I get off work, and my car is missing....it's been towed!

terry78 · 07-30-2009, 10:28 PM

I parked in a different spot before getting on the train this morning, and apparently my front bumper was blocking some old woman's driveway, which looks more like a gravel/grass combo than anything. I get off work, my car is gone, and some guy sitting on his porch is like, "yeah, that lady called earlier and had the cops come by and tow it, man. I told her you were barely in her spot, but she wasn't having it." Dude gave me the name of the towing company, now I have to pay a release fee(which I can't do until tomorrow) and I get a ticket as well for blocking her gravel pit or whatever the **** it is. I better receive some good news in the next 24 hours, or I'm murdering people.

Wiseman · 07-30-2009, 10:31 PM

Tell me the *****es address and I'll have her killed by morning

Suirou · 07-30-2009, 10:48 PM

that 7 years old kid might've towed it for you.

Majic Walrus · 07-30-2009, 10:50 PM

Next time, park on the *****'s bed.

X-Ray · 07-30-2009, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terry78

I parked in a different spot before getting on the train this morning, and apparently my front bumper was blocking some old woman's driveway, which looks more like a gravel/grass combo than anything. I get off work, my car is gone, and some guy sitting on his porch is like, "yeah, that lady called earlier and had the cops come by and tow it, man. I told her you were barely in her spot, but she wasn't having it." Dude gave me the name of the towing company, now I have to pay a release fee(which I can't do until tomorrow) and I get a ticket as well for blocking her gravel pit or whatever the **** it is. I better receive some good news in the next 24 hours, or I'm murdering people.

So how much are you looking at ?

The Original Bamfer · 07-30-2009, 11:33 PM

Karma?

knowsbleed · 07-31-2009, 12:16 AM

Time to burn someone's house down.

AndThePickles · 07-31-2009, 12:22 AM

Crazy old women are ruining everyone's day today, it seems. Mine was ****ed up by an old lady, too, but at least I didn't have to pay a fee

E-Man · 07-31-2009, 12:32 AM

I love how violent this place is. Down with the *****es that **** with us!

JaD · 07-31-2009, 01:47 AM

If you're lucky your CD's and whatever else you had in there might still be in there. Those towing people are some real douches most of the time.

*scratches belly button* "Nah, there wasn't nothing in the car, man. Sign here." *cough*

JustABill · 07-31-2009, 07:17 AM

Old people can be so cute when they are your grandparents, but when they are total strangers they can just die already.

BlackLantern · 07-31-2009, 09:35 AM

that sucks terry, hope it works out....NO killing old people, at least not this early in the morning

Eggyman · 07-31-2009, 09:39 AM

The good thing about old people is that you don't have to kill them. Just wait and watch.

Isn't that right, C Lee?

kane9321 · 07-31-2009, 10:00 AM

run the BI$&$ over

Hound55 · 07-31-2009, 10:16 AM

Do you guys deal direct with the towing companies in the States?

Down this way you deal with the authority rather than the agent... so you'd be talking with the council, say, or the group who have the authority to tow the car away and the poor tow truck drivers don't get harassed, pissed off and go home and beat their wives...

amazingfantasy15 · 07-31-2009, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X-Ray

So how much are you looking at ?

I've had my car towed twice and each time it was $150 and each day you don't/can't pick it up they charge a $10 "storage" fee.

terry78 · 07-31-2009, 10:35 AM

It has to be a police order to tow cars on the street, so she basically called the cops, they called their own towing people, and it was towed. 20 bucks for the release form from the station, and another 100.00 for the towing fee.

Hound55 · 07-31-2009, 10:45 AM

Ah. Down here the council areas largely deal with that stuff... maybe some smaller privately owned car parks might have clearance to tow their own.

They just call the police before they impound 'em to check whether they're stolen... or that's the theory. Then contact the police afterwards to give full details of the impounded vehicle incident (in case someone like yourself thinks his car's gone and some jerk has jacked it).

You get cantankerous old crones calling in abandoned vehicles all the time, since its the first step towards getting the thing towed. And I'm talking a few hours in some cases...

Old people with too much time on their hands...

terry78 · 07-31-2009, 10:47 AM

Yeah, dude said she's one of those "you kids git off mah lawn!" type people, so whatever.

Wiseman · 07-31-2009, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eggyman

The good thing about old people is that you don't have to kill them. Just wait and watch.

Isn't that right, C Lee?

Lee will never die, I'm pretty sure he's secretly Mumm-Ra

The Guard · 07-31-2009, 10:51 AM

Quote:

It has to be a police order to tow cars on the street, so she basically called the cops, they called their own towing people, and it was towed. 20 bucks for the release form from the station, and another 100.00 for the towing fee.

That's not bad at all, actually. Pretty much the going rate, and anything under $40 is cheap for storage.

Be glad you didn't have it towed by the Chicago Police, or you'd be looking at a $1,000 plus towing charge and $40.00 a day in storage.

