Car Was Unwillingly Towed Away. Questions Regarding Possible Towing Methods.

[Yardjass]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

No doubt the rules are different in all sorts of places. They would only be responsible for willful neglect here when towing for illegal parking. That means if any damage is caused through pulling the car out of a space while using "normal" practices they are not responsible. Say they hook up too the proper points on the frame too pull the car and the chain slips and pulls off the bumper. They are not libel for that as it was not willful. If they took a hammer and smashed the window, wrapped the chain around the B pillar and pulled the car then they would be libel since it is now willful and not an accepted practice. Now, I need to be clear that these are the rules for towing illegally parked cars. For normal customer contracted towing they are indeed responsible no matter what and do carry insurance for any damage they cause.
I worked for a parking enforcement towing company for about two weeks when I got out of the Army. I couldn't do it anymore since they were shady as hell and I felt bad when they were scamming people instead of just doing the legit jobs.

Did a little checking and they're responsible to exercise "due care to prevent foreseeable harm". With that in mind, being too fucking lazy to do something as simple as looking up the car's wheel drive before hooking up to it incorrectly is negligent to that. Why they hooked up (customer vs. towing infraction) makes no difference.


At least that's how it is here. The owner would still have to have documented proof of damage (mechanic inspection or similar) and the tow company's insurance would probably deny liability, leaving liability on the company itself. Then the company would probably try to deny liability and stonewall, hoping that the driver wouldn't know enough to take them to small claims court, where they would lose.

[mjanmohammad]

Originally Posted by tobin

If they saw the Subaru badge, I wouldn't be surprised if they put it on a flatbed. Not everyone knows it's RWD.

at my apartment, they flatbed all cars. It means the towing charge is more, but it does mean that if my car ever gets towed, I'm not fucked.

[Tokay444]

A tow truck driver unwittingly helped me get my '16 FR-S written off by towing it by the front wheels with no dolly. My insurance company then went after him for the cost of the driveline.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Yardjass

Did a little checking and they're responsible to exercise "due care to prevent foreseeable harm". With that in mind, being too fucking lazy to do something as simple as looking up the car's wheel drive before hooking up to it incorrectly is negligent to that. Why they hooked up (customer vs. towing infraction) makes no difference.


At least that's how it is here. The owner would still have to have documented proof of damage (mechanic inspection or similar) and the tow company's insurance would probably deny liability, leaving liability on the company itself. Then the company would probably try to deny liability and stonewall, hoping that the driver wouldn't know enough to take them to small claims court, where they would lose.

The difference here is that towing for parking enforcement and towing for a customer are covered by two totally different sets of legislation and requirements. One is in place to protect the parking industry and those that tow for it (both almost criminal activities in my experience) and the other to protect the consumer paying for a service.

[ragnarokfps]

Originally Posted by tian105

Hi,

My 6MT BRZ was towed away without my knowledge, and I'm worried that the drive train could be damaged if it was improperly towed.

The car was parked with the rear against a wall, in neutral with E-brake engaged. Is there any possible methods of towing that would cause damage to the car? What should I look for upon picking it up?

Thanks in advance.

Tow truck drivers are generally pretty knowledgeable about which wheels drive the car and will tow a car properly. They are liable for any damage to the car done as result of towing it. If they knew what they were doing they would have towed it with the rear wheels off the ground at least. Most Subaru's are awd or 4x4, so I wouldn't be surprised if they just put it on a flatbed.

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[guybo]

So, @tian105 whatever happened last September? Any damage?