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hmmm...my car is missing

Deeko

Deeko

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So I have an old Grand Am that had some pretty bad engine trouble, so I parked it on the side of the road and got a new car. This was months ago. I drive past it every day on the way to work, and its always been there. I was actually going to get rid of it this coming week, so I went to check on it today....yea, it just wasn't there anymore. I know the battery was dead, so if someone came to steal it, they must have had jumper cables. The inspection was expired, but they don't tow you for that - they ticket you, and even after a ticket its months and months before they'll actually tow you.

Kinda weird.

update: I just called the Philadelphia Impoundment Department, they don't have it(which is good...they are expensive). They gave me a number for the 'abandonded vehicles department of neighborhood services', but they aren't there cuz its the weekend....its possible that they towed it, but they are the ones that put the big stickers on the windshield, and I KNOW for a fact I didn't have one of them.
 
Ya, if you report it stolen, you might get some money from your insurance, considering you have the proper coverage.
 
Even if the tags on the car hasn't expired and it's been parked in the same spot for an extended period of time, it will be towed.
 
Originally posted by: jtvang125
Even if the tags on the car hasn't expired and it's been parked in the same spot for an extended period of time, it will be towed.
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Unless there's a sign that says you cannot park there for an "extended" period of time, I don't see how they can legally tow your car.
 
Originally posted by: her209
Originally posted by: jtvang125
Even if the tags on the car hasn't expired and it's been parked in the same spot for an extended period of time, it will be towed.
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Unless there's a sign that says you cannot park there for an "extended" period of time, I don't see how they can legally tow your car.
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Not true- most cities have ordinances that state a car cannot be parked in the same place for more than 3 days (of course this may vary, but it doesn't have to be posted). This is usually only enforced if someone reports the car- the police then have to repsond and leave a message/ticket on the car saying that you have 72 hours to move the car. I know this because my motocylce was towed when I went away for 4 days at Thanksgiving. I originally thought my bike was stolen, so I called the police. Turns out someone called it in the day I left, and was towed by the time I got home.
 
Originally posted by: her209
Originally posted by: jtvang125
Even if the tags on the car hasn't expired and it's been parked in the same spot for an extended period of time, it will be towed.
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Unless there's a sign that says you cannot park there for an "extended" period of time, I don't see how they can legally tow your car.
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It's always been like that in the cities I have lived. The cops usually chalk the tires to determine if the car moved. If it's off by an inch they won't tow it.
 
I live in Philadelphia...there are hundreds of parked cars per block. Its also a college campus, so many students only use their car to drive home, and thus it goes months without being driven. Trust me, they have bigger things to worry about than a car thats been parked in the same place for too long.

I have, however, seen instances where for one reason or another a car was GOING to be towed, and they put a big red sticker on the windshield saying the car is going to be towed if you don't move it in X amount of days, and like I said I drive by there every day and I had no such sticker.
 
I parked my old car with a blown engine on the street and took out the plates. Two weeks later I got a letter from the police telling me my car was at the pound and I had to pay $24 dollars a day storage plus $124 towing fee over $286. I then signed it over to the pound for $0.
 
I was just reading about the Philadelphia Abandoned Vehicle program, the closest thing to my car being classified as is: The vehicle is both INOPERABLE and has been left unattended on PUBLIC PROPERTY for more than forty-eight (48) consecutive hours.

Now, yea the battery was dead cuz it was sitting so long and yea, it needs a new engine, but the car IS operable. If I jumped it, I could have driven it off, so technically it was not inoperable.
 
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