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| ILLEGAL TOWING SIGNS TO WATCH OUT FOR If your vehicle is towed from a parking bearing any of the signs below, you were illegally towed! |
| BEWARE of PARKING LOT SCAMS IN TEXAS! |
| None of these signs directly above comply with the Texas Towing Law because neither signs: bears the words "Unauthorized Vehicles Will Be Towed at Owner's or Operator's Expense". good chance you were illegally towed. Towing companies face stiff administrative fines for towing with illegal signs posted, but get away with it everyday because victims (motorist) fail to file a complaint online with TDLR. It is real simple, if the red and white towing sign posted at the parking lot you were towed from does not state what is shown in red above in the exact phrase, file a complaint at the above link and the complaint explanation should be for violating Occupations Code 2308.301(b)(5). If your towed from a parking facility that bears any of the signs, you were illegally towed and should prevail in court. |
| An APARTMENT, TOWNHOUSE, CONDO COMPLEX may not have a vehicle removed from the parking facility merely because the vehicle does not display: (1) an unexpired license plate or registration insignia issued for the vehicle under Chapter 502, Transportation Code, or the vehicle registration law of another state or country; or (2) a valid vehicle inspection certificate issued under Chapter 548, Transportation Code, or the vehicle inspection law of another state or country. (e) A contract provision providing for the removal from a parking facility of a vehicle that does not display an unexpired license plate or registration insignia or a valid inspection certificate is valid only if the provision requires the owner or operator of the vehicle to be given at least 10 days' written notice that the vehicle will be towed from the facility at the vehicle owner's or operator's expense if it is not removed from the parking facility. The notice must be: (1) delivered in person to the owner or operator of the vehicle; or (2) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to that owner or operator. Basically, if your vehicle is towed for an expired inspection and/or registration and the registered owner did not receive a certified letter, your vehicle was illegally towed. You most definitely want to file an online complaint against the towing service for violating Occupations Code 2308.253 (d)(1)(2) and call Rich Robins at 713-574-6379 to get your money back plus more.. |
Another scam that towing companies will attempt to get away with, is charging two separate towing fees when a trailer is hooked up to a vehicle, even when both pieces were towed at
the same time. According to TDLR rules, only one towing fee maybe charge, while the vehicle storage facility may charge storage on each unit that bears a licence plate number. Case
in point, a truck towing a trailer with 6 motorcycles gets in a wreck, wrecker tows truck with trailer attached loaded with motorcycles to storage lot, one towing can be charges and eight
storage charges, 1 for truck, 1 trailer and 1 for each of 6 motorcycles. Now there are scum bag companies that will try and charges you a towing fee for the trailer loaded motorcycles,
so the consumer has to read over the bill before paying. Should you encounter this illegal towing fee when both are still connected in the storage facility, call the Police & TDLR at
800-803-9202 M-F 8am to 5pm and file an online complaint against both, the towing company and vehicle storage facility for these type of fee issues, before paying the bill!
the same time. According to TDLR rules, only one towing fee maybe charge, while the vehicle storage facility may charge storage on each unit that bears a licence plate number. Case
in point, a truck towing a trailer with 6 motorcycles gets in a wreck, wrecker tows truck with trailer attached loaded with motorcycles to storage lot, one towing can be charges and eight
storage charges, 1 for truck, 1 trailer and 1 for each of 6 motorcycles. Now there are scum bag companies that will try and charges you a towing fee for the trailer loaded motorcycles,
so the consumer has to read over the bill before paying. Should you encounter this illegal towing fee when both are still connected in the storage facility, call the Police & TDLR at
800-803-9202 M-F 8am to 5pm and file an online complaint against both, the towing company and vehicle storage facility for these type of fee issues, before paying the bill!
It has been reported, documented and video taped that several towing companies within the State of Texas without the necessary equipment (heavy duty wreckers), are breaking into
tractor trailers, hot wiring the ignition, driving the trucks to the vehicle storage facility and charging the owner/operators or trucking companies a towing fee, in a lot of cases, two towing
fees, one for the tractor and one for trailer. This behavior by towing companies is 100% illegal and criminal. If this has happened to you, demand that the law enforcement agency to which
the parking facility is located in files criminal charges against whoever the towing company's receipt indicates is the driver.
tractor trailers, hot wiring the ignition, driving the trucks to the vehicle storage facility and charging the owner/operators or trucking companies a towing fee, in a lot of cases, two towing
fees, one for the tractor and one for trailer. This behavior by towing companies is 100% illegal and criminal. If this has happened to you, demand that the law enforcement agency to which
the parking facility is located in files criminal charges against whoever the towing company's receipt indicates is the driver.
| EXPIRED INSPECTION & REGISTRATION TOWING SCAM from APARTMENTS, CONDOS & HOA TO BE AWARE OF |
| Texas Towing Compliance is a non profit organization that is not affiliated with any regulatory agency, that provides an outlet for information to consumers on steps they can take to recover whatever damages they have incurred because their vehicle was wrongfully towed without their permission from a parking lot. |
| If you are taken advantage of by a towing company, wrecker driver, vehicle storage facility employee, please file a complaint against them with the BAD BUSINESS BUREAU. |
Handicap space parking scam, must
be a handicap sign on the post in front
of space to be legal. The pavement
marking as shown on the left without a
sign is not a handicap space.
be a handicap sign on the post in front
of space to be legal. The pavement
marking as shown on the left without a
sign is not a handicap space.
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