i walked infront of that dips*** two times, once with my GF and Best friend, and then back again to turn off my alarm, which was chirping.

im sure he's getting a cut, any who i cant think of this anymore i get mad. lol.

all i know is that someone is going to beat the s*** out of that guy for being a smartass with them. he's gonna tow the wrong persons car and hes gonna get slick and then! dun duun dun

 

^^ O ok i get it now

i hate wen security guards actually do their jobs
usually they just sit there and get paid.
u should go pee on them..that'll send a message to them

 

you should get one of those stickes saying USE FLATBED ONLY>...i have it on mine...upper left corner of the widshield and the back window...

 

Not a bad idea... I assume local automotive shops might have those?

Its not a guarantee that they will read it/adhere to it, but if anything its there.

 

They open the car up to release the emergency brake so the rear wheels can go free and they can tow it.

 

I talked to my dad and he said that doesn`t matter about their policies, if they tow your car they are supposed to tell which type ie front wheel or AWD and then tow appropriately, essentially its still my property and any damage has to be paid for or they go to court, most companies will pay for the damages and not go through the hassles of court others would fight.

 

towing a car can definately damage a car, i got my car towed after an accident and he towed iit from the back and it dented my exhuast and ****ed up my fender.

 

They dont even need to use a flatbed for awd, they can use the rear towing wheels. These jack up the rear wheel onto 2 sets of double wheels.

 

soo is ur car damaged??

 

I dont think so.

But the reason i asked was, I saw a 04 Corolla get pulled out of its spot, and they had the ebrake on, so as you can imagine it sounded as if the car was speeding and just slammed the brakes!

The tow picked it up from the back, pulled it out of its parking spot onto the roads, and then came around the front and I believe he took it from there.

I didnt see anything else because I was distracted by a man who was flipping the birdie at the rent-a-cop who called the tow truck and yelling at him, while the rent-a-cop laughed and waved back, So I dont know if he opened it to release the ebrake.

and luckily my girl friends friends were nearby and gave us a lift to the tow garage, which was around the corner.

 

I have had my car towed 5 times. I won't go into the details, it was my fault *end of story* but it was always towed after the car was entered into through the window and the brake was released. This is the standerd practice of most towing companies, as pointed out by other posters. Not that they care about your car, they care about thier tow truck... dragging a car a few blocks isn't good for the truck.

Also to the guy that posted about if the towing company does damage to your car, specifically that if there is damage that the towing company is responsilbe: Yes they are responsible, although they are not liable. In other words, according to the law they don't have to pay for any damage, ie the actions of towing the car caused damage. However, they are not liable and can not be charge with the damage. Again depending on the state.

In addition, a towing company is doing a service, usually with the consent of a property owner but not in conjunction for a kick back. Sometimes a property owner will even contract and pay a towing company to tow cars. The property owner is concerned with losing business becuase you are parked in their lot, and not patronizing their establishment. Espcially for a busy establishment, if their lot is full of people not patronizing their establishment it is within the right of the owner to have the offending car towed.

The towing company is invited onto the property to tow a car when it doesn't belong... in this case it was pointed out by two security guards after seeing the OP leave the lot. There is no kick back to the property owner. The incentive to the business owner/Property owner is to keep the lot clear.

By the way you got a good deal. Each time I was towed it cost anywhere from 120-190 for me.

 

true that man, i got my car towed once and it cost me $160

 

Worst feeling ever!

 

wait ... even if your car is AWD and they use a flat bed they would still need to drag it. and how would they roll it off the flat bed with out the keys?... sucks man.. they should at least said to you "you can't park here or you will get towed" instead of watching and laughing.

 

guess you'll read the signs next time