I received a speeding ticket in indian river, FL a 93 in a 70. I dont have any other tickets on my record so I contacted the ticket cliinc to represent me to have the ticket reduced or dismissed. The person that answered the phone was happy enough to take my 175.00 and told me that I should receive a notice of outcome 5 days after my court date. 3 days before my courtdate I recived a call that I needed to sign a retainer agreement that stated they could not guarentee my outcome.
Unable to go to court myself because of being out of state at the time i was forced to sign the agreement. The outcome was a letter from the court with a cover from a legal assistant. I was found guilty with a $240.00 dollar fine. They company apparently plead no contest. The court gave me 30 days to pay, but since it took them 2 weeks (not 5 days as promised) to mail me the letter I now had 11 days to pay $240 dollars 4 days before christmas.
I then proceded to call the ticket clinic because I still dont know if points were acessed if the charges were reduced etc. The paralegals seem to be the only ones that you can get to talk with and are extremely rude and condescending. I was told by three diffrent people that as per my retainer agreement my case was not guarenteed but somone would call me back to see if they could file a motion to with hold points.
After repeated attempts at reaching this person on the 6th phone call I was told very rudely again by legal assisants that there services were not guarenteed, and if I wanted a file a motion to withhold points that I would have to pay another $175 dollars and that would also not be guarenteed.
So at this point I have paid the ticket clinic 175.00 to plead no contest 240 dollars in court fines and future insurance charges when I could have just went to driving school! The ticket clinic is a scam and can only get you off minor traffic infractions that you could probally get off yourself by doing what they do and pleading no contest.
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