Towed away. Wrongfully?

xFLHCx · 11-26-2009, 06:35 AM

I was parked in Ybor city in tampa today. I always park there every time I'm in ybor. Today I was towed away from a "section" of the entire lot.

Now this "section" was not specified as a tow away zone. The entire rectangular lot is not sectioned off. There is a tow away zone on a fence that I did not cross. I parked in the same "zone" as the rest of the cars, yet I was parked in a tow away zone?

Here is a picture to further depict my parking

I was parked before the tow away sign, in the same "zone" as the rest of the cars. As you can see, there were other cars in the tow away zone marked by the "la union marti maceo".

I specifically asked them about the other cars with me in that rectangle, and the tow company said they were fine. Yet my car, in the same "Zone" as the rest of the fine cars, was towed.

Am I stupid to call my attorney about this?

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Uncle Buck · 11-26-2009, 06:49 AM

well it seems that your tow away sign you drew is about as vague as the one that was where you parked. Call your attorney.

Riderofthelastday · 11-26-2009, 10:51 AM

call em especially if they didnt' tow you on a flat bed, had a friend w/ an awd car who was towed by one of those trucks that drags the rear wheels, tow company had to replace all his diffs or somthin lol

Jack ffr1846 · 11-26-2009, 10:51 AM

If it's their property, they can tow anyone on it.

Did you have some legitimate business with someone bordering this lot?

xFLHCx · 11-26-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack ffr1846

If it's their property, they can tow anyone on it.

Did you have some legitimate business with someone bordering this lot?

It was approximately 3 in the morning. I understand that someone owning the property can come in and have my car towed away, but this was one of those situations where the driver comes, assesses whos in the zone, and tows it away himself.

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Originally Posted by Riderofthelastday

call em especially if they didnt' tow you on a flat bed, had a friend w/ an awd car who was towed by one of those trucks that drags the rear wheels, tow company had to replace all his diffs or somthin lol

Oh I made sure they towed it correctly, haha. I was bored one day and searched "towed away destroyed" and a lot of horror stories of destroyed trannies came up. It was interesting.

fiveoh88 · 11-26-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack ffr1846

If it's their property, they can tow anyone on it.

Did you have some legitimate business with someone bordering this lot?

this

it all comes down to money...the guy driving the wrecker making a buck and the property owner getting a cut...

it sucks, but around here the tow guys are ruthless and seem to come out of nowhere to tow from lots around the bars on the beachside strip here in daytona

btw,

your pic looks like a bunch of turds on a map

xFLHCx · 11-26-2009, 12:37 PM

I just came back from retrieving my car. They said there was a property line that I had crossed.

There was nothing differentiating between the public and private lot. It was all literally in the same block of area. I just crossed the invisible line that made my car the target.

FloridaGatorsJWett · 11-26-2009, 12:49 PM

towing companies in every florida city suck.
its unbelievable how many innocent people they tow.
gainesville is one of the worst, ive been to ybor and know its bad there too, thats why i always just pay to park while im there.

Uncle Scotty · 11-26-2009, 02:07 PM

get a lawyer

sue the **** outa them

altezza2impreza · 11-26-2009, 02:10 PM

^yah. at least create something legal that makes them deal with paper work and ****. file a complaint to the BBB, go take pictures of your car and the parking lot. make a better diagram for court though. lol

xFLHCx · 11-26-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by altezza2impreza

^yah. at least create something legal that makes them deal with paper work and ****. file a complaint to the BBB, go take pictures of your car and the parking lot. make a better diagram for court though. lol

hahahah I actually was in the process of coming here to post this.. newly improved and revised towing diagram.

LEGEND:
I parked in the yellow box

red: Tow away sign

just above the tow away sign is a small road so you can pass the tow away sign and park in between those 2 buildings

Badmunky · 11-26-2009, 02:21 PM

Call the local news! They this kind of thing!

my name is joe · 11-26-2009, 05:05 PM

^^^^ do it. i'm serious. the news station them selves will give you a lawyer for free

Miercoles Cansado · 11-26-2009, 05:33 PM

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"This message is hidden because xFLHCx is on your ignore list."

Your other threads were so good I had to add you to my special list.

xFLHCx · 11-26-2009, 05:55 PM

^^ you are so cool, let me tell you.

the news thing isn't a bad idea. I'll look into it. Tow businesses are some of the scummiest businesses around.

leafs fan · 11-27-2009, 12:37 AM

Im not really understanding this. You were parked in that yellow square and the red line is the sign that Im guessing said no parking tow away zone and the sign was facing your car? Cant really picture the situation.

xFLHCx · 11-27-2009, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by leafs fan

Im not really understanding this. You were parked in that yellow square and the red line is the sign that Im guessing said no parking tow away zone and the sign was facing your car? Cant really picture the situation.

the sign was facing my car, yes. But behind the sign was another lot that people can park in... so it was assumed that beyond the tow away zone sign was the actual tow away zone.

as far as im concerned, i was in the same lot as the rest of the people in that picture, yet they are not in a tow away zone.

i_c_the_light · 11-27-2009, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by leafs fan

Im not really understanding this. You were parked in that yellow square and the red line is the sign that Im guessing said no parking tow away zone and the sign was facing your car? Cant really picture the situation.

