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Complaint Review: Magills towing - Pitcairin Pennsylvania

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  • Reported By: Tyler — Dunlevy Pennsylvania
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  • Magills towing 417 broadway blvd Pitcairin, Pennsylvania USA

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I am making this statement to explain the incident that occurred at magill's towing on thurs Jan 15 at 4:30 pm. I will give a step by step account starting on sun jan 11. My wife blew tire on turnpike a couple miles east of monroeville exit. Monday i travel to where van was to find out its missing without turnpike knowledge at that time. I call magills n verified my van was indeed towed by them non consensually. I immediately rushed there. Paid the bill n recovered my van.

Upon examining my receipt, i noticed there were extra charges n on top of that the total was 45 dollars above all charges specified on receipt. I did research to understand the turnpike comm standard charges n price caps n also fed and state guidelines pertaining to my issue. I informed turnpike of my issue the next day. Then thurs morning i got a call from turnpike n then a call from magills claiming clerical error n i need to come down n pick up a revised receipt. So i drove back to magills expecting to b able to obtain this " revised" receipt and attempt to settle or at least understand why im charged more.

I walk in about 4:30 pm n let them know im here for the receipt. While waiting i ask to use restroom they allow. After coming out restroom, still waiting for receipt calmly n quietly, i start reading paper material on their walls. Once receipt was handed to me i ask to show them turnpike comm website pricing standards. He reluctantly agreed. After reading directly from site for 30 sec, another man from there says " tell u what, heres your receipt theres the door." I said " fine ill leave." N started walking toward door. While doing so i took a pic of their prices on the wall. As soon as camera clicked the man behind counter became enraged and rushed toward me as i was exiting. Grabbed me from behind to pull me back in, in an attept to take my phone. All i did was spin around quickly n broke the grasp he had on me. Then immediately ran in fear of my safety n the safety of my property.  Did not make any attempt to engage in physical contact with anyone, i wasnt even aggressive verbally at all. So i run out the door n see im being chased by several men from magills. They chased me for blocks, i tried to circle back to my truck parked on street across from magills once i reached main road i stopped running thinking being out in public i was safe. An employee in a truck was driving down road opened door n hit me with his moving vehicle. I then was grabbed by everyone else, drugged to the side. Held down by a few large men ripping on my arms n choking me all while im screaming for help n that im not fighting or resisting n i cant breathe, last thing i remember before blacking out is the man rippin my phone from me going threw my phone n them saying if ur screaming u can breathe. When i came too, my body was shaking uncontrollably, they were still ripping at my extremities, n i watch the same man open my phone case exposing my phone n throwing it to the ground shattering it in an attempt to destroy evidence, luckily my photos back up automatically and i have photos pertaining to n corroborating my statements. They continues these actions until police arrived.

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#4 Author of original report

Good questions

AUTHOR: Beaten n broke - ()

POSTED: Friday, January 23, 2015

ima try n settle any questions, i did contact them n asked about my bill, they said im entitled to my opinion about whats excessive. As far as pictures if i can figure out how to put them on here i will def do that. I did go there as quiet as a church mouse asked for the receipt went to bathroom then read material on wall until they handed me this new receipt. I didnt even get a chance to look at the receipt when i asked them if they can explain it they told me theres the door n i didnt get out of line at all cause that would ruin my chances of getting anything back. I said fine ill leave n then lifted the phone told them in taking a pic of their prices not of them n the rest is what i already said.

There were two big guys plus a large gaurd dog. But if thats too hard to beleive. Lets say i was upset n idk got loud or watever. That counter is there for their protection n they have all my info, even them saying i broke the law somehow inside does not excuse their actions, i stop explaining once police got their cause police didnt di anything for me didnt even spend two sec listening n hit me with harassment( this place is contracted by police. Im way over my head thats y i called aclu. All i wanted was to get my van back at a reasonable n legal rate.

It wasnt like they beat me to inch of my life, they did open truck door n hit me in road they did hold me down unlawfully restraining me they did kick me in groin n they did strangle me unconscience but they did not keep n keep kicking or punching me but they did have three guys over 200 lbs keeping me with my face in the pavement n 600 lbs on my back. The cop told me theres a video but when i was glad to hear it. He switched up n said if it plays, so any thing else u want me to explain ill b glad to. He does deserve prison but that doesnt do me anything for this torment. I didnt do anything wrong out of line or against the law. N i made sure to not do that. Cause from jump i felt i had the win n wouldnt do something to ruin that

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#3 Consumer Comment

Something is a bit odd..

AUTHOR: Robert - ()

POSTED: Thursday, January 22, 2015

Okay I am not going to say that something didn't happen...but there are quite a few things in this report that are a bit odd as there are always 3 sides to every story.  Your side, their side and somewhere in between the truth.

Now, if you want people to believe that after having your car towed, being overcharged and having to wait for a "revised" receipt you were all "Sunshine and rainbows", you may have a bit of a tough sell.

Next, when you noticed the extra charges why did you instantly go to looking up all of these regulations..etc.  Why didn't  you just contact them directly and ask?

But then we get to the real interesting part.  Just because you took one photo you are now not only being chased by employees but said employees ran you over with a truck, destroyed your phone, and continued to beat you up to the point where you blacked out.  Where that didn't even stop them as they continued until the police arrived.

Now why is this interesting?  Because you have ZERO mention of what the police did.  Since they must have saw it there were arrests...right?  You went to the hospital..right? Yet not mention.  In fact after someone beats you to an inch within your life you think the punishment needs to be along the lines of a suspension or loosing their towing license?  Ummm..what about PRISION what you described would get them several years in prision.  Yet you would be okay with just them getting suspended?  No..just doesn't make sense. 

But you not only excluded the police..you included the ACLU.  They basically handle discrimination not criminal assult.  So why would they be interested in this.

Then we get to the money.  The only damages you talk about are being able to get 3 times the total amount if they even over charge you by $1.  So based on your invoice that would be what..$975. 

One final item.  You say your camera is automatically backed up.  So why not post the pictures you took that day.  As they say a picture is worth 1000 words.

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#2 Author of original report

Keep making jokes

AUTHOR: Beaten n broke - ()

POSTED: Wednesday, January 21, 2015

you obviously cant do anything but try n discredit me but that wont help you. Do u kno who doesnt find this funny, the attorney genera, the aclu. they think its not a coincidence magills has their fee on their wall but yet towing fees arent up there. They think that show deliberate intentions to mislead public. They dont find things such as extortion, theft by deception, misleading public, unlawful restraint, destruction of evidence, and agg assault funny. They feel these kinds of crime deserve punishment along the lines of suspension, lose of towing license. It wont b funny when all their fancy trucks sit around n collect rust. The law dont find this funny cause it states if i was charge 1 dollar above any regulation i get three times the total amount. So go ahead n make light of a serious matter, it just shows your ignorance 

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#1 Consumer Comment

Earth to Tyler

AUTHOR: Chris W. - ()

POSTED: Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Let me get this straight Tyler. Their rates are POSTED on their walls and they threw you out for taking a picture of them? Sounds like you stumbled upon a major conspiracy! Now try to get the Elves that bake cookies in trees on film.

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