Ride Share & Delivery Driver Legal Plan Services & Advice
Affordable legal services to maintain your income
As an independent contractor, it’s up to you to protect your driving record and maintain a safe vehicle. If you get a speeding ticket or are involved in an accident, the company you drive for will not provide legal advice or representation. You’re on your own. That’s where LegalShield shines. A LegalShield membership offers an affordable alternative to hiring lawyers’ directly.
Moving violations
When you drive for a living, the chances of receiving a ticket go up exponentially. Paying fines eats into your income and points on your driving record can disqualify you from working for popular ride share and delivery services. Here are common moving violations that often result in points.
- Speeding
- Failure to yield
- Running a stop sign
- Running a red light
- Making an illegal turn
- Following too closely
- Failure to stop for a school bus
- Improper passing
When paired with a personal legal plan from LegalShield, the Ride Share and Delivery Supplement gets you access to local lawyers that will defend you in court for covered moving violations. Just upload a ticket through our app and let your provider law firm assist you. Experienced provider lawyers can provide valuable legal assistance when you are facing a moving violation.
Accidents and vehicle damage
LegalShield’s Supplement allows you to have a provider lawyer represent and defend you in court for moving violations related to accidents that occur when you’re engaged in ride share or delivery driving.
If the vehicle you depend on to earn a living is damaged by a passenger or other third party, you get up to 2.5 hours for your provider lawyer to consult with you, conduct research and review documents relating to recovering damages (up to $5,000).
All other legal services can be obtained for a discount off your provider lawyer’s standard corporate hourly rates. No matter how you slice it, if you drive for a living doing ride share or delivery activities, the Ride Share and Delivery Supplement can protect your livelihood for a fraction of standard lawyer fees.
IRS audit services
Ride share and delivery drivers typically work as independent contractors. That means you are responsible for filing taxes on the fees you earn and dealing with the IRS should a legal issue pop up.
If you receive notification of an IRS Audit, you will receive up to 50 hours of legal services related to items included on Schedule C and E of your personal federal tax return.
- Up to one hour of consultation with a tax lawyer within the first 30 days of being notified of an audit.
- Up to 2.5 hours of representation and telephone conversations by your provider lawyer at the audit or settlement conference prior to a lawsuit.
- Up to 46.5 hours of trial time or services for actual trial appearances if the IRS sues you or you sue the IRS after you’ve paid a disputed tax.
Ride Share and Delivery
If you use an automobile, pick-up truck or van solely owned and operated by you for transporting or delivering people, items or products for income producing legal activities you may need legal advice, traffic services and want to add our Ride Share and Delivery Supplement. The following provides a general overview of what our Ride Share and Delivery Supplement offers. Due to regulatory requirements imposed by the state of Nevada, New York, and Washington some benefits of the LegalShield plan require a discounted hourly or flat fee payment for services to be administered. Please see the contract for full details.
Eligibility
- Must have the LegalShield Legal Plan.
- Wholly-owned and operated by member or member’s spouse.
- The vehicle may not have more than two axles, six tires, and the total weight of the vehicle cannot exceed 19,500 pounds.
Telephone Consultation and Legal Research
We provide direct access to legal consultation to help protect your livelihood. Get help from a dedicated provider law firm on an unlimited number of legal matters concerning your Ride Share and Delivery career. Have a complex Ride Share and Delivery issue? The knowledgeable provider lawyers are available to provide up to two hours of legal research per issue to give you the answers you need.
Calls, Letters, or Document Review
Having a lawyer review your documents(starting at up to 15 pages) means you’ll know exactly what you’re agreeing to, and getting them to send a letter or make a phone call on your behalf can help solve legal issues concerning your Ride Share and Delivery career. The member may choose to have 3 phone calls, letters, or document reviews per month which includes a combination thereof, but no more than a total of 3 per month.
IRS Audit Services
Protect your income with legal advice and IRS Audit Services if you receive an IRS tax audit for items included on a Schedule C and Schedule E of your personal federal income tax return that pertains to Ride Share and Delivery earnings.
Traffic Services
Get legal advice, consultation and representation for moving violations while engaged in Ride Share and Delivery activities.
Discount
Receive a discount to your provider law firm’s standard corporate hourly rate for additional legal services that are not fully covered by this supplement.
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