I also highly recommend the better business bureau. Takes just a few minutes to fill out the form online and they once helped me settle a 10-month long issue with Sprint. As soon as I involved them, issue gone!
Sorry this happened to you. Melissa Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 9, 2014, at 11:08 AM, B Andersen <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is not new. They have been doing things like this for more than a decade. > > They once towed my car from a legally parked space and I had to take them to > small claims court to get the money back. > > BGA > >> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Linda Lee <[email protected]> wrote: >> Awful! Definitely fight this! >> >> A friend of mine lives at 46th & Walnut and says a tow truck guy hangs out >> at that intersection all day, just waiting for someone to park 'illegally,' >> then hauls their vehicle away. I suspect this happens all over the city... >> -L >> >> >>> From: Veronika Lambert <[email protected]> >>> Date: December 9, 2014 9:47:06 AM EST >>> To: Clark Park Tot Lot <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Possible scam/fraud in neighborhood - Lew Blum Towing - Beware! >>> Dear neighbors, >>> >>> One of our renters who lives on 45th & Pine recently moved here from >>> Washington State for a research position at Penn and had a very unpleasant >>> experience with Lew Blum Towing. She hasn't been able to change her license >>> and plates to PA yet, so isn't eligible for a permit and parks where >>> legally possible. >>> >>> I know it might seem long to read, but please take a moment. >>> >>> I never heard of this happening before, but wanted to share with everyone >>> so you are aware; especially during the holidays with out-of-town guests. >>> It may be that the towing company is only targeting non-PA plates, but it's >>> not certain. Posts online suggest they are not the most >>> upstanding/reputable company, which is sad considering their signs are >>> posted all around the neighborhood. Perhaps we should keep an eye on them >>> and reconsider giving them business. >>> >>> The following was written by Lisa and sent to the President of Spruce Hill. >>> I also suggested she send it to UCD. If anyone has any other suggestions >>> how to possibly get her money refunded and more importantly to stop >>> something like this from happening again, please let us know. (Lisa is cc'd >>> on this email). >>> >>> "On Tuesday, my boyfriend parked my car on Osage, near 46th St, where it is >>> legal to park without a permit. I do not drive the car to work, so it >>> wasn't until Saturday that I realized the car was missing. I called the >>> police to tell them it was stolen. They came to my house, and within a few >>> minutes had gotten word that the car had been towed. They told me they >>> couldn't tell me why it had been towed, just gave me the address of where >>> to get it: Lew Blum Towing. When I went to get it, I paid nearly $300 >>> ($175 for the tow, $100 for 4 days of storage, and $20 for a nondescript >>> charge). In cash because they refused my credit card. When I received the >>> 'paperwork' from them, it said my car had been towed from an address in Old >>> City. I've never even been to Old City! When I told them there must be a >>> mistake and asked for photos, they produced printed photographs of my car >>> at a location I do not recognize. In the photo, there are HUGE signs >>> saying it is a tow zone. Not wanting to argue because the place is really >>> scary, I left with my car. There is no sign my car had been stolen and >>> left at that location-- the car is completely fine-- no sign of break-in, >>> dashboard, radio, ignition all fine, full tank of gas in the car, money >>> still in the glove box for tolls, everything intact just as I had left it. >>> >>> What I am saying is they towed my car from a legal spot, took photos of it >>> somewhere illegal, and required me to pay to get it back. I'm not a lawyer, >>> but basically, that's at least stolen vehicle, fraud, and extortion. >>> >>> I called the police when I came home. A very sympathetic policeman took my >>> story down and said he would personally make sure a detective got the >>> information. He could not promise I would hear from the detective, I'm not >>> even entirely sure it got written up as an actual report. He mentioned >>> that tow trucks in the city are 'out of control' and that the police have >>> been told if they see tow trucks towing from the city streets to stop them >>> and ask them to produce paperwork. Right now, there is no law saying there >>> needs to be a ticket from an officer for the them to tow. They can just >>> take it. He also said I may have been targeted because I currently still >>> have out-of-state plates". >>> >>> I suggested that Lisa contact the owner of Lew Blum towing, but she's a bit >>> shaken-up by the whole experience and rather not at this time. She plans to >>> write to James Keeney, a council member who seems to care about this issue, >>> and the state attorney general. >>> >>> It's really a shame that things like this happen; especially to someone who >>> is new to the neighborhood. >>> >>> Thank you for reading and for any suggestions how to help stop this from >>> happening again. >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> Veronika >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "UCNeighbors" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UCNeighbors" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
