Complaint Review: Camcar - Columbus Ohio

Here's an interesting event. Tow truck driver-0, motorist -1. rockymounttelegram.com/local/content/news/stories/2007/01/03/07/shooting.html Maybe sometimes these bottom-feeders bite off more than they can tow, eh?

i had the same thing done but by a different tow company. i was able to get into the car before he left the property and i started honking the horn. he finally unhitched me. this was back in 1995. the towing practice was still popular then as it is now. a little note: a motorcycle can be hitched within 5 seconds. depending on the position of the car, it too can be hitched in 10 seconds. i've seen a motorcycle get stolen in about 3 seconds. -a|ex

I find it extremely hard to believe that in only "15 seconds," you parked your car, exited the car, carried a load of something into an apartment, returned to said car where you saw it being loaded up onto a tow truck and towed away. Obviously you are exaggerating a wee bit, and I do believe you left out a very important detail -- that you had parked your car ILLEGALLY, in either a fire zone or other 'no parking' zone, or in a manner which blocked the flow of traffic. If you want sympathy for your plight, tell your story factually and truthfully, without fabrication.

I find it extremely hard to believe that in only "15 seconds," you parked your car, exited the car, carried a load of something into an apartment, returned to said car where you saw it being loaded up onto a tow truck and towed away. Obviously you are exaggerating a wee bit, and I do believe you left out a very important detail -- that you had parked your car ILLEGALLY, in either a fire zone or other 'no parking' zone, or in a manner which blocked the flow of traffic. If you want sympathy for your plight, tell your story factually and truthfully, without fabrication.

I find it extremely hard to believe that in only "15 seconds," you parked your car, exited the car, carried a load of something into an apartment, returned to said car where you saw it being loaded up onto a tow truck and towed away. Obviously you are exaggerating a wee bit, and I do believe you left out a very important detail -- that you had parked your car ILLEGALLY, in either a fire zone or other 'no parking' zone, or in a manner which blocked the flow of traffic. If you want sympathy for your plight, tell your story factually and truthfully, without fabrication.

I suggest that you review the Ohio Revised Code regarding this issue: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4513.60 The towing companies in Columbus are very shady, from your story I gather that the driver was going to pocket the money and not report it to the company. Since ORC states that towing charges cannot exceed $90, and the owner of the vehicle has the right to demand the driver drop the vehicle as long as it has not left the property for a fee no greater than one half of the cost of the tow. In areas such as Ohio State and through out Columbus, these operators are looking to take advantage of the uninformed. While the tow may have been justified since you did not have a permit, the fact that the operator watched and waited for you to go inside to tow your vehicle demonstates the corruptness of this company.

If you were simply on private property, then take your problem up with management. And next time if a pass is all you need, get it ahead of time. The owners of private property can be as hard-nosed or as accomodating as they wish to be. This is one of the rights of being a property owner! The policeman took a sympathetic position probably because he did not wish to upset you further. Otherwise you might have become disruptive etc. and he would then have to arrest you for disorderly conduct, which would add to your problems. People will act in ways injurious to their situation when they are angry or upset.