CharlesJHV t1_jdt4y4e wrote
I think another important thing people need to know is that if you come out and you see the tow truck driver about to hitch your car, you can tell them to stop.
Tow truck drivers cannot tow a car if the owner is present and is able to move their car out of the spot (even if they’ve hitched it). Virginia law provides you that right
garytabasco t1_jdtcja7 wrote
I’m not 100% but once hitched there is almost always like a $25 drop fee
choicebutts t1_jdtejeh wrote
The 7-11 tow truck charges $200+ to drop the car and it's completely illegal.
CharlesJHV t1_jdti75u wrote
This is the kind of stuff I’m talking about.
I’ve gotten lucky a number of times, once I got to my car right before it got hooked up in the lombardy Kroger parking lot, and the tow truck driver told me, “if I was 30 seconds late, it would’ve cost me $175 to get my car back”
Who knows what their bosses tell them, but a lot of these guys will convince you it’s too late
FluxAnomaly t1_jdtk604 wrote
They can't tow a car with someone in it. So if they try to charge more jump in and call police.
RufusDelgado t1_jdu1dat wrote
That's not true. Had a friend jump on a tow truck to get his bike out of the back seat while it was moving. Seiberts dont give a fuck.
FluxAnomaly t1_jdvk4k3 wrote
It is true legally.
Also, you're not really describing the situation I was talking about. And your friend wasn't too smart for jumping on a moving vehicle. That driver was a dumbass if he didn't stop.
RufusDelgado t1_je3gqsy wrote
As I said seiberts do what they want, legality doesn't matter.
choicebutts t1_jdtwehc wrote
Tow truck drivers don't fuck around, they know all the tricks, and they're armed.
Schmergenheimer t1_jdtdptr wrote
In the city of Richmond, it's no more than $40 per ordinance. They're allowed to charge you that much but no more.
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