Getting towed while on home time

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by AceMatt, Jan 23, 2017.

  1. AceMatt

    AceMatt Bobtail Member

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    I parked the bobtail in a wide open winn dixie shopping center parking lot with still hundreds of spaces open. We had tornado warnings out last night so i slept down the road at my parents house. Woke up early this morning and took a walk back and the truck was gone. It's costing me over $600 and a lot of unnecessary stress to get it back. I probably showed up less than 30 mins after they towed it. I'm so ####ing angry right now. I didn't think they were supposed to do that if you had no trailer unless the parking lot was packed
     
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  3. tinytim

    tinytim Road Train Member

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  4. lagbrosdetmi

    lagbrosdetmi Box Monkey

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    Is there a sign that says no trucks (they will consider a bobtail a truck too lots of times)
     
  5. Salad

    Salad Medium Load Member

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    It's private property man. You can't park a truck on private property and wonder off. You can't even do that with a regular car.
     
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  6. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Probably the store manager and the local towing company have an agreement worked out. Trucks, bobtail or otherwise, are easy to spot and isolate as a likely property "offender". It sucks but it is what it is and this will happen more and more in the future, all over.

    Somewhere there is probably a small sign, and many don't make a distinction between trucks and trucks with trailers especially if it's been there more than 45 minutes and you're not likely inside shopping.
     
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  7. Duurtipoker

    Duurtipoker Medium Load Member

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    I keep looking for the part where you asked permission, or even told someone that you were going to leave your vehicle there overnight.


    Ed
     
  8. FozzyNOK

    FozzyNOK Road Train Member

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    It's THEIR parking lot and you had no business in it.. had you shopped there and were in the truck.. probably would not have been an issue. They aren't a truck stop.
     
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  9. Ridgeline

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    What gave you that idea?

    Why didn't you park it at your parents house?
     
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  10. Friday

    Friday Road Train Member

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    OP, did you ask the store for permission to park there? Did you at least leave a note in the window with a phone number to call if it needed to be moved or something?

    From what I see, you parked your truck bobtail on private property without express permission and then.. it got towed. Sorry bud. That sucks, I completely agree. But it's completely on you.
     
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  11. lagbrosdetmi

    lagbrosdetmi Box Monkey

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    OP at the moment is thinking -


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    That, and how to come up with 600 bucks.
     
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