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Flooded cars in neighborhood question

Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:59 am
Posted by thatguy
Member since Aug 2006
6979 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:59 am
Our neighborhood was conpletely flooded. We have at least a dozen abandoned cars along the roadway and talking to the neighbors, nobody knows who they belong to. Needless to say, these cars are now causing the road to be very dangerous with all the workers and other people coming in and out.

I tried calling sherriffs office multiple times with no answer. Any other options i can try? These cars need to be removed before something happens. Thanks.
Posted by ForeverLSU02
Albany
Member since Jun 2007
52583 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:00 am to
quote:

Any other options i can try?
There's this towing company in Baton Rouge that you may have heard of.......
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:00 am to
A towing company...
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
104448 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:00 am to
You could try calling 311, but not sure it's going to get you any farther than the Sheriff's office.
Posted by trident
Member since Jul 2007
4869 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:01 am to
Just the muffler off and bring it to a muffler shop. Catalytic converters have some platinum in them. Easy money homey
Posted by thatguy
Member since Aug 2006
6979 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:01 am to
Will they tow the cars without knowing who the owners are?
Posted by Titus Pullo
MTDGA
Member since Feb 2011
28567 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:01 am to
Hire Riverside.

The owners of the cars will appreciate you for doing this.
Posted by baseballmind1212
Missouri City
Member since Feb 2011
3414 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:01 am to
Riverside Towing will gladly take those cars. Then charge the owners thousands because they don;t run so they technically cannot go get them from their yard.
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
70176 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:02 am to
quote:

Any other options i can try? These cars need to be removed before something happens


you can't just have cars towed away when the people may be in shelters...kind of a dick move just deal with it. I doubt a tow truck could legally tow them anyway
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
66462 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:02 am to
Any 20" blades.

got a 92 gmc jimmy i'm trying to hook up with some new shoes
Posted by yellowhammer2098
New Orleans, LA
Member since Mar 2013
3864 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:03 am to
They aren't supposed to tow cars off public property. I think the sheriffs office is your best bet.
Posted by redneck
Los Suenos, Costa Rica
Member since Dec 2003
54201 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:08 am to
probably random people who committed insurance fraud by putting their vehicles where they knew it would flood
Posted by wrosev1
New Orleans, LA
Member since Jun 2009
196 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:20 am to
Cleanup is long slow process. You aren't going to be able to rush anything no matter how hard you try. I would just deal with it for now.
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:25 am to
Don't be a piece of shite.
Posted by Luke
1113 Chartres Street, NOLA
Member since Nov 2004
14359 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:26 am to
claims on insurance will be made, cars will be "repaired" though flooded, and sold somewhere else in the country... buyer beware!
This post was edited on 8/19/16 at 10:54 am
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
106024 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:50 am to
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There's this towing company in Baton Rouge that you may have heard of.......


Since the owners are unlikely to pay to get their nonfunctional cars out of hock. that well known towing company will probably charge the OP $225 a pop to move them to the side of the road.
Posted by The Cow Goes Moo Moo
Bucktown
Member since Nov 2012
4392 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:56 am to
quote:

These cars need to be removed before something happens. Thanks.


I'm curious as to what you're afraid is going to happen because of these flooded cars.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
74870 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 11:22 am to
quote:

just deal with it
Posted by Split2874
Mandeville
Member since Jul 2012
3665 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 11:40 am to
quote:

I'm curious as to what you're afraid is going to happen because of these flooded cars.


Posted by nolanola
Member since Nov 2010
7636 posts
Posted on 8/19/16 at 11:44 am to
I'm pretty sure after Katrina LSP took care care if this sort of thing.
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