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Article #7910Re: Car towing charges (CA)
From: ameijers
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:13
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:13
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"Scott en Aztl�n" <scottenaztlan@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:epbg821k9htlet8nn8a5i05spu5cjplk9r@4ax.com... > On 7 Jun 2006 19:57:25 -0700, sdaws06@gmail.com wrote: > > >This is something that really bothers me because it seems like tow > >companies regularly take advantage of people and there's not much we > >can do about it. > (tale of woe snipped) > Sounds like an expensive lesson. Let's hope you both learned something > from the experience. No, he is right- it is real common racket in college towns- over Xmas or spring break, when the town is half-empty anyway, they collect LOTS of 'abandoned' cars from student neighborhoods, owned by out-of-town kids that didn't know the non-posted laws. Lots of college kids drive beaters, so by the time they figure out what happened, the inflated storage and tow charges are more than the car is worth. When the auction happens a few weeks later, the storage fees count as the opening bid, and the tow company basically gets a free car. In the town I went to school in, they didn't chalk the tires or mark the cars, either. An officers notes, or a complaint from a pissy neighbor, was enough. Yeah, the cops and the tow truck drivers hang out together. aem sends...
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