Why do you need my driver's license information?

When we report your completion to a state DMV or court, the record has to be tied to a specific driver's license — otherwise the DMV can't update your driving record. Your license number, name, date of birth, and (in some states) issuing state are required to make sure the report lands on the correct driver. We don't share license info with anyone other than the regulating agency and don't use it for marketing. If you're concerned about data handling, see our Privacy & Security category for full details.

The structural alternative — anonymous courses without license numbers — would produce certificates that no court or DMV could match to a specific driver, defeating the entire purpose of the enrollment. This is why a court ordered driving course always requires the same license-number verification as a voluntary insurance discount completion: both produce certificates that need to match a specific driver, even when the receiving party is different. The license number serves as the unique identifier that ties the certificate to the right person; without it the certificate has no legal effect on any record.

The license-info collection is also why driver identity verification matters during the course. The system periodically checks that the person taking the course is the licensed driver named on the enrollment, through methods that vary by state — security questions only the driver should know, photo capture at random checkpoints, voice samples, or other identity tests. Drivers concerned about how this verification data is handled can read the privacy category for the full picture; the short version is that verification data is kept only for the duration the state requires and isn't used for any purpose beyond confirming identity.