I had my car stolen right outside of my house by a 19yr old experienced felon (5th car he has stolen)?

Have gun, will travel.

Your insurance should cover this if you have full coverage. If not, sue th epunk in small claims court for the money, good luck with that.

Mr Mugg

Do you not have car insurance?

Your insurance company should be covering these expenses.

â™ªMsz. Nenaâ™«

I would suggest taking this towing company to court! Inform the police, have the deputy drive down there with you, and you get the car back with the police at your side.
It's not your responsibility to pay a towing bill if someone stole your car. You were not the driver and didn't allow the man to drive your car, you're not to blame in this situation and are being treated entirely unfair.
Like I said, take legal action.

34th B.G. - USAAF

Have you spoken to your insurance company? They should have a way to help you out. How new is the car? What's it worth? Put in a claim for a total loss and see what happens.
Depending on the car and your insurance status - it may be better to just leave it there - try to work out a deal with the guy who has it. Maybe he'll "buy" it from you. Also work with the Court to ensure that thief has to pay restitution. There's also the Newspapers and TV. SIX CARS!! Get a judgement and keep renewing it - here it's good for 10 years but can be renewed.
I don't think this has helped much - you're in a pickle - good luck.

Mr. PhD

Your insurance company will ask you to recover it. My advice, if you have coverage, put 100% of the burden on them. Don't do a thing. I was nice and got screwed by my insurance company. I had 16 tickets on my car (in plain view and not one donut eating cop checked the car out). I just happened to get the car back because the transmission crapped out and it was left in front of a fire station.

Everyone screwed the pooch on the recovery. From the inept SFPD, to the towing company, to Ellis Brooks Chevy (who despite being told 6 times that the transmission was bad, never checked it), to finally Fireman's Fund Insurance. If it every happens again, I am just going to tell the insurance company to get me a new car or figure out how to get the old one back in the exact condition it was stolen. Don't negotiate, don't compromise. Don't be nice. Insurance companies and their employees are all schlock's and should be treated as such.

Chris H

Your insurance company should cover this, depending upon your coverage.

If you don't have insurance, or you cheaped out on your coverage so they don't cover this, then your only recourse is to pay the money and sue the guy to recover your costs (good luck with that). Consider that paying for insurance or slightly more coverage would have eliminated this hassle.

KB M

Your insurer should pay till the car is restored to you. Or else thay pay for the car itself.
In fact a good insurer pays for renting a car for you till your own car is restored/paid for.

fr_chuck

First they have to release your personal effects, if not you can file a theft report againt them.

Next yes sadly it is your responsiblity to pay for the towing and impound to get it back. ( of course that is why we all have insurance to pay for our car if it is stolen) So contact them on this

Speedfreak

Another case of the victim getting screwed. No wonder stealing of cars continues un-abated. The kids look at it as a small and relatively insignificant crime. The 19 yea old should have been doing hard time for the next ten years and not out stealing more cars and creating more havoc in the lives of law-abiding people.

Too bad when you find someone stealing your car you can't shoot to kill. Obviously, it would not be the criminal's first offense and such an act would be doing a favor for society.

I bet the number of car thefts would decline in short order if such action was permitted.

brad g

YES. you can file a lawsuit against the criminal for compensation of all expenses incured by the theft of your car. (getting it unimpounded, rental car if u had to get 1) ( you may have to pay out of your own pocket 1st though). Then U can file a lawsuit against the towing company for unlawful detainment of personal effects and your car. oh and the theif has already got more than his share of strikes. so feel good he'll get something like life w/o parole or at least no parole for a very long long time.

Nightrider

I just don't understand the attitude.
First, you experienced the stolen car situation. You have to pay to get it back? Where is the justice in all this..... so rediculous.

In the first place, you were so badly inconvenienced. Now it is adding insult to injury.

No, ask the insurance company to pay for it. You have comprehensive coverage I hope. It comes under that. There may be a $25 or $50 deductible. The rest, they have to pay.

For its mechanical fitness and other items, obviously you have to check it - pay for it if any work needs to be done.

Nope, I would not pay, if I were you. I will take the towing company, the insurance company and the law enforcement agency to court. Where is the law? Where is the fairness?

Snuz

Wow. don't you have car insurance? That should have been taken care of through them. I'm sorry. I hope everything works out. Some people are just @$$holes. I really hope you get your car back and that criminal gets swung on a tree by his schlong.

papyrusbtl

The "towing place" is on contract to the local law enforcement jurisdiction (the town) and they are there to make money for the town. If your car was impounded by your city for non-payment of parking tickets, it would probably cost the same.

You can take this money spent as a "loss" on your tax return.

Get with your insurance company and see any other options available in these cases.

You might also want to move from your neighborhood, if possible, since you realise the real costs of local crime.
If you lived in Texas, and you were lucky enough to catch the thief in the act AT NIGHT, you could legally shoot him dead.

irishpaddy57

loser

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