State police says woman's $9,000 towing bill from I-696 pileup crash not illegal

[demmiblue]

FOX 2 - Call it shady, call it opportunistic, but don’t call it illegal.

The company that seemingly took advantage of stranded drivers after that pileup on I-696 in Farmington Hills - 10G Towing and Recovery -- did nothing criminal, according to Michigan State Police, when they charged those drivers insanely high prices, including one of them a $9,000 bill.

"As an attorney, I can tell you that so many people call my office asking for help after they have been ripped off, and ideally you want to avoid being ripped off," said Steve Lehto.

Although 10G Towing and Recovery claims several police agencies called them to the scene of the accident, state police, which had jurisdiction over it, says it never did. Had state police called the Redford Township company, there would have been limits for how much it could charge.




https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/state-police-says-womans-9000-towing-bill-from-i-696-pileup-crash-not-illegal

JFC (It was negotiated down to $2500, but still...)!

[FreepFryer]

1. Could u post the link please? Thanks! This is outrageous. (Nt)

[demmiblue]

2. Whoops! Thanks for the heads up. n/t

[FreepFryer]

5. No worries and thanks right back :)

[Emile]

3. Can we all say it, Predatory Capitalism.

[Harker]

4. Looks like they upped the the labor charge from $200 to $800.

$395 for Covid?

[CurtEastPoint]

6. THAT was appalling. $395. Not 400. 395. Fuckers.

[Roland99]

7. So. It costs $395 to get covid now?

[Sherman A1]

8. This company needs a whole lot of bad press

for doing this.

[NJCher]

9. I'd take it to court

You can’t have a mileage charge AND a fuel charge. It’s the same.

Next up is what was the mileage and what was the cost per mile? I’m sure it didn’t come out o an even $200.

Looks like tow truck operator’s list to Santa.

[harumph]

10. Yep. I'd take them to court as well.

It's price gouging and you're correct mileage and fuel is double-dipping. That said,
many people don't have the time or resources to go to court and just get fucked.

[Baitball Blogger]

11. It's gouging.

[Celerity]

12. America at work. Scams and rapacious wealth extraction across the land.

[intheflow]

13. Company spokesperson said rising gas prices are partially to blame.

Gas is literally the lowest cost item on the bill. Bullshit to the nth degree.