This guy towed my car 0.4 miles and charged $545. His response is that is what the police allow me to charge. I was a single person paying out of pocket, not an insurance tow. He claimed it was $100 to winch the car. $90 for 2 days storage (he never disclosed this when he INSISTED on towing)- the rest was tow and administrative charges for 20 minutes of his time and 0.4 miles tow. He was only used because I called 911 and that is who they sent. In the end, the car WAS in fact safe to drive. He only towed the car in the first place because he talked me into it.... he made me believe it was not safe to drive which turned out to be untrue. My car got stuck on a ledge and he was called to pull it off. The police and myself thought I could just drive it home but he was insistent that it was not safe- stated the fuel lines and brake lines were likely damaged. They were not. He only wanted the tow because he knew he was planning on overcharging me.
If I drove the car home he said it would have been $100 cash. Upon pickup, that $100 turned into $545 yet his shop is literally 0.4 miles from the pickup location according to google maps. This guy operates a cash only business. I stuck around for a bit and spoke to an employee that says a few of them get paid cash under the table... goes to show he is not a credible business. I plan to do everything in my power to get his police towing contract revoked so that no one else suffers his rip off charges in the future.
Don's Body Shop, Inc. Reviews
This guy towed my car 0.4 miles and charged $545. His response is that is what the police allow me to charge. I was a single person paying out of pocket, not an insurance tow. He claimed it was $100 to winch the car. $90 for 2 days storage (he never disclosed this when he INSISTED on towing)- the rest was tow and administrative charges for 20 minutes of his time and 0.4 miles tow. He was only used because I called 911 and that is who they sent. In the end, the car WAS in fact safe to drive. He only towed the car in the first place because he talked me into it.... he made me believe it was not safe to drive which turned out to be untrue. My car got stuck on a ledge and he was called to pull it off. The police and myself thought I could just drive it home but he was insistent that it was not safe- stated the fuel lines and brake lines were likely damaged. They were not. He only wanted the tow because he knew he was planning on overcharging me.
If I drove the car home he said it would have been $100 cash. Upon pickup, that $100 turned into $545 yet his shop is literally 0.4 miles from the pickup location according to google maps. This guy operates a cash only business. I stuck around for a bit and spoke to an employee that says a few of them get paid cash under the table... goes to show he is not a credible business. I plan to do everything in my power to get his police towing contract revoked so that no one else suffers his rip off charges in the future.