• Klox@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I have my doubts about this story. Two minutes (+ hookup time) and you’ve had one bite of that corndog? Wtf are you doing?! Eat that fucking corndog. Unless this is your second, you better explain yourself.

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      12 days ago

      Yeah there’s some predatory companies that will grab a vehicle after its been sitting for just a few minutes. They suck. That being said if this is a real story the driver is an idiot for not listening to corn dog man.

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          If you have ever been hit by one of those predatory tow companies your tune would change. I was parked at a friends apartment complex WITH a visitor pass and they still towed me, then charged me $400 release. Cops wouldn’t do anything and it would have cost more to sue than the $400 and they know it.

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            12 days ago

            I got towed by one of these pricks in Alaska because the “You can’t park here sign” was completely buried under snow. Also, there was absolutely no reason for people not to park there.

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          Every tow that’s not an abandoned vehicle, obstructing a roadway/driveway, or you called yourself is a predatory for profit venture.

          The worst ones will illegally tow your vehicle and hedge the bet that you’ll pay a few hundred dollars to avoid court and to have your car back. If a tow company steals your car through an illegal tow cops will just say its a civil issue and won’t help.

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      Oh, they absolutely do. I’ve seen jumbo-sized apartment complexes that sometimes had a wrecker hanging out in a dark corner of the lot, like a moray eel waiting to strike. Other times they’ll do rounds just trawling like sharks from one lot to the next, looking for their next tow. This was especially true on party nights when the guest lot fills up: Friday and Saturday.

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      Yes. Nearby black spots for crashes too; which is great because they’re often clearing the road or helping traffic before emergency services arrive.

      A city I used to live in actually had state trucks whose sole job was to arrive fast and just start bulldozing broken down or damaged cars off the major road with giant cushion things. Then a tow truck that was waiting nearby would load them up. Everything could be cleared so quickly.

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    If this happens to you ask to see their permit to tow, then ask for a drop fee ($50 to unhook your car then and there), else document the whole process and get a lawyer or suck up the payment I guess.

    You also have the option of calling the cops and getting them to confirm it is a legal tow before they tow it.

    You’ll have to face down an angry tow guy and likely annoyed police too, so ymmv

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      Wow, I’d never heard of this drop fee thing. Apparently, in my state, if they’re towing you from private property and they haven’t taken it off the property, they have to put it down (you still owe them money) or you can sue them in small claims court.