“You mean this isn’t the DMV?”

That’s a question we hear quite a bit at Driver Training Associates.  So why do people think that we’re the DMV?  It must be because we provide traffic school, driver education, and license reinstatement courses.  We’re not exactly sure why so many people assume that traffic schools and other similar programs are run by the state Department of Motor Vehicles, but hopefully this article will set the record straight on that subject. Read the rest of this entry

Have you been ordered by a Florida judge or court to complete 8-hour traffic school?  After searching around, you might have run into a lot of 4-hour basic driver improvement courses, but no 8-hour ones.  Don’t fret, the 8-hour course is out there, and it can be taken in the classroom or on the Internet. Read the rest of this entry

We are fairly certain that the city of Lakeland, Florida will soon be handing out more traffic tickets to drivers, as new cameras are being installed on several local traffic signals to catch red light runners.  The cameras, which are part of a “red light camera project,” should be active in June, 2009, according to Assistant Chief Bill LePere of the Lakeland Police Department. Read the rest of this entry

Mark Lindsay, driving his motorcycle on U.S. 27 with passenger MacKenzie Chartrand at speeds over 110 mph, lost control and crashed, killing himself and his passenger on August 21st of last year.  Lindsay, who had racked up multiple Florida speeding tickets in the past, was driving on a suspended license.  His license had been suspended a total of eight times. Read the rest of this entry

Florida speeders beware!   Regardless of where you are caught speeding, your ticket will now hit your pocketbook much harder thanks to a recent change in Florida law. Read the rest of this entry

Drivers who receive a traffic ticket in Florida now have another reason to be disappointed.  The longstanding benefit of an 18% civil fine reduction for electing to attend traffic school has been removed from the state law-books. Read the rest of this entry