A FURIOUS social media user is slamming a towing company after they forgot to put his mother’s disability sticker in the window.
According to the social media user, the company is now charging the disabled mother almost $340, plus an extra $100 for each day the car is in storage.
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“Mom’s car got towed,” Dennis Wilson he wrote on Facebook earlier this month.
“Forgot to put handicap in window. $342.16 for tow WHAT A SCAM!”
“Then I found out they charge $100 for storage per day. VEGAS, ASK YOUR S**T”, concludes the post.
Several of Wilson’s friends quickly gravitated to the post to offer their condolences.
“What a shame, I’m so sorry,” one person wrote.
“If you forgot to present it to the court and show them that you have it and that it was valid at that time, they should honor that,” a second person suggested.
Wilson later responded to the comment stating, “The towing company doesn’t give a shit. There was no fine given.”
“Horrible!! Like they need more income with all the gambling money coming in,” said a third person.
“It’s a highway robbery,” Wilson responded.
“These towing companies suck,” a third person commented.
“I watch Sin City Tow on TV, the Las Vegas tow show. They’re bad guys!”
It is currently unclear whether Wilson has ever recovered the car.
Wilson isn’t the only person to feel the pain of having a car towed unexpectedly.
What to do if your car is towed
Unfairly or not, recovering a towed vehicle can be a hassle.
If your vehicle is towed after parking in a “No Parking” zone or other legitimate reason, there are some steps you can take to get it back.
Steps to follow when your car is towed:
- Try to find out why your car was towed. Haven’t you seen a “No Parking” sign? Did you miss your car payment? Have you returned to a lot where there were unpaid citations? Finding the reason may narrow down the phone numbers to dial.
- Locate the vehicle. Most states, cities, or counties require towing companies to leave some type of contact information via a posted or mailed sign.
- Recovery dates and times depend on the company that towed the vehicle, but these times will be posted on the website or may be provided by a representative.
- Pay the fees. Be careful to be as quick as possible, as some towing yards may charge per-day storage fees.
If you believe your vehicle was improperly towed, you can dispute the action by following these steps:
- Be quick – many states have a small window of time in which it is acceptable to file a claim against a company that improperly towed your vehicle.
- Gather supporting documents: photos, emails, receipts, police reports, and witness statements, if applicable. The more evidence, the better.
- Familiarize yourself with local laws, as laws for towing companies vary by state.
- Try talking to the towing company. Sometimes it may have been a simple oversight and the matter can be resolved quickly.
- Contact your local Justice of the Peace as they may have more information or resources to help. They are often used for towing cases.
- Speak to a lawyer. Many lawyers offer free consultations and, depending on the case, it may be worth calling on a lawyer.
Source: Oregon Department of Justice, National General, Rak law firm
Roderick Shaw, a long-haul truck driver, revealed he recently had his own equipment towed from a parking lot while on sick leave.
“I didn’t know what to do,” Shaw told Mail and Courier after receiving a $10,000 towing fee.
“I didn’t know what my next step would be. I was desperate at that point.”
The man told the publication that he and several other truck drivers had a verbal agreement with the 7-11 manager that it was okay to leave their trucks there.
In early 2024, Shaw said he had to leave his truck in the parking lot for an extended period of time while on sick leave from work.
He had left the truck in the same parking lot for another month of leave in 2023.
But in July 2024, Shaw returned to the parking lot and couldn’t find his truck.
Apparently, the convenience store contacted a towing company to remove the vehicle.
New signs were placed on the sides of the parking lot, warning that vehicles could be towed if they were “deemed unauthorized, abandoned, illegally parked or inoperative.”
Shaw said his truck was none of the above.
Shaw isn’t alone in being forced to shell out a ton of money to get his trucks back.
Dozens of other truck drivers alleged that local towing operations charged too much for their services. Some even said local businesses became violent when they didn’t get their money.
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