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GC Services Limited Partnership Complaint - Driver's License Suspended - Demanding Payment of Ticket I Took Care of
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CALIFORNIA -- I was issued a ticket for a correctable violation due to a non-working headlight. I had the headlight fixed and a law enforcement officer signed off the ticket to certify the correction (I obtained an extension using the automated telephone system listed in the ticket). Following the instructions for correctable violations on the back of the issued ticket, I mailed via regular USPS my original ticket including the certificate of correction mentioned above and a $10.00 personal check for the transaction fee to process and dismiss the ticket before the deadline. Months later, I received a letter from GC Services Limited Partnership stating that I owed them $686.00 “as a result of failure to appear on my citation”. I called the collection agency on different occasions requesting clarification and asking for a review of my case, but was told every time – in a very rude way – that there was nothing else to do but pay or my license could be placed on hold. I just found out from my car insurance that my license has actually been suspended.
Upon my personal investigation, I concluded that the mail with my ticket and payment must not have been delivered to the court because I found that my $10.00 check was never cashed. However, I never received any courtesy or additional notices from either the Los Angeles Superior Court or the Department of Motor Vehicles regarding any of this – not even when I received my car’s registration renewal notice.
I know I could just save my self the headache and pay the $686, but this is unfair knowing I followed the instructions given and did everything I was supposed to do on my end to take care of this ticket. Is there anything I can do to have my case reviewed and find a fair and reasonable solution to this?
Upon my personal investigation, I concluded that the mail with my ticket and payment must not have been delivered to the court because I found that my $10.00 check was never cashed. However, I never received any courtesy or additional notices from either the Los Angeles Superior Court or the Department of Motor Vehicles regarding any of this – not even when I received my car’s registration renewal notice.
I know I could just save my self the headache and pay the $686, but this is unfair knowing I followed the instructions given and did everything I was supposed to do on my end to take care of this ticket. Is there anything I can do to have my case reviewed and find a fair and reasonable solution to this?
Comments:
Posted by GothicSmurf2 on 2007-11-19:
>>>my check was never cashed.<<<<<
That means your ticket was never paid.
That means your ticket was never paid.
Posted by KenPopcorn on 2007-11-19:
Now don't you wish you balanced your checking account?
Posted by Stew.old on 2007-11-19:
Contact the Los Angeles Superior Court. They can pull it from collections but if they will is another story. See if you can negotiate a settlement with either party. If you can't resolve it with the court and the collector won't budge then you're gonna have to bite the bullet and pay the man.
Hopefully you have all your dated documentation as to prove your intentions. Good luck and let us know how it all turns out.
Hopefully you have all your dated documentation as to prove your intentions. Good luck and let us know how it all turns out.
Posted by runaway on 2007-11-19:
They don't have to send you any more notices; it's considered your obligation to make sure the ticket/fees are paid, and I'm sure they heard "but I mailed it!" too many times to believe it.
In some states "Failure to Appear" results in a bench warrant, so you might want to clear this up one way or another soon. I've known people who have been arrested for forgetting to pay a ticket; the next time they heard anything about it was when they were being fitted for their pretty new bracelets by the nice officer.
In some states "Failure to Appear" results in a bench warrant, so you might want to clear this up one way or another soon. I've known people who have been arrested for forgetting to pay a ticket; the next time they heard anything about it was when they were being fitted for their pretty new bracelets by the nice officer.
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