Gypsy0005
12-28-2009, 04:59 PM
In the middle of a battle right now to get my son's vehicle back from a towing company in Perth Amboy. Must say that the Piscataway Police Department couldn't be LESS helpful if they tried.
Vehicle was parked in the Lowe's Shopping Center on Centennial Ave on Christmas eve. My daughter in law works in one of the stores there and has for 8 yrs. The vehicle was left while they attended a family dinner and get together. When the kids went back to get the vehicle they found it missing. Assuming it had been stolen they went to the police. Prior to taking report the police did research and told them it was towed by a company out of Perth Amboy. The police department was very familiar with them and said they have had numerous complaints about this company. My son has called the towing company who wants $400 to give car back, the property management company who said they shouldn't have towed the car, Piscataway Township to try to find towing ordinance fees, etc. So far NO ONE will do anything to help. The shopping center does NOT have the posted signs required. They have one or two generic "No parking or you will be towed" signs, but nothing else. Vehicles are left in this lot all the time. some of the business work round the clock, except Christmas. Seems this company saw it as an opportunity to pad their wallets and towed numerous vehicles during this time. They also towed vehicles out of the connecting Friday's lot. So a few responsible drivers who chose not to drive after drinking were also penalized.
Am at a loss as to how to get some action without paying $400 to get the car. My son can not afford to be robbed like this. No one can!
Need suggestions on how to not only rectify our situation, but to stop this company from doing this to anyone else. My son has spent the entire day running from place to place to try to get his car back. He even sat in Perth Amboy outside the towing company yesterday waiting for call back from them to get his car. The fact that he told me the place had a few bullet holes in it gave me grey hair, but didn't surprise me. If this company treats all their customers like they have treated him I can see some folks that don't abide by the law firing a few shots at them.
Help! Suggestions? Advice?
Vehicle was parked in the Lowe's Shopping Center on Centennial Ave on Christmas eve. My daughter in law works in one of the stores there and has for 8 yrs. The vehicle was left while they attended a family dinner and get together. When the kids went back to get the vehicle they found it missing. Assuming it had been stolen they went to the police. Prior to taking report the police did research and told them it was towed by a company out of Perth Amboy. The police department was very familiar with them and said they have had numerous complaints about this company. My son has called the towing company who wants $400 to give car back, the property management company who said they shouldn't have towed the car, Piscataway Township to try to find towing ordinance fees, etc. So far NO ONE will do anything to help. The shopping center does NOT have the posted signs required. They have one or two generic "No parking or you will be towed" signs, but nothing else. Vehicles are left in this lot all the time. some of the business work round the clock, except Christmas. Seems this company saw it as an opportunity to pad their wallets and towed numerous vehicles during this time. They also towed vehicles out of the connecting Friday's lot. So a few responsible drivers who chose not to drive after drinking were also penalized.
Am at a loss as to how to get some action without paying $400 to get the car. My son can not afford to be robbed like this. No one can!
Need suggestions on how to not only rectify our situation, but to stop this company from doing this to anyone else. My son has spent the entire day running from place to place to try to get his car back. He even sat in Perth Amboy outside the towing company yesterday waiting for call back from them to get his car. The fact that he told me the place had a few bullet holes in it gave me grey hair, but didn't surprise me. If this company treats all their customers like they have treated him I can see some folks that don't abide by the law firing a few shots at them.
Help! Suggestions? Advice?