re: Riverside Towing beware

Posted by Topwater Trout

Red Stick

Member since Oct 2010

67593 posts

Posted on 8/8/16 at 10:12 am to Lamartian1993

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tage expired 1/4 and they towed me the night of 1/5.

so it was your fault

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called Uclub to see if they would pay for it and they said no

why would they pay for it

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I work 8-5 that day and went to the gym after. Didnt get home till around 6:30 and the office closes at 6.

this is why I don't work out

Posted by Nado Jenkins83

Land of the Free

Member since Nov 2012

59753 posts

Posted on 8/8/16 at 10:17 am to Halftrack

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Riverside Towing ain't scared.

Catches my spit on its trucks whenever I see one.

Posted by J Murdah

Member since Jun 2008

39789 posts

Posted on 8/8/16 at 10:24 am to GeorgeReymond

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I'm notorious for losing shite when I'm drunk so I decided I'd hide my keys on top of my tire. Well when I came back my vehicle had been towed and my keys were no where to be found.

Sounds like you were going to drive drunk and riverside did us all a favor.

Posted by CP3

Baton Rouge

Member since Sep 2009

7416 posts

Posted on 8/8/16 at 10:58 am to J Murdah

Someone needs to get Chris Nakumoto on this story.

Surely he could bring them down.

Posted by EA6B

Member since Dec 2012

14754 posts

Posted on 8/8/16 at 11:30 am to Topwater Trout

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tage expired 1/4 and they towed me the night of 1/5.

so it was your fault

I always read Riverside Towing threads for the laughs, dozens of people will bitch and moan about the evils of Riverside and at the same time admit they were parked illegally.

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Posted by BilJ

Member since Sep 2003

158781 posts

Posted on 8/8/16 at 11:54 am to EA6B

quote:
tage expired 1/4 and they towed me the night of 1/5.

so it was your fault

I always read Riverside Towing threads for the laughs, dozens of people will bitch and moan about the evils of Riverside and at the same time admit they were parked illegally.

eh its basically like being pulled over for going 57 in a 55.

Posted by omegaman66

greenwell springs

Member since Oct 2007

22787 posts

Posted on 8/8/16 at 11:56 am to EA6B

How have people not retaliated when it was an illegal tow or when damage was done to the car. I am not going to pay for something I shouldn't without making them pay as well.

Posted by AbitaFan08

Boston, MA

Member since Apr 2008

26651 posts

Posted on 8/8/16 at 11:57 am to EA6B

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I always read Riverside Towing threads for the laughs, dozens of people will bitch and moan about the evils of Riverside and at the same time admit they were parked illegally.

I admit I got annoyed when I got a ticket (not towed, thankfully) for an expired inspection sticker. It expired at the end of May and I got the ticket June 1. I knew it was expiring and was planning on getting it taken care of the first Saturday of June since I didn't have time during the work week. It was annoying, but technically I was in the wrong so I just paid the ticket and moved on about my business.

Posted by Peazey

Metry

Member since Apr 2012

25418 posts

Posted on 8/8/16 at 12:30 pm to omegaman66

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How have people not retaliated when it was an illegal tow or when damage was done to the car. I am not going to pay for something I shouldn't without making them pay as well.

First, although I haven't dealt with it, people claim that local police will tend to take the side of the towing company. Second, suing is expensive and takes time. It probably is easier and cheaper to just take care of damage yourself rather than going through the hassle of trying to make them pay.

Posted by TDFreak

Dodge Charger Aficionado

Member since Dec 2009

7411 posts

Posted on 8/8/16 at 12:46 pm to Draconian Sanctions

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“Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md) ... knows the experience too well. “I was at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, literally ran in for takeout,” he explained. His car was towed in “less than 90 seconds,” he said.

And now we know why Congress suddenly decided to take-up this important issue.

Posted by jmil215

Baton Rouge

Member since Dec 2015

38 posts

Posted on 8/8/16 at 1:48 pm to CP3

Surely this investigative reporter will find the truth for us college people. He is the fricking alpha and omega of investigating.

Posted by LawyerSweeney

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Nov 2014

14 posts

Posted on 8/8/16 at 1:48 pm to LawyerSweeney

Was your car towed to one location and then later towed to the Riverside Towing lot??? That practice is very illegal. I have seen multiple posts here by people who say that happened to them. The State Police caught Riverside Towing doing this a few years back and charged them with multiple counts of illegal towing. The state police apparently were not aware of all of the illegal activities mentioned here. If you ever find this occurring, please take photos and video the activities. Then please report it to the State Police.