Defensive Driving Benefits

How Do I Get My Delaware Defensive Driving Discount Added to My Insurance?

How Do I Get My Delaware Defensive Driving Discount Added to My Insurance?


After you complete your Delaware Defensive Driving course, provide your completion certificate to your auto insurance company to receive the Defensive Driving discount on your Delaware policy.

Your certificate is the proof that you completed an approved Delaware Defensive Driving course.

How Do I Send My Certificate to My Insurance Company?
Your Delaware Defensive Driving certificate is available immediately after you complete the course, and a copy is emailed to you at no additional charge. There is no waiting period for your certificate, and Delaware Defensive Driving does not charge extra fees for certificate delivery.

Once you have your certificate, contact your insurance company or agent and ask how they would like you to submit it. Depending on the company, you may be able to email it, upload it through your online account or app, or provide it directly to your agent.

Delaware Defensive Driving provides your certificate after course completion, but you are responsible for providing it to your insurance company. Learn more: Delaware Defensive Driving certificate

What Does My Insurance Company Need From Me?
Under Delaware Insurance Regulation 607, your course-completion certificate is conclusive evidence that you satisfied the course requirement for the Defensive Driving insurance discount. Insurance companies may not require additional documentation or prior course-completion certificates to apply the discount.

When Will My Insurance Discount Start?
The date your discount begins depends on whether you completed the Basic Course or Advanced/Refresher Course and where you are in your policy period. See When Does My Delaware Defensive Driving Insurance Discount Start? for the Delaware rules on when the discount becomes effective.

How Much Is the Delaware Defensive Driving Discount?
The Basic Course provides a 10% insurance discount. If you qualify for the Advanced/Refresher Course, the discount is 15%. Learn more about How Much Is the Delaware Defensive Driving Insurance Discount?

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Will My Insurance Company Give Me the Discount?
Yes. If you complete an approved Delaware Defensive Driving course, your auto insurance company is required to provide the applicable Defensive Driving discount on your Delaware policy. Learn more: Will My Insurance Company Give Me the Delaware Defensive Driving Discount?


Have Questions About Your Insurance Discount?
If you’re not sure which Delaware Defensive Driving course you need or have questions about your completion certificate, contact us. We’ll be happy to help!

Delaware Defensive Driving

Delaware Defensive Driving Inc. has been providing State of Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles approved Basic and Refresher (aka “Advanced”) defensive driving courses since 1992. Based in Wilmington, Delaware over 175,000 certificates of completion have been issued to Delaware drivers over the last 34 years.

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