Complaint Review: Jonnys Towing and Recovery - Elmhurst Illinois
- Jonnys Towing and Recovery Western Suburbs of Chicago Elmhurst, Illinois USA
- Phone: 630-383-1150
- Web: www.jonnystowingnow.com
- Category: Auto Towing
Jonnys Towing and Recovery Consumer Beware! This tow company will take advantage! Elmhurst Illinois
*REBUTTAL Owner of company: We know being towed is a stressful and often misunderstood experience.
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My husband went out in a storm to get me dinner because I am sick and got stuck in the snow. I looked this company up on the internet and they promised a "20 minute response time" so I called them. All of the other adds listed between $50.00 and $65.00 for towing out of snow. When I asked if they had trucks available for our location, I was told that they did and that someone would be right out.
ONE HOUR AND THIRTY MINUTES LATER - after numerous calls, the driver finally arrived. Despite the fact that their website says they take all major credit cards, the driver insisted that he follow my husband to an ATM so that he could be paid cash. In addition, he never quoted my husband a price before he pulled him out of the snow. After he was out, the driver demanded to be paid $175.00!
And after he followed my husband to the ATM, he got out and said he had made a "mistake" on the price - it was actually going to be $220.00! When I called the owner, he said our choice was to pay whatever he demanded or he would call the police and report us for "theft of services". Lucky we are both attorneys! We paid him an amount that was more than fair but certainly not what was demanded and I will make it my mission to let other consumers know that this tow truck company is a SCAM!
Do not use them! Stay away! Extremely unprofessional service taking advantage of people in distress!
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#1 REBUTTAL Owner of company
We know being towed is a stressful and often misunderstood experience.
AUTHOR: Jon - ()
SUBMITTED: Monday, April 14, 2014
Hello, as the owner of Jonny's Towing I'd like to extend my apologies for any misunderstanding. We know being towed is a stressful and rare experience for most people. Prices, response times and more are subject to massive interpretation according to the situation at hand.
Just as I would have no idea what to expect to be charged by an attorney for a situation I'm unfamiliar with, we find that some vehicle owners are unaware of what a reasonable price is for towing services in emergency situations.
We are an emergency towing company that is set up to help stranded motorists as quickly as possible. This means we have a fleet of tow trucks and tow truck drivers staffed at all hours of the day. This also means we have to set our pricing to reflect this convenience, though our pricing is more than competitive in comparison to companies providing similar services. Our main goal is always our clients safety, then they're convenience.
Please keep in mind that we tow dozens of cars per day and the night of this complaint is in the middle of a snowstorm in the middle of the worst winter in Chicago in over thirty years. Every tow truck in Chicago was being used and had three more calls waiting for it. We came to the aid of many stranded motorists much sooner than any could expect.
We're a small local company that really worked exceptionally hard to help people out during a really rough winter and to finally get a bit of a break, go online and see that one, out of the hundreds we aided, is voicing their uninformed opinion publicly is a real disappointment.
I assure anyone out there in need of towing or roadside services that you will not find another company as willing to go above and beyond to help get you back on the road as quickly and safely as possible.


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