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bighit8 · 04-02-2008, 08:29 AM

So I finished my friends motor yesterday. He did not show to pick up the car.My car was parked on the street and had tags expired by two days ( Waiting for the new ones in the mail)but since it was on the tow truck already they wouldn't unhook it. So its the hook up fee ,probably 45 dollars, the impound fee. and a police release fee.So all in all probably around 400 dollars to get it back.So a good portion of the money I made is now gonna go to get my car back.I am so flipping mad and had to vent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

: mad:

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so much for using the money to build up my DJ bike

DownHillPhil · 04-02-2008, 08:31 AM

man that SUCKS

stupid bureaucracy

Zippy · 04-02-2008, 08:35 AM

Usually, as long as your tags have been paid and are "in the mail" your registration is current. If that was the case, it sounds like the tow company f'd you big time trying to malke a buck. I'd piss, moan, whine and complain. Something sounds fishy.

art23rockpile · 04-02-2008, 08:37 AM

Sorry to hear about that! I thought they can only ticket you for expired tags???

BFloFoxRider. · 04-02-2008, 08:48 AM

ok so i just asked my dad about this for you.....
He said they can only impound a car for expired tags if the tags are over 6 months old, or they have not been documneted with the DMV. He said chances are they impounded your car for something else, so i would try to fight it

bighit8 · 04-02-2008, 08:50 AM

The tags were expired by two days. I showed them my payment for registration.But the tow company would not unhook the car because it was hooked up already. Kinda like a parking ticket, if they start writing it they wont stop.I was taking a shower and when I got out, heard what sounded like a tow truck right by where my car was parked. Peaked out my window and sure enough.Im sure I can get the fees waived,but just the hassle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ok from a previous thread F@%k the (parking) police! If my tags come in the mail today im gonna start smoking! (not)

Abui · 04-02-2008, 08:52 AM

I don't get it. Was it a parking violation? When the cops stop you they can check the computer and get instant verification that you have registered.

bighit8 · 04-02-2008, 09:03 AM

Street sweeper!I dont get it either. That is why I am so fliping mad.Like I said Im am sure I wont have to pay ( except the flipping tow bill, tow truck company's are brutal) Its the hassle I have to go through because the fing DMV.3 months ago they (dmv) suspended my license for child support even though they( occsa) admitted they made a mistake ( I pay my child support,I have it automatically taken out of my paycheck) and I still had to pay a renew fee and drive with an expired license for one month. So I wonder if child support/DMV screwed up again!I am foaming at the mouth now!!!!Thanks for listening.

Edit: child support made the mistake, but the DMV still !!!

Fired Yo Momma · 04-02-2008, 09:15 AM

Yea what city was it in. They can't tow your car and most cops will just give you a warning if its under a month. I have found the hard way you do not want to F with:
1. IRS
2. DMV

TCB · 04-02-2008, 09:18 AM

Something sounds fishy hear, did you get a parking ticket, did the tow truck company get a call from the police to tow your car, sound like the tow truck company was scouting your neighborhood for cars to tow with expired tags or any miner infraction.

Call the City Attorney’s Consumer Protection Unit at (310) 458-8336, you might also want to call your local news station, ask for the consumer rights reporter.

bighit8 · 04-02-2008, 09:22 AM

In Fullerton. It was Parking Enforcement that towed it.I did not get pulled over!It was street sweeper day and I forgot.

Ok Im done ranting, now I have to go figure this thing out.I will call it RR: DMV ride, since I wont be driving

Fired Yo Momma · 04-02-2008, 09:26 AM

Sounds like that parking enforcement show on A&E Parking Wars

allison · 04-02-2008, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bighit8

In Fullerton. It was Parking Enforcement that towed it.I did not get pulled over!It was street sweeper day and I forgot.

Ok Im done ranting, now I have to go figure this thing out.I will call it RR: DMV ride, since I wont be driving

I'm guessing you were towed for being parked during street sweeper day and not because of the tags, then? And it probably wouldn't be a DMV issue.

Sweetpea · 04-02-2008, 09:38 AM

Google "predatory towing". Small Claims Court limit is now $7,500 (I think).

duke777 · 04-02-2008, 09:43 AM

That SUCK Danny!

Hope you can get it worked out.

