Halfway Garage Thorpe Wakefield CHARGED 171.55 to lift a 90kg moped from the road after a road accident Ripoff Wakefield West Yorkshire England
Came out to A road traffic accident by appointment of west yorkshire police to recover a 50cc motorcycle from the road side, picked up the bike transported it approx 4 miles back to there depot.
When I came to ther depot the following morning to pick the motorbike up I was charged 171.55 for the privalidge thier bill was made up as follows 105.00 standard recovery charge, 45.00+vat for a second man to assist, and 6.00 storage per day even though they only had it fourteen hours why on earth it took two man to lift a 90kg bike off the road is beyond belief.
On top of all that even though my son the owner of the bike was concoius and told them to ring me to get the bike the West Yorkshire police did,nt contact myself our my sons mother at any time but got on the phone to halfway garage as soon as possible. To this day they have still not got in contact with myself or my son regarding thier actions or the road accident
Makes you think dont it.
Dave
Leeds
United Kingdom
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Marc
Makaha,Hawaii,
U.S.A.
We don't charge by weight.
#2Consumer Comment
Sat, October 21, 2006
1. My truck and helper are on the scene for X amount of time. My expenses are not less just because it's a light vehicle.
2. Two men are used because the moped doesn't balance itself while the driver is operating the hoist. Weight doesn't matter. We not only work safely, we must prevent further damage to the vehicle and the terrain, and clean the scene of glass, etc.
3.It doesn't matter if it's a moped or a Rolls Royce, my truck is not available for other calls during that time. I don't charge more for heavier cars either, but it's an idea.
4.If it's a police tow the rates are set by the local government. We don't have control over the rate, nor do the police.
5. If it was so easy, why didn't the cop simply put the moped in the trunk of his police car, and then call you? Because he has other things to do, and couldn't accomodate you or your son. Plus, he knows who he supposed to call.