Two comments to add to the information in this post. 1) The cheaper towing companies wanted your business. Cedar was working under direction of someone that has no interest in what it cost you for being towed. 2) Cedar again, had a contract/agreement to tow cars off my church's parking lot for certain time periods. If Cedar found a car there during any of those times Cedar could tow it. The lot was clearly posted as such. The church received no money, just a clear lot to use for the church.
I do want to say that I am not trying to pick on Cedar in this post, just that the example given was Cedar, and so was my experience. There are other companies doing the same thing. Right? Wrong? Not sure. Ron Leurquin Nokomis East Dan wrote: I think David Brauer raises a very valid issue here. I just called a few towing companies and here's what I found. If Cedar Towing tows your car from a private lot for lack of payment the fee they gave me over the phone is $225.00 I called three other companies and said my car had broken down and needed to be towed to my house 10 miles away. "How much?" I asked. Extreme Towing - $65.00 plus $3.00/mile (they'd be there in 45 minutes) D & D Towing - $45.00 plus $2.00/mile (and they'd come right away) Dukes Towing - $65.00 flat fee (and they'd come right away) Cedar Towing sure has a fancy fleet of trucks! Shiny custom wheels, sparkle paint and pinstripes. If I go looking for a tow in a competitive market it can be done for about $65.00. Besides pinstripes, what are the added expenses with the car towed for lack of payment to justify a difference of $160.00? Dan Prozinski Cedar Riverside REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
