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I saw a tow truck tow an AWD/ft4x4 today and wondered. Are they responsible for damage?
Posted on 2/13/26 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 2/13/26 at 6:56 pm
I saw an suv that is full time four wheel drive get dragged out a spot earlier and pulled down the street with the tires chirping. And I wonder. Yeah it's on you to legally park. But you can really wreck the differential on a full time 4x4 or awd car towing it by pulling two wheels and leaving two down.
If the tow company or in this case the city of nola destroy your drive train are you liable?
Way back in 2005 I was staying at a friend's after losing my house in katrina. I was towed by Riverside. $260 later I was driving home and my back right tire snapped off at 60mph in the interstate. I still to this day think it's because it was dragged out the spot and that was the wheel that was locked up in park.
I didn't pursue anything.
If the tow company or in this case the city of nola destroy your drive train are you liable?
Way back in 2005 I was staying at a friend's after losing my house in katrina. I was towed by Riverside. $260 later I was driving home and my back right tire snapped off at 60mph in the interstate. I still to this day think it's because it was dragged out the spot and that was the wheel that was locked up in park.
I didn't pursue anything.
This post was edited on 2/13/26 at 6:57 pm
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Posted on 2/13/26 at 6:59 pm to Napoleon
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I was towed by Riverside. $260 later I was driving home and my back right tire snapped off at 60mph in the interstate. I still to this day think it's because it was dragged out the spot and that was the wheel that was locked up in park. I didn't pursue anything.
They have a pretty good complaint program. You call them up and tell them the issue and then they offer to fight you in their parking lot at night.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 6:59 pm to Napoleon
Generally, yes. Tow companies are responsible for damage they cause to vehicles during a tow.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:05 pm to Napoleon
Saw a tow truck driver the other day who was towing a AWD Volvo suv out of a neighborhood.
He had the back wheels on the ground but the front wheels were spinning on the rack.
The driver pulls over near where I was at to see what the noise was. I say hey man, the front wheels are spinning, the drivetrain gotta be disengaged.
Anyway the driver didin't speaka. he no-sed, shrugged and got back in the cab and tore off down the road.
No doubt burned up the entire drivetrain.
Some soccer mommy's brand new Volvo donezo.
He had the back wheels on the ground but the front wheels were spinning on the rack.
The driver pulls over near where I was at to see what the noise was. I say hey man, the front wheels are spinning, the drivetrain gotta be disengaged.
Anyway the driver didin't speaka. he no-sed, shrugged and got back in the cab and tore off down the road.
No doubt burned up the entire drivetrain.
Some soccer mommy's brand new Volvo donezo.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:16 pm to Napoleon
I've always wondered that myself.
I remember seeing an illegally parked car get towed by a rollback flatbed wrecker once, and the winch cable busted the plastic air dam on the front of the car - just sawed right through it.
I remember seeing an illegally parked car get towed by a rollback flatbed wrecker once, and the winch cable busted the plastic air dam on the front of the car - just sawed right through it.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:17 pm to Napoleon
Years ago we had a an ongoing fight with the Nazi tow trucks when I lived in apartments.
Everyone would come home drunk and park all over, they got me once and busted my side window.
I raised hell to no avail, most signs in parking lots indicate “Not Responsible For Damage From Towing “.
Everyone would come home drunk and park all over, they got me once and busted my side window.
I raised hell to no avail, most signs in parking lots indicate “Not Responsible For Damage From Towing “.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:18 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Tow companies are responsible for damage they cause to vehicles during a tow.
And good luck to you proving it.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:18 pm to Napoleon
Legally they are responsible. Will they actually pay for the damage? Probably not.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:18 pm to Napoleon
Those predatory tow companies can pretty much do whatever they want and you just have to deal with it if you want your car back
And yeah that 100% happened because riverside screwed up your truck towing it
And yeah that 100% happened because riverside screwed up your truck towing it
This post was edited on 2/13/26 at 7:20 pm
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:21 pm to The Torch
[quote]Not Responsible For Damage From
Can I just stick a sign in the ground saying im absolved of responsibilities and it actually work? I dont believe that.
Can I just stick a sign in the ground saying im absolved of responsibilities and it actually work? I dont believe that.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:22 pm to OysterPoBoy
quote:don’t forget the police officer glaring at you just daring you to say anything or to fight back
They have a pretty good complaint program. You call them up and tell them the issue and then they offer to fight you in their parking lot at night.
That place was truly the most vile business I’ve ever had to deal with
This post was edited on 2/13/26 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:57 pm to Pelican fan99
How many of you that have been wronged by Riverside have tossed bricks down on them from the bridge? I would love to be on the levee videoing the landings. 
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:04 pm to Hangit
I might be the only person in LA who Riverside has actually helped. Drunk girl T boned us one night in college and left the scene/returned later so no proving she was drunk at the time of wreck. Riverside driver watched it happen and hung around for 2 hours waiting for the cops to confirm our side of the story that she didn’t have lights on when we pulled out.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:17 pm to Hangit
A couple pipe bombs attached to a drone would be a better solution.
Just sayin
Just sayin
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:18 pm to forkedintheroad
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And good luck to you proving it.
The mechanic or body man will prove it and the attorney will make sure they pay it.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:41 pm to Hangit
I wanted to drop a cored out bowling ball on that little shed from the bridge.
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Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:44 pm to OysterPoBoy
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You call them up and tell them the issue and then they offer to fight you in their parking lot at night.
If this were true I’ll pitch in the pay an MMA fighter to get their car towed on purpose.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:56 pm to Napoleon
Years ago a City of New Orleans tow truck towed my one year old Camaro in the French Quarter. They tore the front bumper practically off the car. I filed a complaint, with pics, and the city paid for it to get fixed.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 11:43 pm to Napoleon
Tow truck drivers in cities are some of the lowest forms of humans that exist. Absolute scum.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 11:57 pm to jnethe1
They really are i dont know how they sleep at night knowing their entire job is just to ruin as many peoples day as possible
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