JoeTruth · 04-02-2008, 09:45 AM

FIGHT THE POWER! That sucks arss and sounds more like b.s. to me!

Fired Yo Momma · 04-02-2008, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeTruth

FIGHT THE POWER! That sucks arss and sounds more like b.s. to me!

I thought you were the power

Don't taze me

G-Ride · 04-02-2008, 09:50 AM

I don't know about up there, but where I live, they don't tow for street sweeping, you just get a ticket. There is loads of info and exposes on predatory towing companies that have contracts with cities, HOAs, apartment complexes. There is no law that says they can't release a car once it's hooked up. I think you got jacked. Literally.

jeffj · 04-02-2008, 09:52 AM

Street sweepers. Now there's an area the govt. can cut back all spending on and I can't think of anyone that would complain except for the equipment operators, parking enforcement, tow truck drivers, etc personnel whose jobs may be affected. What a flipping racket. All they do is smear the dirt around anyway. The street actually looks worse after they go by than it does before they get there.

Save a teacher, fire a street sweeper driver instead. Or at least have them do something useful.

Shu · 04-02-2008, 09:59 AM

In Orange if you have a parked car w/ expired tags on the street they tow it not ticket it on sweeping day....IF you are parked w/ good registration on sweeping day it just a parking ticket ($50)

I thought you were going to say that since your tags were expired that you drove your buddy's car and something bad happened to it....looking at it from that way it could be worse

04-02-2008, 08:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
bighit8 STR Veteran	Talk about bad luck,I am so Angry So I finished my friends motor yesterday. He did not show to pick up the car.My car was parked on the street and had tags expired by two days ( Waiting for the new ones in the mail)but since it was on the tow truck already they wouldn't unhook it. So its the hook up fee ,probably 45 dollars, the impound fee. and a police release fee.So all in all probably around 400 dollars to get it back.So a good portion of the money I made is now gonna go to get my car back.I am so flipping mad and had to vent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: mad:s so much for using the money to build up my DJ bike __________________ singletrack angel: is that a real hole Fred? Mtbnbikefred: Yes,I have stuck all kind of things in it.

04-02-2008, 08:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
DownHillPhil Dogboy-DT Guerilla	man that SUCKS stupid bureaucracy __________________ Division 26 Clothing Originally Posted by Evil Chocula I speak from experience both giving and recieving (college).

04-02-2008, 08:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zippy Small, but Mighty	Usually, as long as your tags have been paid and are "in the mail" your registration is current. If that was the case, it sounds like the tow company f'd you big time trying to malke a buck. I'd piss, moan, whine and complain. Something sounds fishy. __________________ L8 APEKS: "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups." Swim, bike, run. www.zippyathlete.blogspot.com

04-02-2008, 08:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
art23rockpile Surf 'n' Trail Rat	Sorry to hear about that! I thought they can only ticket you for expired tags??? __________________ "I don't need to go to the Arctic, to know that it's cold." SheDevil "Besides....half of this forum go both ways"

04-02-2008, 08:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
bighit8 STR Veteran	The tags were expired by two days. I showed them my payment for registration.But the tow company would not unhook the car because it was hooked up already. Kinda like a parking ticket, if they start writing it they wont stop.I was taking a shower and when I got out, heard what sounded like a tow truck right by where my car was parked. Peaked out my window and sure enough.Im sure I can get the fees waived,but just the hassle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ok from a previous thread F@%k the (parking) police! If my tags come in the mail today im gonna start smoking! (not) __________________ singletrack angel: is that a real hole Fred? Mtbnbikefred: Yes,I have stuck all kind of things in it.

04-02-2008, 08:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
BFloFoxRider.	ok so i just asked my dad about this for you..... He said they can only impound a car for expired tags if the tags are over 6 months old, or they have not been documneted with the DMV. He said chances are they impounded your car for something else, so i would try to fight it __________________ Brandon FLOres You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you. This is How we do it!

04-02-2008, 08:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
Abui On the edge of chaos	I don't get it. Was it a parking violation? When the cops stop you they can check the computer and get instant verification that you have registered.

