We offer BOTH in-person classes and online courses that are informative and entertaining at the same time. Why should you attend our school?

For traffic violations:

• Your violation dismisses automatically after completion;
• Your driver's license won't have points assessed against it;
• Your insurance rates won't increase due to the violation.

If you did not have a traffic violation, many insurance companies will reduce insurance rates for people who attend defensive driving school voluntarily. Contact your insurance company for their details.

Our classes offer a unique game show format so you can enjoy yourself while learning practical defensive driving suggestions to make your driving experience safer. The classes are dynamic and engaging. The Arizona Supreme Court licenses our classes and all Arizona court jurisdictions approve course attendance. For in-person classes, you just register, pay the total cost when you arrive, and enjoy yourself at class. For online courses, click here.

There are no hidden fees for students attending our school.

Use the navigation above to learn more about eligibility, the cost of attending and where your money goes, the refund policy, and how to sign up for classes that are fun and fast paced!

Anyone can register and attend our Defensive Driving class. But in order for people to have traffic violations dismissed they must meet the following eligibility requirements.

Eligibility

Your citation must be on the list of eligible violations. If eligible, you can attend for one violation only.

• You must complete your course 7 days prior to your court date.
• You have not attended a defensive driving course within the past 12 months.
• If you were involved in a serious injury or fatal accident you are not eligible.
• If you hold a commercial driver's license you are eligible for the Defensive Driving Diversion Program if you were not driving commercially at the time of the violation.

No Hidden fees!

The total cost to attend our class includes a state fee ($24.00), state surcharge ($45.00), school fee ($41.00) and local court fees that vary by court. Click here for total cost to attend all courts. These are the costs set by the Arizona courts and our school has no hidden fees to students. If you are shopping around for schools, please keep us and our up-front pricing in mind.

We electronically communicate with the court when you register and complete the course. We handle the paperwork and money transfer to pay your costs to the courts.

For our in-person class, simply register, and pay when you arrive at class.

For our online courses, please text your citation, driver’s license and your email address to 623-239-9786 or email these documents along with your cellphone number to info@westvalleyphxdds.com to get started. Either way, be entertained while learning about defensive driving. We handle the rest for you.

Our Defensive Driving School provides traffic ticket dismissal classes in a unique game show format for qualified drivers. Classes are fast paced, friendly and fun.

The classes taught in the Phoenix metro area are at the:

Homewood Suites by Hilton
Phoenix-Avondale location
11450 W. Hilton Way
Avondale, AZ 85323

We offer classes on Saturday mornings 8:15am to 12:30pm. Please arrive 30 minutes before class begins to check-in. Do NOT arrive late for class. Due to court class time requirements, late arrivals cannot attend class that day and will have to reschedule.

The entire defensive driving experience takes about five hours to complete. The time includes check-in, four hours of instructional time, a 15 minute break, and up to 15 minutes of course time for student evaluations and distributing completion certificates.

You are welcome to bring a light snack and non-alcoholic beverages.

Register now for upcoming classes

Saturday December 14th 8:15am-12:30pm

Saturday December 21st 8:15am-12:30pm

Saturday January 4th 8:15am-12:30pm

Saturday January 18th 8:15am-12:30pm

Saturday February 8th 8:15am-12:30pm

Saturday February 15th 8:15am-12:30pm

To Register for Online:

• We will need a legible copy of your citation and government issued ID which must be received and reviewed by our staff prior to being able to access the Defensive Driving online course.
• Payment in full must also be made prior to the Defensive Driving online course being activated.

To Get Started:

Please submit a copy of your citation, plus any court extension paperwork, your driver’s license or government issued ID, your email address and phone number by one of two ways:
• Text all documents to 623-239-9786 -OR-
• Email all documents to: info@westvalleyphxdds.com

You will receive a follow up message from us as soon as your eligibility is reviewed. You will then be able to register and pre-pay to activate the course. After that simply log on and off anytime 24/7.

You must complete the online course 7 days prior to the court date! Your court will be automatically notified of your registration and course completion.

To attend one of our in-person classes, you can complete the registration process online or call our office at 623-243-6800.

You will need your Driver's License or Government Issued ID and your citation to register. Participants taking the course for insurance purposes will not have a citation but can still register by calling our office directly at 623-243-6800.

Once you are registered for an in-person class, you MUST bring the following to class:

• Driver's License
• Traffic Citation
• Payment by money order or cashier check made out to West Valley PHX DDS
  (instructor does not carry change for cash)

For online courses, you MUST register and prepay in advance. You are welcome to call 623-239-9786 for assistance.

Note: If you are required to attend Traffic Survival School, you need a different type of school. We do not teach Traffic Survival courses.

Our refund policy is simple. You do not pay until you attend class, so there are no refunds for the school fee. You could receive a refund for all the court fees and surcharges though. Here is the court (legal) version of the Defensive Drive School refund policy.

Once the course begins, the School course fee is non-refundable. The School will refund the state fee, court diversion fee and state surcharge as set forth below:

• An officer fails to file a citation with a court and the cited person attends a defensive driving course for that citation. Upon notification by the jurisdictional court, the School shall notify division staff a refund is requested. Upon written approval by division staff, the School shall refund the court diversion, state fee and state surcharge to the student; or
• A citation is dismissed by a jurisdictional court on its own motion, for technical problems not correctable under civil traffic rules of court.

Refund of the court diversion fee, state fee or the state surcharge shall result in restoration of the student's eligibility for a defensive driving course.

The School shall provide a student with its refund policy prior to accepting the fees or registration in the course.