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Is it legal for tow truck drivers to break in your car?
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:07 pm
Just saw someone getting towed. Not sure why the tow truck driver needed to get in (parking break, turn wheels, put car in drive?) but he used a coat hanger and tools to get the door unlocked so he could do something to get hooked up and ready for tow. Is this legal?
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Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:08 pm to BabyTac
No
But cops are in bed with tow companies
But cops are in bed with tow companies
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:08 pm to BabyTac
I hope not.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:09 pm to BabyTac
Seems maybe only on repos, but I'm no lawyer.
Sorry.
Sorry.
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 7:10 pm
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:11 pm to QuietTiger
I doubt this was a repo. Just seemed like a car parked in a paid lot that probably didn't pay (downtown Houston)
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:13 pm to BabyTac
I don't see how it isn't. It's one thing to move your property, it's another to break and enter.
And I recently had my car towed due to it not cranking, and with the most recent Jeeps they made the retarded decision to not be able to put it in neutral unless the car is cranked. And they were able to tow that. I'd sue for sure if they busted into my car.
And I recently had my car towed due to it not cranking, and with the most recent Jeeps they made the retarded decision to not be able to put it in neutral unless the car is cranked. And they were able to tow that. I'd sue for sure if they busted into my car.
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:15 pm to BabyTac
I'm sure they'll just deny it and charge the guy $400 to get his car back.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:16 pm to BabyTac
Should have filmed it
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:21 pm to BabyTac
Legal for repos. I highly doubt it for anything else.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:21 pm to BabyTac
quote:
(parking break, turn wheels, put car in drive?)
If he is legally towing it.
What law would he be breaking?
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:24 pm to OMLandshark
quote:
I'd sue
On what grounds?
If there is no damage and nothing removed....what is the grounds for suing?
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:24 pm to theenemy
If anyone used the air bag and rod with the noose on the end, you would have no clue anyone actually got into your car.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:26 pm to Fat and Happy
Regardless, you still have to have a Statute to charge someone with.
And I can't think of any off hand that would work if it was legally being removed.
And I can't think of any off hand that would work if it was legally being removed.
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:30 pm to OMLandshark
quote:
most recent Jeeps they made the retarded decision to not be able to put it in neutral unless the car is cranked
Sounds like a soccer mom jeep. Won't have that issue in a real jeep.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:34 pm to QuietTiger
quote:
Seems maybe only on repos, but I'm no lawyer.
Sorry.
Not even on repos, they still have to ask you to unlock the doors or hand over the keys. The car is still yours and your property for another 3-9 days after it's towed for a repo, it just goes to an auction lot and waits for you to either bail it out or let it go up for auction. Even when it's auctioned the buyer purchases it as-is and assumes all rights to the property inside, which may or may not be cleaned out before hand by the auction company.
Source: had a car repoed in my late teens and ironically have bought several cars at auction a mere 6-10 years later
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:36 pm to theenemy
quote:
On what grounds?
If there is no damage and nothing removed.
So, if someone owes money, is it legal for collectors to "break"
in your home as long as they don't "break" anything?
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:36 pm to RazorBroncs
quote:
Not even on repos, they still have to ask you to unlock the doors or hand over the keys
Ok, but what law would they be breaking if they did unlock it?
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:44 pm to BabyTac
He "broke in" to unlock the shifter so he could put it in neutral without dragging it out of the spot.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:44 pm to theenemy
quote:
what law would they be breaking if they did unlock it?
B&E.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:46 pm to theenemy
My guess?
Breaking and entering? seems like a pretty simple concept. They broke into something that wasn't theirs.
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Breaking and entering? seems like a pretty simple concept. They broke into something that wasn't theirs.
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