Car got towed... They charged $125 BS fees... Can I take this to small claims?

[MikeyLSU]

why not wait a day till they are "open" and tell them to take off the extra fee?

 

[Balt]

why not wait a day till they are "open" and tell them to take off the extra fee?

He'd probably just get hit with a "storage" fee if the car sat there overnight anyway.

$433 is a ridiculous amount of money.

 

[jupiter57]

Should have used your magic "ATOT Credit Card"!
CC Co. would have paid you $250 for your $125 fee!

 

[James Bond]

why not wait a day till they are "open" and tell them to take off the extra fee?

I would have done this if the guy would have mentioned that there was a "after-hours" fee in the first place. That's what really gets me.

When I talked to him on the phone he could have said, "Sure, pick it up today. Keep in mind that we are closed today so you will be charged $125 extra". To which, I would have asked how much the overnight fee was.

The overnight fee was $50, so if I would have picked it up Monday I still would have saved some money. Since I was there I just paid it and left.

 

[nick1985]

$433 is a ridiculous amount of money.

Yeah thats an insane tow fee.

 

[qliveur]

That's the difference between anger and true hatred. Anger passes, but a burning deep hatred can fuel one through a long patient wait. It just depends on how committed the OP is to justice. People die all the time, it's nice when they die for a good reason.

OCD's a big help in keeping the grudge fires burning.

I can wait 10 years before I get even.

 

[James Bond]

Yeah thats an insane tow fee.

The tow fee itself was like $300ish. The after-hours fee is what brought it to 433.

 

[nick1985]

The tow fee itself was like $300ish. The after-hours fee is what brought it to 433.

$300 for some redneck to pull your car away? Holy shit, why did I go to college? I should start a fucking towing company.

 

[James Bond]

$300 for some redneck to pull your car away? Holy shit, why did I go to college? I should start a fucking towing company.

Exactly what my dad said when I called him to vent.

 

[James Bond]

The real crime here is that they aren't breaking any laws. That's what this post is all about.

I get it. I mean, even if they are pissing people off, who cares? They're making tons of money. I'd be curious to see some of the state laws.

 

[nick1985]

What if they said the towing charge was $1500?

 

[JSt0rm]

you should of beat your head repeatedly against the counter until you smashed your nose THEN called the cops.

 

[James Bond]

What if they said the towing charge was $1500?

I asked him that before we began arguing. Just as we were shooting the shit.

He said that state laws prevent it. So there is some limit, somewhere. But when you tack on a bunch of bullshit fees like the one I got, the sky is the limit it seems.

 

[James Bond]

you should of beat your head repeatedly against the counter until you smashed your nose THEN called the cops.

Haha.

"What the hell are you doing?"
"I'm kicking my ass! Do you mind?"

 

[JSt0rm]

just tell the cops they beat you down

 

[qliveur]

just tell the cops they beat you down

If they're smart white trash they've probably got cameras installed for just such an occasion.

I know I would. :awe:

 

[JSt0rm]

If they're smart white trash they've probably got cameras installed for just such an occasion.

I know I would. :awe:

Yeah gotta make sure there are no cameras

If there are twist your ankle on their shit hole property

 

[waggy]

Are you braindead?

well that tends to happen when you are a drugged out piece of shit like him. he can't help it.

 

[Away]

You have a license to kill...

 

[WaTaGuMp]

well that tends to happen when you are a drugged out piece of shit like him. he can't help it.

Tell us how you really feel.

 

[PhoKingGuy]

They pulled this kinda shit on one of my old roommates crazy armenian gang friends in college. They went in at night and smashed up a bunch of the trucks as payback, so yeah. Karma is a bitch sometimes.

 

[nick1985]

They pulled this kinda shit on one of my old roommates crazy armenian gang friends in college. They went in at night and smashed up a bunch of the trucks as payback, so yeah. Karma is a bitch sometimes.

I normally don't condone property damage, but that's a little funny.

 

[nick1985]

well that tends to happen when you are a drugged out piece of shit like him. he can't help it.

lolz

 

[911paramedic]

Towing companies are the biggest scam artists out there. I really have NO idea how they are allowed to charge the fees that they do and get away with it, totally criminal imho.

 

[Gibson486]

man...I remember when my car got towed. It was street cleaning. I was late by 2 minutes. They guy was already putting my car on the back of the truck. Cost me $330 to get it out.