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Report: #235752

Complaint Review: Southside Towing Costa Mesa, CA - Costa Mesa California

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  • Southside Towing Costa Mesa, CA 775 W. 17th Street Costa Mesa, California U.S.A.

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They are breaking the California Vehicle Code 22658(l)"the property owner must be present at the time of the tow" There is no "grey area" of the law. Dont
believe the tow companies response of "federal law over rides the state" Its not true.

There was no towing notice nor a penal code listed on the sign to indicate I had done anything illegal.

2) A towing company is guilty of a misdemeanor if the towing company fails to provide the
notification required under paragraph (1) within 60 minutes after the vehicle is removed from the
private property and is in transit or 15 minutes after arriving at the storage facility, whichever
time is less.

(3) A towing company that does not provide the notification under paragraph (1) within 30 minutes
after the vehicle is removed from the private property and is in transit is civilly liable to the
registered owner of the vehicle, or the person who tenders the fees, for three times the amount of
the towing and storage charges.

They towed my vehicle which had a parking pass. The parking pass was for covered parking only, I was in an uncovered spot for maybe 20 minutes to run into my apartment to get a book for my class, when I came out it was gone. I didn't recieve any notification of towing whatsoever.

Alexis
Costa Mesa,, California
U.S.A.

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#3 Consumer Suggestion

You don't understand what you read....

AUTHOR: Jennifer - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Wednesday, August 15, 2007

You need to read the entire 22658 code. You admit you parked in UNCOVERED parking and your permit was for COVERED parking only. The tow company has 60 minutes to notify the local police depart, NOT YOU, that they have towed your vehicle, that way idiots like you, can't report it stolen. When 22658 says "property owner", they are not talking about the vehicle owner, they are talkikg about the owner of the property in which your vehicle is parked on. There are exceptions to that rule-the owner can authorize someone else to authorize the tow, such as a property manager. The property manage only needs to be present to sign the authorization form. The tow company did nothing wrong, you just don't understand what you read in the vehicle code. Read it again.

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#2 Consumer Comment

I love those guys, Marc

AUTHOR: Robert - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Monday, February 26, 2007

I love the ones who try to get over on the system, and when it bites them, they look for some loophole to absolve them of their part.

I know a guy who "stalks" the downtown area, looking for illegal parkers. He snatches their cars and impounds them. He's gotten the Mayor's car twice. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Funny stuff.

Stalking is illegal, but it's pretty hard to complain with any effect, when you park illegally to begin with.

Don't want to be towed? Don't park illegally!

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#1 Consumer Comment

You'll have to do better than that in court.

AUTHOR: Marc - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, February 24, 2007

His alleged illegal act doesn't cancel out your admitted illegal act.

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