Car towing charges (CA)

> wrote:
>> This is something that really bothers me because it seems like tow
>> companies regularly take advantage of people and there's not much we
>> can do about it.

Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> There absolutely is something you can do about it: STOP PARKING
> ILLEGALLY!

Doesn't work in areas where car-hating Nazis have deliberately created
a parking shortage (San Francisco and any "smart growth" city), unless
you mean us to draw the conclusion "never visit those places". Which
is a good idea but not always practical.

Certainly I'm not about to bow to the Nazis' will by riding public
transport.

You could hear a pin drop when the almighty John David Galt
> addressed his adoring fans with these
immortal words:

>> wrote:
>>> This is something that really bothers me because it seems like tow
>>> companies regularly take advantage of people and there's not much we
>>> can do about it.
>
>Scott en Aztlán wrote:
>> There absolutely is something you can do about it: STOP PARKING
>> ILLEGALLY!
>
>Doesn't work in areas where car-hating Nazis have deliberately created
>a parking shortage (San Francisco and any "smart growth" city), unless
>you mean us to draw the conclusion "never visit those places". Which
>is a good idea but not always practical.
>
>Certainly I'm not about to bow to the Nazis' will by riding public
>transport.


also Scott neglected the fact that tow trucks are also used for
accidents, not just parking enforcement. And many of them take
advantage of an already stressful situation by overcharging or not
clearly stating the total charges involved.