What Happens if You Fail to Attend Traffic School for a Ticket?

If you are supposed to go to Virginia traffic school for a ticket and don’t complete it, the consequences will vary depending upon your particular situation.

For DMV-ordered driving school (due to being a young driver or accumulating too many points), DMV will suspend your license. To fix your license, you’ll have to complete the school and pay a reinstatement fee to DMV.

If a court ordered driving school, the consequences will depend upon the court’s order. In many instances, failing to attend traffic school will result in a conviction on the original charge. But some judges actually order traffic school in exchange for not suspending your license or to give you a lower fine. If that’s the case, you could be looking at worse punishments if you don’t complete the school on time.

If you have a ticket pending in Virginia, call me to learn how we can fight it together.

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Andrew Flusche

My name is Andrew Flusche, and I am a traffic and misdemeanor defense lawyer serving Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford, King George, Caroline, and the surrounding communities of Northern Virginia.As the founding partner of Flusche & Fitzgerald, Attorneys at Law, I have focused exclusively on traffic tickets and misdemeanor defense since 2008. I literally wrote the book on reckless driving in Virginia, available free here or on Amazon, and I hold my Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. With over 600 five-star reviews on Google, Yelp, and Facebook, and membership in the Fredericksburg Area Bar Association and the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, I bring local knowledge and proven results to every case.If you've been charged with a traffic or misdemeanor offense in Virginia, contact me today. Your initial consultation is always free and you'll speak directly with me.