{"id":5153,"date":"2018-04-05T23:53:25","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T23:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markagallagher.com\/socaldefenselawyers\/stop-driving-with-a-suspended-license-to-meet-uber-driver-requirements\/"},"modified":"2020-10-30T20:26:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T20:26:20","slug":"stop-driving-with-a-suspended-license-to-meet-uber-driver-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markagallagher.com\/socaldefenselawyers\/stop-driving-with-a-suspended-license-to-meet-uber-driver-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Driving with a Suspended License to Meet Uber Driver Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you are an aspiring Uber driver in Los Angeles, California, one of the main Uber driver requirements<\/a>\u00a0is having a valid California driver’s license.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, many people are driving with a suspended license<\/a>, and are not even aware of it until they apply to drive with Uber and find out their license is suspended due to unpaid Los Angeles traffic ticket<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a Los Angeles traffic ticket attorney, I’ve assisted thousands of drivers with getting their license back so they can not only get from point A to point B without fear of getting pulled over and cited for driving with a suspended license, but also so they can start making money driving for Uber.<\/p>\n

For help clearing your license and to start driving Uber, you can contact me here through my website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Clear Your Suspended License to Meet Uber Driver Requirements<\/h1>\n

In Los Angeles, a traffic ticket with a failure to appear<\/a> in court will be sent to a collections agency named GC Services. GC Services may try to call you and\/ or send you threatening letters demanding you pay them in order to clear the hold on your license.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, in most cases, you don’t have to pay GC Services to clear the hold from your driver’s license.<\/p>\n

Understanding California Law to Meet Uber Driver Requirements<\/h1>\n

When you receive an FTA charge<\/a> because you failed to appear in court or pay it by the due date at the bottom of your citation, you will also receive a 40509.5 hold<\/a> on your driving record. This driver’s license hold will result in a suspension of your driver’s license if you don’t handle your traffic ticket in a timely manner.<\/p>\n

Once you receive a driver’s license suspension on your DMV record, it will negatively affect your insurance rates for up to 5 years.<\/p>\n

The point is, once you have failed to appear in court, it’s important to get your ticket cleared up ASAP – before you make it even harder to apply to be an Uber driver.<\/p>\n

Don’t Pay GC Services if You Want to Clear Your License<\/h1>\n

As mentioned above, GC Services<\/a> is a collections agency hired by the Los Angeles Superior Court to collect on unpaid traffic tickets. A lot of drivers will pay GC Services to get their license back, but end up shooting themselves in the foot by doing so.<\/p>\n

When You Should, and Should NOT Pay GC Services<\/h2>\n

There are two situations when your ticket will be referred to GC Services:<\/p>\n

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  1. You failed to appear in court or pay your ticket by the due date (this is called a failure to appear or “FTA”); or<\/li>\n
  2. You appeared in court, were sentenced by the judge to pay fines, but failed to pay your fines in a timely manner (this is called a failure to pay or “FTP”).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There are two situations when you should not<\/strong><\/em> pay GC Services:<\/p>\n

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    1. You have a failure to appear, vs. a failure to pay; and<\/li>\n
    2. Whether you have a failure to appear or a failure to pay – your ticket is older than 5 years old.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      If you have a failure to appear that is not 5 years old yet, you will have to pay GC Services on it or calendar a court date in order to clear the hold.<\/p>\n

      It is much better to calendar a court date<\/strong><\/em> or hire a Los Angeles traffic ticket attorney<\/a> to do so for you, rather than to pay GC Services, because by handling it in traffic court you can:<\/p>\n