This.

OP you can't take any recourse. If you can't figure out that you can't park in the little square then you aren't the sharpest knife in the block.

Private property, they can tow anyone they want, at anytime for any damn reason.

CynicX · 11-27-2009, 09:04 AM

Regardless of any signs they have the right to tow your car if its private property. Its would be like someone parking in your driveway. You dont need a sign telling someone you will tow their car away do you?

You have no legal recourse. I suggest parking in a public lot next time you go there...

xFLHCx · 11-27-2009, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CynicX

Regardless of any signs they have the right to tow your car if its private property. Its would be like someone parking in your driveway. You dont need a sign telling someone you will tow their car away do you?

You have no legal recourse. I suggest parking in a public lot next time you go there...

yeah.. you're right about that. Only thing that really bugs me is that I wouldve been in the public lot if i literally pulled forward 5 feet.

I'm still going to speak to someone about it, I'm not hell bent on it. If the attorney says he for sure can win it, ill go for it, if not, then whatever works.

leafs fan · 11-27-2009, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xFLHCx

the sign was facing my car, yes. But behind the sign was another lot that people can park in... so it was assumed that beyond the tow away zone sign was the actual tow away zone.

as far as im concerned, i was in the same lot as the rest of the people in that picture, yet they are not in a tow away zone.

It seems you were rightfully towed it makes no sense that the sign would apply to vehciles parked behind it. I cant say 100% as I am going on the info your saying and not having seen the lot but it seems you have no case. Not trying to be disrespectful or anything but based on the info ive seen i would say guilty.

vinxH · 11-27-2009, 05:54 PM

is there a road separating the sign and your car or is it all connected? if it's all connected, you pretty much have no standing in court. just because they towed you out of everyone else doesn't mean a thing. that's like you speeding down the road with 5 other cars and the cop decides to pull you over out of everyone; in the end you still speeded and they caught you.

vinxH · 11-27-2009, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CynicX

Regardless of any signs they have the right to tow your car if its private property. Its would be like someone parking in your driveway. You dont need a sign telling someone you will tow their car away do you?

You have no legal recourse. I suggest parking in a public lot next time you go there...

as far as i know, that doesn't look like a private lot, looks more like a business building. if it's a business building, they need to specify that it's a private lot and not for public use. apparently in this case, they did state it was a private lot.

testify · 11-27-2009, 08:15 PM

A. Hiring a lawyer will outweigh the cost of the tow
B. Opening a small claims case against them will outweigh the cost of the tow
C. You clearly parked in front of a 'no parking' sign

Sounds like you are just upset that you were the 'only one' who got towed. Its no different than when you are stopped by the police for speeding. You can't tell the officer that its unlawful for him to ticket you because he didn't stop everyone else who was speeding on the same road.

GearheadV8 · 11-27-2009, 08:19 PM

http://www.accidentsketch.com/

you can use that site to make a simple image of what happened

11-26-2009, 06:35 AM	#1
xFLHCx Scooby Newbie Member#: 220040 Join Date: Aug 2009 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Tampa, FL Vehicle: 2008 Impreza WRX	Towed away. Wrongfully? I was parked in Ybor city in tampa today. I always park there every time I'm in ybor. Today I was towed away from a "section" of the entire lot. Now this "section" was not specified as a tow away zone. The entire rectangular lot is not sectioned off. There is a tow away zone on a fence that I did not cross. I parked in the same "zone" as the rest of the cars, yet I was parked in a tow away zone? Here is a picture to further depict my parking I was parked before the tow away sign, in the same "zone" as the rest of the cars. As you can see, there were other cars in the tow away zone marked by the "la union marti maceo". I specifically asked them about the other cars with me in that rectangle, and the tow company said they were fine. Yet my car, in the same "Zone" as the rest of the fine cars, was towed. Am I stupid to call my attorney about this? * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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11-26-2009, 06:49 AM	#2
Uncle Buck Scooby Specialist Member#: 140062 Join Date: Feb 2007 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Phoenix Vehicle: 2005 STI ATP3076r 365hp/95' Eclipse140chp!!	well it seems that your tow away sign you drew is about as vague as the one that was where you parked. Call your attorney.

