AboutRichard Expertise Professional towing and recovery operator for 29 Plus years, dealing with light to heavy duty towing operations... Nationally certified by various agencies - associations..
I know that many people do not understand vehicle towing when ordered by Law Enforcement or from Private Property Parking lots, which I will try to help with. BUT, I am not versed in RV TOWING ISSUES, or actual law cases or proposed cases...
Experience I have 29+ years of towing experience dealing with everything from Light duty ( cars and pickups ) to tractor trailer rigs, motor homes and buses.. Motor clubs to police calls, lockouts to jumpstarts and tows. I have experienced alot of fun times doing my job. Some have been good experiences and some of have been heart wrenching experiences.
Organizations Been affiliated with TRAA(towing and recovery association of america), Oregon Tow Truck Association, Washington Tow Truck Association, Wyoming Tow Truck Association , and Alabama Tow Truck Association
Publications Tow Times Magazine
American Towman
STA Phantom Towing News
Towing and Recovery Phootnotes
Education/Credentials TRAA Heavy duty Trained operator 1987
TRAA Management Classes 1986
Wreckmaster training programs (since 1992)
Several other training programs (to many to list )
Expert: Richard Date: 7/13/2008 Subject: Damage to my Impounded car
Question Hey Richard. I recently got my car towed but when I gathered the money to pick it up there was a BIG problem! Apparently someone else was more upset than I was at the owner and broke all the car windows on all the cars and pored paint remover on all the cars that were impounded too!!! The also broke the owners shop windows!!! The impound does not have a secure gate around the cars and they say they have no leads to who did this!!! My question is this, are they responsible for all the damage to my vehicle while it was on there property and under there control? Someone needs to pay for this!
Answer they should have insurance which covers this kind of issue and while they will try to deny the claims it most likely will not hold up in a court...
If it was towed and stored at the tow company then it becomes a "issue of possessionary responsibility" and that is where the laws will work either for you or against you...
Their garage keepers insurance should be the area which it is covered by. But then again, not every City or State requires every kind of insurance and then there are also people who do not have the required insurance either.
But I know it sounds a bit dumb but if you do not have any luck with the tow company taking responsibilty for the damages (even if they do not know who did it) then a very good option is to take and contact your insurance company and have them work for you on this issue...
They have a bit more experience dealing with damage claims and they have a whole bunch of lawyers on staff who do this kind of thing...
