Parked a truck at the empty vacant lot on Rankin Lake Road. This driver was in the truck when the truck was booted (wheel immobilization device) and he had a sign in the window that stated that if they woke him up he would move. I fully understand, as does the driver, that there are signs warning not to park there. The part of this that was most shocking was that this booting company placed a boot on the truck and the trailer and then initially wanted $2,000 PLUS a 20% credit card fee of to have them removed. That would be $2,400 for being booted. I am enraged just typing this. We were able to sweet talk him down to $800 per boot. We were forced to pay $1,600 because our driver parked on a lot that he should not have parked on.
THE TRAP
The parking lot where the driver parked serves absolutely zero purpose other than to lure trucks in so that they can be booted.
There is no business or building or place to conduct business present on this lot. If trucks are so offensive and they are truly worried about any possible damage done to the lot by trucks, they could simply gate it, or put a chain across each entrance to keep trucks and other vehicles from pulling onto the property. Instead they have resorted to lying in wait for trucks to pull in and park, which they know that they are going to happen, and then they apply boots.
ADDITIONAL SHOCKER
While in a conversation with a gentleman that was demanding money for our truck he commented that Werner Enterprises was his biggest offender and that he has booted over 50 of their trucks. This is absolutely ungodly and unconscionable. I am certain that this was not the intent or the intended use of your booting ordinance.
An attempt was made to reach the property owner to see if he was ok with what was going on on property that he owns. My guess is that he is since I did not receive a call back and since I received a letter from an attorney accusing me of harrassment. The owner of the property is Kenneth Shuler, the owner of Shuler School Of Cosmotology which is a big dang deal and I don't understand why he would allow such a predatory business practice to take place on his property.
I offered to come to NC and keep people off of the lot. RPM threatened me with enterfering with a business. Obviously this was laughable. I told him that his no parking signs would certainly support my actions/assistance. Why not just block the two entrances to keep people off of the property? Because then, no one will park there and we can't boot them while they are sleeping in their trucks and force them to pay to get the boots removed!
I can’t imagine that this was the intended use or effect of the booting ordinance and I hope that you can help.
RPM Towing & Recovery Reviews
Parked a truck at the empty vacant lot on Rankin Lake Road. This driver was in the truck when the truck was booted (wheel immobilization device) and he had a sign in the window that stated that if they woke him up he would move. I fully understand, as does the driver, that there are signs warning not to park there. The part of this that was most shocking was that this booting company placed a boot on the truck and the trailer and then initially wanted $2,000 PLUS a 20% credit card fee of to have them removed. That would be $2,400 for being booted. I am enraged just typing this. We were able to sweet talk him down to $800 per boot. We were forced to pay $1,600 because our driver parked on a lot that he should not have parked on.
THE TRAP
The parking lot where the driver parked serves absolutely zero purpose other than to lure trucks in so that they can be booted.
There is no business or building or place to conduct business present on this lot. If trucks are so offensive and they are truly worried about any possible damage done to the lot by trucks, they could simply gate it, or put a chain across each entrance to keep trucks and other vehicles from pulling onto the property. Instead they have resorted to lying in wait for trucks to pull in and park, which they know that they are going to happen, and then they apply boots.
ADDITIONAL SHOCKER
While in a conversation with a gentleman that was demanding money for our truck he commented that Werner Enterprises was his biggest offender and that he has booted over 50 of their trucks. This is absolutely ungodly and unconscionable. I am certain that this was not the intent or the intended use of your booting ordinance.
An attempt was made to reach the property owner to see if he was ok with what was going on on property that he owns. My guess is that he is since I did not receive a call back and since I received a letter from an attorney accusing me of harrassment. The owner of the property is Kenneth Shuler, the owner of Shuler School Of Cosmotology which is a big dang deal and I don't understand why he would allow such a predatory business practice to take place on his property.
I offered to come to NC and keep people off of the lot. RPM threatened me with enterfering with a business. Obviously this was laughable. I told him that his no parking signs would certainly support my actions/assistance. Why not just block the two entrances to keep people off of the property? Because then, no one will park there and we can't boot them while they are sleeping in their trucks and force them to pay to get the boots removed!
I can’t imagine that this was the intended use or effect of the booting ordinance and I hope that you can help.
The offender in this situation is RPM Towing.