Consequences of Ignoring Traffic Tickets

As a rideshare driver in New York, your primary goal is to provide safe and reliable transportation to your passengers. However, navigating the busy streets of the city can sometimes be overwhelming, leading to moving violations and the dreaded traffic ticket from a police officer. Ignoring these tickets can have serious consequences that can impact your driving record, finances, and even your ability to continue working as a rideshare driver.

Consequences of Ignoring a Ticket

If you are contemplating not responding to a traffic ticket you have received, know the potential consequences first:

1. Accumulation of points on your driving record. When you receive a traffic ticket in New York, points are typically assigned to your driving record based on the severity of the violation, and ignoring tickets can result in the accumulation of points on your record. This can lead to increased insurance premiums, potential license suspensions, and even worse – the loss of your rideshare driver status.
2. Financial penalties and fines. In New York, traffic fines can vary depending on the nature of the violation. By disregarding these tickets, you risk additional penalties, late fees, and even potential warrants for your arrest. Avoiding or delaying payment will only exacerbate the situation. By addressing traffic tickets promptly, you can potentially reduce the fines or explore alternative options to mitigate the financial impact.
3. License suspension and revocation. By ignoring traffic tickets, you demonstrate a disregard for traffic laws and your legal obligations as a driver. The DMV considers this behavior a risk to public safety, and in turn, reserves the right to temporarily take your license away, or even cancel it completely (which can affect your eligibility to continue working as a rideshare driver).
4. Impact on insurance rates. Maintaining a clean driving record is crucial to obtaining affordable commercial auto insurance. Ignoring traffic tickets can lead to an increase in insurance premiums, as insurers consider drivers with violations to be higher risks.

Traffic Ticket Support from IDG Legal

By being proactive in handling traffic tickets, you can safeguard your driving record, finances, and ability to continue serving as a rideshare driver in New York – and with IDG Legal, drivers have access to knowledgeable traffic ticket lawyers who can handle their case at a preferred, discounted rate, which will be less expensive than a lawyer outside our network. 

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