Comments on: California: “Elaborate, decade-long towing scam” https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/05/california-elaborate-decade-long-towing-scam/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 28 May 2010 20:39:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jay Markowitz https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/05/california-elaborate-decade-long-towing-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-91152 Fri, 28 May 2010 20:39:09 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=17540#comment-91152 A fellow in my company’s mailroom told me a story that when he was younger, he used to work for a tow company.
His job was to steal cars and then park them in a towing zone. The car would then be towed to the lot, where it was stripped of it’s plate, engine, tires, anything of value.
The tow lot would then hold onto the car for a time so when you finally got the call that they had your car, the storage fee, along with the impound charge, was considerable.
If you didn’t pay, the tow company would put a lien on the vehicle, eventually coming into possession. Then, they would put the engine, tires, etc. back onto the car.
He explained that there were CA laws in place that made this possible.

IANAL, so, urban myth?

]]> By: Robert https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/05/california-elaborate-decade-long-towing-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-91151 Fri, 28 May 2010 20:29:22 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=17540#comment-91151 The Mercury News stories leaves a lot of questions unanswered. I wish they had contacted the judges who had ruled in their favor on their scam lawsuits. These judges should be exposed and pressured to resign….

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