11-26-2009, 10:51 AM	#3
Riderofthelastday Scooby Newbie Member#: 226922 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: MD Vehicle: 2004 obs silver	call em especially if they didnt' tow you on a flat bed, had a friend w/ an awd car who was towed by one of those trucks that drags the rear wheels, tow company had to replace all his diffs or somthin lol

11-26-2009, 10:51 AM	#4
Jack ffr1846 Ernie Ball Music Man Moderator Member#: 13699 Join Date: Dec 2001 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Hopkinton, MA Vehicle: 2008 LGT Having Vendor Relations	If it's their property, they can tow anyone on it. Did you have some legitimate business with someone bordering this lot?

11-26-2009, 12:37 PM	#7
xFLHCx Scooby Newbie Member#: 220040 Join Date: Aug 2009 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Tampa, FL Vehicle: 2008 Impreza WRX	I just came back from retrieving my car. They said there was a property line that I had crossed. There was nothing differentiating between the public and private lot. It was all literally in the same block of area. I just crossed the invisible line that made my car the target.

11-26-2009, 12:49 PM	#8
FloridaGatorsJWett Scooby Newbie Member#: 211150 Join Date: May 2009 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Palm City, FL Gainesville, FL Vehicle: 2004 Subaru STi WRB Cobb Stg II	towing companies in every florida city suck. its unbelievable how many innocent people they tow. gainesville is one of the worst, ive been to ybor and know its bad there too, thats why i always just pay to park while im there.

11-26-2009, 02:07 PM	#9
Uncle Scotty Scooby Guru Member#: 16200 Join Date: Mar 2002 Vehicle: bah straw and coal straw and coal as always	get a lawyer sue the **** outa them

11-26-2009, 02:10 PM	#10
altezza2impreza Scooby Specialist Member#: 95516 Join Date: Sep 2005 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Menifee Vehicle: 04 Audi A6 biturbo-S	^yah. at least create something legal that makes them deal with paper work and ****. file a complaint to the BBB, go take pictures of your car and the parking lot. make a better diagram for court though. lol

11-26-2009, 02:21 PM	#12
Badmunky NASIOC Supporter Member#: 143391 Join Date: Mar 2007 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Michigan Vehicle: 2007 WRX TR R.I.P Colin! :(	Call the local news! They this kind of thing!

11-26-2009, 05:05 PM	#13
my name is joe Scooby Newbie Member#: 171412 Join Date: Feb 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Vehicle: 2007 wrx wagon	^^^^ do it. i'm serious. the news station them selves will give you a lawyer for free

11-26-2009, 05:55 PM	#15
xFLHCx Scooby Newbie Member#: 220040 Join Date: Aug 2009 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Tampa, FL Vehicle: 2008 Impreza WRX	^^ you are so cool, let me tell you. the news thing isn't a bad idea. I'll look into it. Tow businesses are some of the scummiest businesses around.

11-27-2009, 12:37 AM	#16
leafs fan Scooby Specialist Member#: 109882 Join Date: Mar 2006 Chapter/Region: E. Canada Location: Ontario, Canada Vehicle: 2005 RS swapped to 06 WRX	Im not really understanding this. You were parked in that yellow square and the red line is the sign that Im guessing said no parking tow away zone and the sign was facing your car? Cant really picture the situation.

11-27-2009, 09:04 AM	#19
CynicX Scooby Guru Member#: 48199 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Maryland Vehicle: 06 WRX WRB	Regardless of any signs they have the right to tow your car if its private property. Its would be like someone parking in your driveway. You dont need a sign telling someone you will tow their car away do you? You have no legal recourse. I suggest parking in a public lot next time you go there...

11-27-2009, 05:54 PM	#22
vinxH Scooby Specialist Member#: 159796 Join Date: Sep 2007 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Los Angeles Vehicle: 2006 WRX	is there a road separating the sign and your car or is it all connected? if it's all connected, you pretty much have no standing in court. just because they towed you out of everyone else doesn't mean a thing. that's like you speeding down the road with 5 other cars and the cop decides to pull you over out of everyone; in the end you still speeded and they caught you.

11-27-2009, 08:15 PM	#24
testify * Banned * Member#: 196517 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Mcnoobsville Vehicle: 2007 n00b rocket urban grey metallic	A. Hiring a lawyer will outweigh the cost of the tow B. Opening a small claims case against them will outweigh the cost of the tow C. You clearly parked in front of a 'no parking' sign Sounds like you are just upset that you were the 'only one' who got towed. Its no different than when you are stopped by the police for speeding. You can't tell the officer that its unlawful for him to ticket you because he didn't stop everyone else who was speeding on the same road.

11-27-2009, 08:19 PM	#25
GearheadV8 Scooby Newbie Member#: 219424 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York	http://www.accidentsketch.com/ you can use that site to make a simple image of what happened