Complaint Review: Mile High Towing and Recovery

Your flimsy excuses:

1) "it seems silly that there would be towing that late"
That's your opinion.

2) "the business is closed"
That doesn't change the policy unless the signs were removed after hours.

3) "I seriously doubt the owner of Go Green Wheels was up at that time...there was no owner present"
You used two conflicting statements on this excuse.

4) "there was a change in owners of the property"
For some reason you interpret that as a change in policy.

5) "had been doing so for quite awhile"
Can I use this excuse if I finally get a speeding ticket?

6) "The signs were new."
Fresh paint is easier to read.

7) "No one knew the place had been sold or that the signs had been put up"
You admitted the signs were posted.

You park in a lot that says no parking.  Yet you park there anyways.  You think because it would be silly for them to tow that late you would chance it.  Then when your car gets towed it is THEIR fault.  And then you wonder why you are getting the responses you are getting on a PUBLIC web site?

You have yet to answer the one question that is the basis for your claims.  You have made a statement of fact that there is a law that says the owner must be present.  So again I ask..post the specific law you are talking about.

As for the new owners alienating the neighborhood.  My guess is that they are not that worried about it. 

Wow...if I had wanted abuse, I could call the tow company back.  I admitted I shouldn't have parked there, but had been doing so for quite awhile.

The signs were new.

The tow truck driver stated he was called, that there was no owner present, and he had been told to tow because of the business I was visiting.

No one knew the place had been sold or that the signs had been put up...otherwise the business would have warned their customers that THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT WAS NO LONGER IN FORCE.

This business has now alienated the neighborhood in their attempt to get some kick-backs from the towing company (here in Denver, tow companies actually recruit customers, offering them a share of the fees.).

I am amazed at all the legal experts on Colorado and Denver ordinances, given they live in other states.  Please continue to enjoy patting yourselves on the back for your great insight.  Your "digital d**k measuring contest" serves no purpose and is of no assistance....for all I know, you represent this parasitic tow company.  It is a firm with an F rating by the BBB, numerous complaints to the PUC, City Council, and Atty Gen's office - but obviously the great sages on this site know more.

Pathetic.

"I also found out that there was a change in owners of the property and there had been an agreement in place to allow parking."
And this wasn't included in your original report, why....oh yeah, you found out AFTER you parked there.

"in Denver, you must have the owner on site to formally request the tow... companies cannot troll or sit and watch for parked vehicles, then tow. There, I hope that clears up the questions... "

You originally stated
"isn't it required that the property's/lot's owner be present when the tow truck is hooking up to a vehicle?"  You presented it as a question...not a fact.

The law states the owner or representative should be on property to sign the tow ticket.

"I would make it easier to understand, but don't have any crayons available to draw you a picture."
When mommy lets you out of her basement and gives you back your crayons, by all means draw all of us "illiterates" a picture.  A better choice of words, for YOUR purposes, would probably be ignorant and NOT illiterate.  Neither accurate, but you get my drift.

Just keep parking wherever you want, and come on Ripoff Report and bi**h about the end result.

in Denver, you must have the owner on site to formally request the tow.
- Okay post where you got this information.

I also found out that there was a change in owners of the property and there had been an agreement in place to allow parking.
- Oh really.  Somehow I doubt that the new owners would open their parking lot up to public parking in the middle of the night.  But if by chance they did perhaps you should sue them for negligence because they "forget" to remove the signs that would have allowed you to park there.

"While they do have signs posted, logically it seems silly that there would be towing that late"

Apparently your logic was incorrect. Did the sign exclude after hours parking?

"Serves me right....however, isn't it required that the property's/lot's owner be present when the tow truck is hooking up to a vehicle?"

Yes, it does serve you right. Your defense is based on whether or not the owner was present. The owner may have been there. Your 'doubt' means nothing.

I guess I wasn't clear enough for some of the mental giants on this site: in Denver, you must have the owner on site to formally request the tow... companies cannot troll or sit and watch for parked vehicles, then tow. I also found out that there was a change in owners of the property and there had been an agreement in place to allow parking. There, I hope that clears up the questions... I would make it easier to understand, but don't have any crayons available to draw you a picture. If you can't offer anything other than "uuuuhh... don't park there...uuuuhh", please don't respond.... you're killing innocent electrons with your inanity.

".  While they do have signs posted, logically it seems silly that there would be towing that late  "

   Your logic amuses me.   The signs were obviously put there to discourage after hours parking.  Why would it seem silly that there would be towing so late?  That's when all of the illegal parking happens. 

   You are obviously one of those folks who feel that others' private property is yours to use as you please.   There's an entire subset of the towing industry that exists because of you.

". Is there any recourse to this parasitic behavior? "

   The answer seems painfully obvious to me.  Convince the parasite to quit parking in other peoples' parking lots.

I'm laughing pretty hard.  "Predatory towing"?  For parking in a lot that says "UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES WILL BE TOWED"?  And where did you get the idea that the lot owner has to be present?  Most places don't allow overnight parking, and specifically contract with a towing company to monitor for illegally parked cars.  If a tow truck driver sees a car parked in one of these lots in the middle of the night, he will generally just go ahead and tow it.  If you don't like that -- don't park on other people's private property.

Yes. Don't park in a lot that has signs you will get towed.