thegrimtower
Oregon,#2Consumer Suggestion
Thu, December 10, 2009
It doesn't matter that you've been parking improperly for 10 years or that "everyone" does it. What does matter is that on that evening you got caught. You rolled the dice and this time your number came up.
The $237.00 sounds fair enough, especially if it was after 5 p.m. (Mon-Fri). There is usually an after hours fee for these off-times.
Quit being lazy, you don't need to pull right up in front of your friend's place...if there's no parking, go park on the street and walk in.
The Mad Tower
Portland,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Tue, October 06, 2009
What you don't know is that the property owner(s) of the apartment complex, parking lot and other such places has asked Retriever towing and any other towing company that does impound cars, a service for them. Them property owner(s) do not receive any kind of money from the tow companies whatsoever. You ask the tower who impounded your car how he would feel if he were in your shoes, ask yourself this, What would you do if i owned a piece of property and there was someone parked there who should not be parked there taking up spaces that either tenants use or your patrons use. Are you gonna spend the time looking for the owner of the vehicle if you have people coming home from work or trying to park at your business complex? As for them telling you to be there within a certain amount of time or you don't get your car back is just absurd. They are not allowed by the law and by the city towing commission to keep your car unless for some reason you decide not to come get your car for a few weeks or months for that matter. If you decide to leave your car there or cannot afford to get it out of impound they are allowed to put a lien on the vehicle and after a certain amount time if you have still not picked up the vehicle it becomes the property of retriever towing and to recoup the losses for the lien fee and tow fee they will send it to auction. if it does not sell for the price of the tow bill and lien fee then the have the right right to send the remaining balance to a collection company to get the difference. If you still have a problem with what i just explained to you then quit driving and take the bus. Nobody is forcing you to park stupidly. Nobody is holding a gun to your head forcing you to drive. And also they do not have to bring your car back if it was a legit tow for you violating the parking rules of the property. It is the responsibility of the tenant, the person you are visiting, the person who was given a copy of the parking rules by the landlord when they first moved in, to educate their visitors on these rules. Pity your friend didn't explain them to you.