Lesson learned, I suppose.

Hound55 · 07-31-2009, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Guard

That's not bad at all, actually. Pretty much the going rate, and anything under $40 is cheap for storage.

Be glad you didn't have it towed by the Chicago Police, or you'd be looking at a $1,000 plus towing charge and $40.00 a day in storage.

Lesson learned, I suppose.

Surely you're embellishing..?

40 bucks per day?!? And a grand?!?

That's got to be ridiculously high for US dollars man...

BlackLantern · 07-31-2009, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hound55

Surely you're embellishing..?

40 bucks per day?!? And a grand?!?

That's got to be ridiculously high for US dollars man...

nope...around my area, its 40-60 per day depending on the tow company

terry78 · 07-31-2009, 11:05 AM

It's always a good idea to know somebody that has one of those trucks though if you ever need a car towed, because they will come up with all kinds of random fees if they're a private place.

The Guard · 07-31-2009, 11:05 AM

How I do I put this...

The Chicago Police Department apparently hires mob run towing companies. The towing companies know that a lot of people have insurance towing coverage, and they know that insurance companies, by law, have to pay for any towing costs as the law there currently stands. So they jack up the price and then some. $1,000 is the low end for some of them. I've seen a $3,000 tow and $700 storage for two days, on a vehicle worth about $500.

07-30-2009, 10:28 PM	#1
terry78 Talkin' bout balls deep Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 35,724	I get off work, and my car is missing....it's been towed! I parked in a different spot before getting on the train this morning, and apparently my front bumper was blocking some old woman's driveway, which looks more like a gravel/grass combo than anything. I get off work, my car is gone, and some guy sitting on his porch is like, "yeah, that lady called earlier and had the cops come by and tow it, man. I told her you were barely in her spot, but she wasn't having it." Dude gave me the name of the towing company, now I have to pay a release fee(which I can't do until tomorrow) and I get a ticket as well for blocking her gravel pit or whatever the ** it is. I better receive some good news in the next 24 hours, or I'm murdering people. __________________ Terry78's theme song for the 1-0 - VIDEO-CLick to Watch!: Febreeze - a godsend for every weed smoker with a job. ----------- Who the ** makes a movie and while planning it is like, "you know what this needs...is some Greg Kinnear."

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Hound55 Warning:Offensive Content Join Date: May 2009 Location: Merry old land of Aust. Posts: 2,216	Re: I get off work, and my car is missing....it's been towed! Do you guys deal direct with the towing companies in the States? Down this way you deal with the authority rather than the agent... so you'd be talking with the council, say, or the group who have the authority to tow the car away and the poor tow truck drivers don't get harassed, pissed off and go home and beat their wives...

07-31-2009, 10:35 AM	#17
terry78 Talkin' bout balls deep Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 35,724	Re: I get off work, and my car is missing....it's been towed! It has to be a police order to tow cars on the street, so she basically called the cops, they called their own towing people, and it was towed. 20 bucks for the release form from the station, and another 100.00 for the towing fee. __________________ Terry78's theme song for the 1-0 - VIDEO-CLick to Watch!: Febreeze - a godsend for every weed smoker with a job. ----------- Who the **** makes a movie and while planning it is like, "you know what this needs...is some Greg Kinnear."

07-31-2009, 10:45 AM	#18
Hound55 Warning:Offensive Content Join Date: May 2009 Location: Merry old land of Aust. Posts: 2,216	Re: I get off work, and my car is missing....it's been towed! Ah. Down here the council areas largely deal with that stuff... maybe some smaller privately owned car parks might have clearance to tow their own. They just call the police before they impound 'em to check whether they're stolen... or that's the theory. Then contact the police afterwards to give full details of the impounded vehicle incident (in case someone like yourself thinks his car's gone and some jerk has jacked it). You get cantankerous old crones calling in abandoned vehicles all the time, since its the first step towards getting the thing towed. And I'm talking a few hours in some cases... Old people with too much time on their hands...

07-31-2009, 10:47 AM	#19
terry78 Talkin' bout balls deep Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 35,724	Re: I get off work, and my car is missing....it's been towed! Yeah, dude said she's one of those "you kids git off mah lawn!" type people, so whatever. __________________ Terry78's theme song for the 1-0 - VIDEO-CLick to Watch!: Febreeze - a godsend for every weed smoker with a job. ----------- Who the **** makes a movie and while planning it is like, "you know what this needs...is some Greg Kinnear."

07-31-2009, 11:05 AM	#24
terry78 Talkin' bout balls deep Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 35,724	Re: I get off work, and my car is missing....it's been towed! It's always a good idea to know somebody that has one of those trucks though if you ever need a car towed, because they will come up with all kinds of random fees if they're a private place. __________________ Terry78's theme song for the 1-0 - VIDEO-CLick to Watch!: Febreeze - a godsend for every weed smoker with a job. ----------- Who the **** makes a movie and while planning it is like, "you know what this needs...is some Greg Kinnear."

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