Institute, is completed at your own pace on any device. It reviews traffic laws, defensive driving strategies, and safer driving skills.
Completing the course can remove 2 points from your New Jersey driving record once every 5 years; it does not erase the underlying violations, and the violations remain on your record. The insurance benefit — up to a 10% discount on most auto insurance coverages for three years — is subject to your insurer; check with your insurer to confirm discount eligibility and any discount amount. Whether a specific benefit applies to your situation depends on your driving record and your insurer.
Course at a Glance
Duration
6 hours
Format
100% Online & Self-Paced
Audience
All ages
Requirement
MVC-Approved (6-hr)
Provider
American Safety Institute
Reporting
MVC point reduction + insurance discount
What You'll Complete
- Eliminate Points on Your Record
- Reduced Insurance Premiums
- Safer Driving Skills
- 6-Hour Online Course
- Self-Paced Online
How It Works
- 1Register online for the New Jersey Defensive Driving course.
- 2Complete the 6-hour course online at your own pace on any device.
- 3Your completion can remove 2 points from your New Jersey driving record once every 5 years.
- 4Share your completion with your insurer for a potential insurance discount of up to 10% for three years, subject to your insurer.
Important Requirements & Restrictions
- Completing the course can remove 2 points from your New Jersey driving record once every 5 years; it does not erase the underlying violations, and the violations remain on your record.
- An insurance discount of up to 10% on most auto insurance coverages for three years is subject to your insurer — check with your insurer to confirm discount eligibility and any discount amount. The discount is not guaranteed.
- Whether a specific benefit applies to your situation depends on your driving record and your insurer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the New Jersey defensive driving course?
An MVC-approved 6-hour online defensive driving course offered through the American Safety Institute. Completing it can remove 2 points from your New Jersey driving record once every 5 years and may qualify you for up to a 10% insurance discount for three years, subject to your insurer.
Does the course remove points from my New Jersey driving record?
Completing the course can remove 2 points from your New Jersey driving record once every 5 years; it does not erase the underlying violations, and the violations remain on your record.
Is there an insurance discount?
The course may qualify you for up to a 10% discount on most auto insurance coverages for three years, subject to your insurer. An insurance discount is not guaranteed — check with your insurer to confirm discount eligibility and any discount amount.
How long is the New Jersey defensive driving course?
6 hours, completed online at your own pace on any device.
How often can I take the course for point reduction?
You can take an MVC-approved defensive driving course to remove 2 points once every 5 years.
Related New Jersey Resources
Ready to Get Started?
Register for the New Jersey Defensive Driving Course (Traffic School) online with American Safety Institute. Complete at your own pace on any device.
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Provider Disclosure
DOT Driving School provides driver education information and connects students with available course providers. Course registration and course delivery for this program are provided by American Safety Institute, a third-party provider. DOT Driving School is not the course operator and does not administer this course.
Disclaimer
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