Towtruck Turnabout's Fair Play

Oh, boo hoo! Some towing companies are threatening to sue Roanoke over the imposed price cap. NOW the real colors of towing companies shows! Normally, I'd be unbiased and unopinionated on a topic like this. Maybe I'd even be partial to towing companies thinking they're only people trying to make an honest living. NOT!

After having my vehicle break down on 81 many months ago, I gained an entirely new perspective of the greedy operations of towing companies. To make a long story short, I paid $475.00 to have my vehicle towed, worked on and eventually "released". They say "released" because it very accurately describes how your vehicle is taken hostage once it's in tow.

The fact that towing companies are there when you're at your weakest, at your most vulnerable, at your most inconvenienced time, makes it very easy for some of them to take advantage of you. Now they're suing for the unrestricted right to take advantage of people? Gimme a break!

Don't get me wrong, there are some very nice folks driving tow trucks who sincerely care about the individual they're HELPING OUT. Unfortunately, there are others who don't see their services as "motorist assistance," but instead, see a stranded vehicle as just another chunk of money waiting to be collected. It's amazing how the unethical and less-than-honest operations in our community are usually the ones to mount that soapbox when their right to operate unethically is restricted. If there should be any lawsuits involving towing companies, it should be suits against the companies themselves for unfair business practices, public endangerment, and property damage sustained by vehicles irresponsibly towed.

Want to see a list of the ridiculous charges some of these companies get away with?

Click the link to the Roanoke Times article -> Article: Roanoke Times