Today, while borrowing my girlfriend's dad's truck, I had to pay $120 to prevent it from being towed. I was parked right in front of my apartment unloading heavy furniture into my garage for not even 20 minutes while the apartment manager, who called the tow truck, watched us from his balcony. 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 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 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 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 walked to work. I later discovered that my husband had parked my car in a no-parking area. My job is towing cars. I had to tow my own car. FML
Today, we have a double driveway, but after my wife left, someone parked in my wife’s spot, presumably to avoid the public car park fee a few streets away. I called a tow company and very specifically asked them to tow the intruding red car, but they towed my black work truck instead. FML
Today, my dad was helping my fiancé and me move. On the way, someone sideswiped the trailer. When the police came, we found my dad had a suspended license, no insurance, and a broken tail light. No one else could drive a manual, so we were stuck in a parking lot for 3 hours. Thanks, dad. FML
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
Today, I ran out of gas while driving, and had to call a tow truck. I drive a tow truck. 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
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Charlie Given 28
That's bullshit you should report his ass to the owners and unless it said no parking or tow zone he can't have you towed and in most state's your allowed a certain amount of time for unloading by law I'd file a refund complaint as well 😤
tounces7 28
Couldn't you just drive it away? Tow truck can't do anything until they're actually latched onto the vehicle. If you were in the garage you would have seen it coming.
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Charlie Given 28
That's bullshit you should report his ass to the owners and unless it said no parking or tow zone he can't have you towed and in most state's your allowed a certain amount of time for unloading by law I'd file a refund complaint as well 😤
Cali 57
Yeah I doubt he could get a refund from the tow company, but if the manager goofed, OP shouldn't have to pay. Maybe he could file a complaint with the leasing agency (or whoever employs the manager) to get them to cover the cost.
real life problems 26
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Fake. The tow truck wouldn't take it or make you pay if you were there, he would just tell you to move it.
tounces7 28
Couldn't you just drive it away? Tow truck can't do anything until they're actually latched onto the vehicle. If you were in the garage you would have seen it coming.