04-02-2008, 09:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
bighit8 STR Veteran	Street sweeper!I dont get it either. That is why I am so fliping mad.Like I said Im am sure I wont have to pay ( except the flipping tow bill, tow truck company's are brutal) Its the hassle I have to go through because the fing DMV.3 months ago they (dmv) suspended my license for child support even though they( occsa) admitted they made a mistake ( I pay my child support,I have it automatically taken out of my paycheck) and I still had to pay a renew fee and drive with an expired license for one month. So I wonder if child support/DMV screwed up again!I am foaming at the mouth now!!!!Thanks for listening. Edit: child support made the mistake, but the DMV still !!! __________________ singletrack angel: is that a real hole Fred? Mtbnbikefred: Yes,I have stuck all kind of things in it. Last edited by bighit8; 04-02-2008 at 09:09 AM. Reason: correction

04-02-2008, 09:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
Fired Yo Momma Client 9	Yea what city was it in. They can't tow your car and most cops will just give you a warning if its under a month. I have found the hard way you do not want to F with: 1. IRS 2. DMV __________________ And the hangovers hurt more than they used to And corn bread and ice tea took the place of pills and 80 proof And it seems like none of us do the things quite like we used to do And nobody wants to get high on the town And all my rowdy friends have settled down -Hank Williams Jr.

04-02-2008, 09:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
TCB STR Veteran	Something sounds fishy hear, did you get a parking ticket, did the tow truck company get a call from the police to tow your car, sound like the tow truck company was scouting your neighborhood for cars to tow with expired tags or any miner infraction. Call the City Attorney’s Consumer Protection Unit at (310) 458-8336, you might also want to call your local news station, ask for the consumer rights reporter. __________________ "Keep it singletrack” stay on the trail to avoid widening the trail, on narrow singletrack stop and lean the bike to one side to allow others to pass. SDMBA

04-02-2008, 09:22 AM	#11 (permalink)
bighit8 STR Veteran	In Fullerton. It was Parking Enforcement that towed it.I did not get pulled over!It was street sweeper day and I forgot. Ok Im done ranting, now I have to go figure this thing out.I will call it RR: DMV ride, since I wont be driving __________________ singletrack angel: is that a real hole Fred? Mtbnbikefred: Yes,I have stuck all kind of things in it.

04-02-2008, 09:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
Fired Yo Momma Client 9	Sounds like that parking enforcement show on A&E Parking Wars __________________ And the hangovers hurt more than they used to And corn bread and ice tea took the place of pills and 80 proof And it seems like none of us do the things quite like we used to do And nobody wants to get high on the town And all my rowdy friends have settled down -Hank Williams Jr.

04-02-2008, 09:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
Sweetpea Member	Google "predatory towing". Small Claims Court limit is now $7,500 (I think).

04-02-2008, 09:43 AM	#15 (permalink)
duke777 Team America! F*K Yeah!	That SUCK Danny! Hope you can get it worked out. __________________ Hi my name is Duke777 and I'm a Ti-holic.

04-02-2008, 09:45 AM	#16 (permalink)
JoeTruth Don't touch me!	FIGHT THE POWER! That sucks arss and sounds more like b.s. to me! __________________ "Man's maturity: to have regained the seriousness that he had as a child at play."

04-02-2008, 09:50 AM	#18 (permalink)
G-Ride Freeriding is both	I don't know about up there, but where I live, they don't tow for street sweeping, you just get a ticket. There is loads of info and exposes on predatory towing companies that have contracts with cities, HOAs, apartment complexes. There is no law that says they can't release a car once it's hooked up. I think you got jacked. Literally. __________________ Carpe omnis - seize it all

04-02-2008, 09:52 AM	#19 (permalink)
jeffj Bloated Ogre	Street sweepers. Now there's an area the govt. can cut back all spending on and I can't think of anyone that would complain except for the equipment operators, parking enforcement, tow truck drivers, etc personnel whose jobs may be affected. What a flipping racket. All they do is smear the dirt around anyway. The street actually looks worse after they go by than it does before they get there. Save a teacher, fire a street sweeper driver instead. Or at least have them do something useful.

04-02-2008, 09:59 AM	#20 (permalink)
Shu Team Brittle	In Orange if you have a parked car w/ expired tags on the street they tow it not ticket it on sweeping day....IF you are parked w/ good registration on sweeping day it just a parking ticket ($50) I thought you were going to say that since your tags were expired that you drove your buddy's car and something bad happened to it....looking at it from that way it could be worse _______

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