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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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, 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
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, I got a speeding ticket in the mail, at the same time as my car was getting towed. 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, 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, my boss reported to the police that a suspicious car has been parked outside the store late at night. I walked outside and my car was gone. He had my car towed. FML
Today, I let my dad borrow my car. I found out a few hours later that he has had a suspended license for three years. How did I find out? He got pulled over and arrested. My car was also impounded. I'm a college student barely making it as it is. Guess who can't afford the impound fees? FML
Today, we went to clear out our car. It was totaled by a drunk driver without car insurance. It was first towed to the police's impound lot, and then transferred to a garage. Everything was in the car at the police lot, but when we got to the garage, the two 12" subwoofers and amplifier were gone from the car. FML
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Top comments
extremereviews 26
As long as you can prove that you reported it stolen they shouldn't charge you
superjewguy 19
really sorry to hear about your luck, hope everything works out for ya
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Comments (56)
cmdd 5
If they won't work with you given the circumstances, just make a special trip to the bank and pay them in pennies.
MandieL 27
You can't get pennies in Canada anymore.
Dale_shackleford 13
Never point out a pun.
XxDanno316xX 27
Here, let me get the door :)
101jumpergirl101 7
They shouldn't charge you
asakadelis 7
Pay them the full amount with bins of pennies. They'll have to count it and it's illegal for them to not accept it.
Amke 3
It is actually not illegal to turn down a payment. They can turn down your pennies and demand a different form of payment.
BrotherPhil 35
Not necessarily - some countries have the concept of legal tender - for instance, in the UK, people do not have to acceptore than about £2 in coppers.
BlondBombShll88 14
OP, take ur police report to the impound lot and they should release it to u for little to no charge. might just have to pay the tow fee. good luck.
CrazyChiC42 10
The lot gets access to your address but is not required to report its seizures to the police? I'd think that a decent percent of impounded cars would be reported as stolen; so, one would assume that some procedure would be in place if even just advising the owner to check impound lots.
Inkoseh 33
Bring the police report and you shouldn't be charged. If the lot has a problem, direct them to the police! :)
team_garra 8
I believe that is illegal. All towing companies must report with the police on any towed car. This is not optional, and I would fight it.
towbabe25 12
was it a Buick century?