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    Default Got my car towed unfairly, give me suggestions.

    So I went and stayed at my friend's apartment last night, parked in the visitor spot like I always do. I've been there before and actually got my car towed from there before, but it was because I didn't park in a visitor spot. I was pissed, but it was my fault.
    However, this time I parked in a visitor spot, and specifically made sure I was in one before I left my car and went up. This morning I come down and my car is gone, so needless to say I'm pissed.
    Long story short, I talked to the manager, who is a complete fucking idiot, and she said the car wasn't in a visitor spot so she called to have it towed along with a couple others. I sat and argued with her for a minute but it was completely pointless. I called the towing place and they said she said it was in an improper spot so they took it.
    Now my biggest point is, when I left my car last night, it was in the proper visitor spot. There was an Audi to my left, and a black truck to my right. I know where I was parked. Now my car doesn't just move itself in the middle of the night, so somebody fucked up.
    There was no picture taken or proof that I was NOT in a visitor spot, so is there any way I can fight this? Its $125 to get the car back, which I don't have to spare because I'm a college student and I barely make enough to just pay rent and bills. I don't even have that in my account until I get another check Monday.
    SO, what are my options? Its basically her word against mine, but when I know for a FACT that my car was in the proper spot, I despise letting her take advantage of me and just paying for it when I KNOW it was in a visitor spot. I feel like if there's no proof I wasn't in the right spot, I could get out of this somehow, and I really need to because I can't afford it. Any help would be great.

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    Its a miata...just go sneak it out in your backpack.lol
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    sounds like she is in cahoots with the towing co. and you're fucked....
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    Quote Originally Posted by FlipKing View Post
    Its a miata...just go sneak it out in your backpack.lol


    lol.... IDK what u could do, that sucks man...... Ask to see there video maybe?
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    go kill that fucking bitch........

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    go steal that bitch back.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jhadleyh View Post
    go kill that fucking bitch........
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    Its private property........probably gonna have to cough up the $$$.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Turbodude06 View Post
    lol.... IDK what u could do, that sucks man...... Ask to see there video maybe?
    No video, no pictures...
    That's why I'm thinking there's a way around this since they have no proof I was in the wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by punkr6 View Post
    sounds like she is in cahoots with the towing co. and you're fucked....
    Quote Originally Posted by roche View Post
    No video, no pictures...
    That's why I'm thinking there's a way around this since they have no proof I was in the wrong.
    its their property, the burden of proof lies with you..as I said before, You are FUCKED...
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    Quote Originally Posted by roche View Post
    No video, no pictures...
    That's why I'm thinking there's a way around this since they have no proof I was in the wrong.
    Doubt they need it, as said above private property.
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    nothing you can do

    But you can call the police and report it stolen, have them come out, fill out a police report, and have your friend state you were in a visitors spot.

    Tell the apartment complex you are going to sue them for theft of property.

    Thats all you can do
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    was it the conquest?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Stormhammer View Post
    was it the conquest?
    No sir, the Miata.



    Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd View Post
    nothing you can do

    But you can call the police and report it stolen, have them come out, fill out a police report, and have your friend state you were in a visitors spot.

    Tell the apartment complex you are going to sue them for theft of property.

    Thats all you can do
    Do you really think that would work though...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by roche View Post
    No sir, the Miata.





    Do you really think that would work though...?
    you dont have anything to lose lol

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    yeah i would report it stolen.

    I would walk into the front office, and tell them there is no way it was towed because it was in the correct parking space. I would pick up the phone in front of them and call the cops and report it stolen.

    Then when i got off the phone i would turn to the lady and say "i have witnesses that will vouch that i was parked correctly, you either fix this or ill be seeing you in court for theft of property"

    if they dont budge you are SOL
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    and demand to see her boss. dont take NO for an answer, and when the cop gets there tell him where you were parked, and there is no way it should have been towed so it MUST have been stolen
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd View Post
    nothing you can do

    But you can call the police and report it stolen, have them come out, fill out a police report, and have your friend state you were in a visitors spot.

    Tell the apartment complex you are going to sue them for theft of property.

    Thats all you can do
    that seems like it would be much more of a pain in the ass than it's worth, though

    just find the money to get it out then take pictures with a time and date stamp everytime you go over to this shitty apartment complex since they want to be so douchey about it. sucks, but if you wanna go to this friend's place, then it seems you gotta worry about your car being towed.

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    I like where vtecKid is going on this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd View Post
    nothing you can do

    But you can call the police and report it stolen, have them come out, fill out a police report, and have your friend state you were in a visitors spot.

    Tell the apartment complex you are going to sue them for theft of property.

