Today, I had the lovely experience of witnessing a tow truck cause a couple thousand dollars' worth of damage to my broken-down car. 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, 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 broke down on the highway, and I had to call for a tow truck. It finally showed up, only to break down too less than a mile later. Cue nearly freezing to death while we waited for help to arrive for the both of us. 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, I watched my car roll backwards on the freeway, while attached to the tow truck that I was sitting in. FML
Today, my fiancée wrecked my car so I had to use my other car to pick her up. Ten minutes after I did, my other car broke down in the middle of the road and I had to get it towed. My insurance covers none of these incidents. FML
Today, I paid $2300 to a mechanic for fixing my car. It's also the day I got into an accident and totalled said car. FML
Today, I ran out of gas while driving, and had to call a tow truck. I drive a tow truck. FML
Today, on Christmas Eve, as I was getting my car loaded for the holiday rounds to the in-laws and parents, my car decided now was the time to break down. I recently put in over $1000 fixing it. FML
Today, I drove my truck into the garage for a couple of minor repairs. It was returned on a flatbed with a blown engine. FML
Today, my car broke down. My dad insisted he could fix it, but screwed up in the process. After finally getting the car towed to a mechanic, I was told that I'd only needed a new water pump, but thanks to the damage my dad did, fixing it all will cost me a small fortune. FML
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MissMayLaw001 21
Sue?
youdontsay123456 21
Damn those toe truck drivers. Don't you hate it when they bump into a corner of a wall!?
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Comments (43)
MissMayLaw001 21
Sue?
False_Stupidity 42
Who is this unfortunate lady named sue that everyone wants to blame whenever something bad happens?
Taolan 23
In this case, the OP is well within her rights to file a suit, at the very least filing an insurance claim. I hope she got pictures.
irishmaiden78 23
This is why tow companies generally carry a million dollars worth of insurance. Just exchange insurance information with them and file a claim. They will either refer you to a shop or you can choose to go to one you trust.
killerman3124 16
That sucks. I suggest getting a lawyer.
irishmaiden78 23
They don't need a lawyer. Exchange insurance information and file a damage claim.
BlueBaronBitch 22
Rip car
JustinJK 21
Ugh... toe truck drivers. I just got into an accident the other day because a wheel and tire and everything flew off a van that it was towing.
youdontsay123456 21
Damn those toe truck drivers. Don't you hate it when they bump into a corner of a wall!?
Camry_Girl420 18
I see what you did there lol
JustinJK 21
I meant tow :-(.
TheSecretShadow 13
Well, w is right next to e. I do the same things all the time tho lol
born_hustla 26
I hope you took the license plate and company name... You can get your whole car repaired!
CaptainCrow 13
Hello lawsuit my old friend...
PePziNL 20
I've come to sue your ass again
Taolan 23
Because a vision loudly crunching...
Warmonger_Smurf 29
The tow company has insurance just for things like this.
bahamit 18
Tow truck companies have huge insurance policies to cover situations like this, so long as you report damage ASAP, to the office that truck is based out of and the central office if they won't help, they will usually fully cover repair costs to keep themselves in good standings (meaning if it's not a write off they will pay you out instead of using their own insurance because it is a lot cheaper than having their policy costs spike).
worldclassrager 41
And then they cover it due to liability no problem...make take a bit though
iNinetails 13
That sucks OP! Tow truck drivers just out for the money. Sue so he loses some haha
Warmonger_Smurf 29
So I guess you work for free?
Taolan 23
I'm getting really sick and tired of "tow truck drivers just out for money" I work as a security officer in Virginia. I work with tow drivers almost every day. The vast majority of the time your car is getting towed, minus the vehicle being inoperable, it's because -you- did something stupid like parked in a fire lane, a handicapped space, blocked a resident in on a residential complex, the list goes on and on. Once upon a time, when I was but a broke-ass kid trying and failing at the whole "college" thing prior to joining the military, my car broke down on the roadway. I managed to coast into the turn lane, but was unable to push it any further. A guy in a pickup truck stopped to see if I was okay, and then informed me that in Virginia I could have my vehicle towed by county or state police because it was still in the lane of travel. He told me that he knew this because -he- was a tow driver. You know what he did? He helped me push my car off onto the shoulder so it was no longer in the lane of travel. He could have called it in to his company, or turned around and grabbed his own truck, but instead he helped me out. So yeah. Tow truck drivers are NOT "just out for money". Some are, sure - but not nearly all of them.
towbabe25 12
I can tell you right now that not all us drivers are out for the money. who else is gonna do this job? no one. we risk our lives every day saving assholes like you on the side of the highway. shit happens I'm sure it was not intentional.