well, No longer with Werner

Parking lot grabs are when you park in a parking lot for a business with signage that may restrict parking for that bus only of a certain length of time. We have all seen the signs "violators will be towed " Towing co can demand whatever they chose to get the car back.

 

I'll only say that some tow truck companies are worse than Werner.....

We've all heard the stories calling multiple units (that aren't needed) to accident .... Making rates up. Etc.

Do you really think a 60 ton rotator is worth $250 an hour (or whatever the rate of the day is) and travel time.....

 

If it makes you feel any better, a lot of people use that to manipulate people. I was involved in this lawsuit once where a completely capable set of adults "bought" a $45,000 van for their disabled grandkid. They never even once attempted to make a payment despite trying to work it out for them. The more we tried to help, the more rude they got. Like as we got more reasonable, the less reasonable they got, and if we asked them to pay even the slightest amount they would go berzerk because they felt they were entitled to it for free.

I mean, come on. Cant just take a $45,000 piece of equipment and walk off without paying anything. Especially if its a pair of completely able body adults involved in it as well. Not even the slightest attempt to pay, not even $50 a month. Not even $50 a month from two grown adults. FOR A $45,000 VAN.

Then they would yell about how their income was protected by law and we couldnt do anything anyways. Real winners.

 

Yes it is. You put a million dollars on the line as it is a required truck to be on police rotations. You standby on call waiting. You pay the extra money for the permits because those rotators weight almost 80k without hooking up the truck to be towed after it rolled in the ditch. Oh, and have the equivalency of a master's degree to safely operate it. I wouldn't go out on a recovery in the rotator for less then 25% of the bill. Keep your trucks out of the ditch.

 

If you carry a shovel,broom and oils dry and pull, wrecks,roll overs etc you are a tow truck driver. Repo drivers don't do that but are transporters. Repo involves lots of verbal skille. If you need to carry a gun in order to do your job,you aren't doing it right. I understand self defense,stand your ground etc,,,but would you take a life over a repo ? I mean seriously put lives on the line for a car ? Just walk away...geese...good luck.

 

Lots of corrupt tow companies in and around Nashville, TN.
One clown was putting canvas bags over "No Parking" signs and "Out of Order" bags over parking meters. When a car parked there, he would wait until the driver was out of sight, then remove the bag and tow the car. After a few years of this, they pulled his tow license, so he immediately put the company in one of his drivers name and kept on towing as if nothing happened. A guy like him should be permanately, severely disabled or worse.
I had a car towed twice in Nashville when I was legally parked, so I went directly to the police dept. and was able to get the car both times without forking over money. Still, it was time consuming and filled me with hate for tow companies. I don't really know how I would react if I caught a tow driver hooking to my car and it legally parked. Get chill bumps and an adrenaline rush just thinking about it.