Comments on: Get Paid to Fight Your Parking Ticket! Well, Not Really.

By: BMW325I

BMW325I — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:20:43 +0000

@ Landcrusher

You mean politicians? Most people would accept this.

By: Landcrusher

Landcrusher — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:52:36 +0000

It may work for a year or two, but if it is successful and grows, the city will do something to kill it.

By: dolo54

dolo54 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:56:42 +0000

Having fought many a parking ticket in NYC I can tell you, they will discount your ticket just for showing up. I have never gone to court, even with a legit ticket that was my fault, and not gotten at least a half off if not outright dismissal. The problem was that I get paid by the hour and the time it took off of work meant that I was losing money even if the ticket was dismissed. The only reason I fought the tickets was out of spite. I would use these guys if I still lived there.

By: no_slushbox

no_slushbox — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:27:03 +0000

This is actually a pretty good deal; they should have been more straightforward about the terms.

We fight your ticket and loose – you pay nothing.

We fight your ticket and win – you get back half.

Sure someone can fight a ticket themselves and pocket the entire benefit if they win, but it’s a question of time and experience.

Hopefully this idea will spread. Companies efficiently fighting parking, redlight camera and speed camera tickets on a contingent basis will swing the pendulum back towards drivers and away from corrupt cities.

Contingency structures like this have become very common for fighting real estate property tax assessments.

Contingency fees are generally allowed for representing the defendant in civil cases, not just the plaintiff: http://www.abanet.org/cpr/mrpc/rule_1_5.html