    Thats all you can do

    best idea so far and the funniest.
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    Well the problem is I already talked to the main manager, that's the lady. I can't really say there was no way it was towed because I walked up to her and asked if it was towed and she said, yes she had it towed. lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roche View Post
    Well the problem is I already talked to the main manager, that's the lady. I can't really say there was no way it was towed because I walked up to her and asked if it was towed and she said, yes she had it towed. lol.
    I wouldn't filing a false police report , over such a small amount of $$$$$
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    Doesn't matter she has no authority. Tell her she must be mistaken

    Call the cops in front of her report it stolen

    have your friend with you to swear up and down you were parked legally

    make a huge stink over it and hopefully they back down. If they don't you are right back where you started anyway
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    pay the 125 and have a nice day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by punkr6 View Post
    I wouldn't filing a false police report , over such a small amount of $$$$$
    That's kind of what I was thinking, but $125 is a hell of a lot for me when I'm a full time student with a part time job. That's 3+ nights of work you know?

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    I like vteckidd's idea.

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    It's not false don't be fucking stupid. Tell the cops it was stolen because there's no way it should have been towed since it was parked legally

    you want a police report says you were parked legally

    argue argue argue

    they stole it from you man plain and simple treat it as such

    make a scene they don't want bad publicity.

    Tell them you'll stand in front of the apartment complex picketing every weekend with a sign that says they stole your car. Tell them your dad is the lead editor for the ajc and you're gonna make sure there is an article about how incompetent their staff is. Who fucking cares
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd View Post
    Doesn't matter she has no authority. Tell her she must be mistaken

    Call the cops in front of her report it stolen

    have your friend with you to swear up and down you were parked legally

    make a huge stink over it and hopefully they back down. If they don't you are right back where you started anyway
    I just don't want the cops to get pissed at me for making a huge deal and missing a detail that puts me right back where I started.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd View Post
    It's not false don't be fucking stupid. Tell the cops it was stolen because there's no way it should have been towed since it was parked legally

    you want a police report says you were parked legally

    argue argue argue

    they stole it from you man plain and simple treat it as such

    make a scene they don't want bad publicity.

    Tell them you'll stand in front of the apartment complex picketing every weekend with a sign that says they stole your car. Tell them your dad is the lead editor for the ajc and you're gonna make sure there is an article about how incompetent their staff is. Who fucking cares
    Haha well you're winning me over now. Because you're right, in all honestly if I was parked correctly they technically stole my car. I'll try it and see what happens.

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    Get pissed at you? They work for you man lol. It's your word versus hers, use it to your advantage

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    Yeah just called them and her, they'll be out in 30 minutes and we're meeting at the office. She sounded pissed as hell haha. Hopefully it works, I'm not the best talker in confrontational situations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HarietTubgrl View Post
    that seems like it would be much more of a pain in the ass than it's worth, though

    just find the money to get it out then take pictures with a time and date stamp everytime you go over to this shitty apartment complex since they want to be so douchey about it. sucks, but if you wanna go to this friend's place, then it seems you gotta worry about your car being towed.
    What, are u retarded? Thats his car. If it was YOUR car and u corrected ur mistake last time and parked correctly and they STILL had the nerve to tow it and charge u and laugh in ur face. Would u just let it go down like that? FUK that, thats bullshit and its well worth the time. I'd let that complex know I aint messin around as I knowingly parked in a valid spot.

    They are gettin paid off that non-sense, cheaper apartment complexes do that. As mine did when I used to live in a wack place. They dispatched tow truck drivers left and right, creepin through the neighborhood with their headlights off, lookin at tags and taking em from people who live there.

    Like how they towed a couples Lincoln Aviator while they were moving IN because it was illegally parked with a U-Haul trailer in the grass. Bitches took the truck and the Uhaul.

    FUK THAT, MAKE IT KNOWN AND GET UR CAR BACK, FUK ASS CHEAP APARTMENT COMPLEXES

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    Quote Originally Posted by roche View Post
    Yeah just called them and her, they'll be out in 30 minutes and we're meeting at the office. She sounded pissed as hell haha. Hopefully it works, I'm not the best talker in confrontational situations.
    Good luck! Hopefully she'll back down.

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    yea but because you know it wasnt stolen then you could possibly get a lieing on a police report and then you will have to fork out alot more cash but i think because it was on private property then you are pretty much screwed and will have to pay

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    Quote Originally Posted by chappy View Post
    yea but because you know it wasnt stolen then you could possibly get a lieing on a police report and then you will have to fork out alot more cash but i think because it was on private property then you are pretty much screwed and will have to pay
    Like vtecckid said, just say she's mistaken. If it was correctly parked and he has a witness, then it must have been stolen because you don't tow cars that are correctly parked. She/the apartment complex essentially stole it from him to make some profit.

    What if I was to steal your car while you're inside at a store, and then tell you "hey man someone towed your car and said it was parked wrong." Now you can't file a police report because you were told it was towed???

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    Quote Originally Posted by TicketRedBB6 View Post
    Like vtecckid said, just say she's mistaken. If it was correctly parked and he has a witness, then it must have been stolen because you don't tow cars that are correctly parked. She/the apartment complex essentially stole it from him to make some profit.

    What if I was to steal your car while you're inside at a store, and then tell you "hey man someone towed your car and said it was parked wrong." Now you can't file a police report because you were told it was towed???
    Precisely.

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