Today, my car got towed. My money is in my car and they won't let me open my car to get money until my car is "released". FML
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Today, I paid $125 to get my car back after it was towed. Yesterday, I bought the car. When I got it to my apartment, the office wasn't open, so I couldn't get a parking decal. The same office that towed my car while they were still closed. FML
Today, my car was towed. After taking a cab all the way to the lot for $45 and paying the $250 fee to get my car back, my car broke down in the impound lot and needed to be towed to the nearest shop, where it took another $200 to fix, and $50 for the towing. I still have a 3-hour drive home. FML
Today, after a week of waiting to hear something about my stolen car, I got a letter in the mail saying it had been impounded the same day I reported it stolen, but they don't share a database with the police so they never called. Now the impound wants $900 plus $120 for the tow to release it. FML
Today, my truck got towed after being parked for ten minutes, even though wasn't in a no parking area. Now I have to pay 500 dollars to get it out of impound. FML
Today, my car broke down dead in the middle of the highway. As I was unable to get it out of the road, it was impounded, and my insurance won't help. Now I'm further in debt and struggling to get to work. FML
Today, I went to lunch with a friend in her car. I told her to park in a lot that had signs warning that we'd be towed, saying, "They never tow anyone from here. In fact, if you get towed, I'll pay for it." When we returned, her car was gone. I had to pay $145 in cash to get it back. FML
Today, my car broke down. I pulled to the side of the road to call a tow truck. After waiting what seemed like hours, the tow truck showed up, and then ran into the back of my car. FML
Today, my car was towed for the second time in front of my own house. They tried to tell me it was because they didn't think I lived there anymore. The person who had it towed had just spoken to me not three hours before. FML
Today, I finally got enough money to buy the car I wanted for a year now. It was stolen today too. I had my car for 4 hours. FML
Today, I got a speeding ticket in the mail, at the same time as my car was getting towed. FML
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Top comments
SandyBella 17
Oh that sucks. Kinda stupid that they won't even let you get your money out. I guess you can get the money of someone and then pay them back.
alex_622 22
Sounds like you're in a pickle OP. Maybe borrow some money from someone?
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Comments (72)
whenitdidhappen 14
are those what they call " bureaucratic assholes"??
Pentium_4 27
YDI. leaving money in your vehicle is just asking for trouble.
htownpostman 16
All you have to do is call the police. They have to give u access when getting your cash, or ID and proof of insurance...
Earths_Venus 25
That sounds like a real car-tastrophe.
MisterGasMoney 16
No. Just no.
cadillacgal79 32
That was terrible. I loved it.
briang959 47
I towed you not to park your car there.
Omniprism 15
Why do you keep your money in your car? They should allow you, with an escort, to your car. Or threaten to call the cops. Call and have a cop escort you. Or I've actually broken into a place and gotten personal belongings from my car after it was towed.
miss_amphetamine 24
Shit, this one does suck, i feel ya OP :/ hate those stupid catch-22 situations. Next time don't leave money in your car, that's just all around a bad idea. Could you ask to have an employee of the towing place escort you, or maybe even a cop, to get the money to pay them?
vikky538 29
this is the time when you call your friends for help...
asargent 14
I'm guessing you keep your life savings in the trunk *thumbs up
Enslaved 38
Sorry, that situation truly sucks. The tow truck companies don't care. The longer your car stays in their possession, the more days they can charge you their storage fee.