What I said applies because I grew up in Pennsylvania... and it wasn't inaccurate at all. Do you understand the concept of due diligence? Do you understand the concept of mitigating expenses?

The fact YOU don't have the money and nobody would give it to you doesn't make it the other persons problem, or responsibility.

Do you have any proof they aren't licensed Tow-truck drivers as you imply? You are aware throwing those allegations out there opens you up to a defamation lawsuit by them against you?

You said you live in an apartment... then you said YOUR driveway... which is it... if you rent an apartment you rent only the space in those 4 walls... and that makes the driveway not yours... a tow company can't leave an inoperative vehicle on property that isn't yours... the parking area of an apartment... isn't yours.

If you were renting a single family house... the driveway WOULD effective be yours... and they COULD have left it. You never answered that question... they won't just dump the car off on anything but PRIVATE property, or a shop that will be repairing the vehicle... they would be held liable by the property owner if they did.

You signed papers for the tow company... those papers DO spell out everything and giving them permission to tow what is mentioned in it... to where is mentioned in it. And your signature gave them that authorization. It also spells out the impound fees.

The law doesn't make allowances for "whats convenient". It spells them out in uncertain terms. Your personal problems really have no bearing on this matter in any way, shape or form. Sorry but that's a reality of life for all of us..


If you decide to tell people who grew UP in that state... who are related to tow tuck drivers... and is quite familiar with this situation... then why are you here asking the questions if you have all the answers.

Sorry if the answers are not what you really hoped to hear... the way things are rarely are the way you wish they were... and they aren't often what's convenient for you.

If the lot fees aren't 90% of it... then why don't you pay them and get the car back... The other guys insurance is UNLIKELY to pay those because it remained there by your action, they never refused to give the car to your... all you ever had to do was pay the fees and it was yours.

I wasn't being mean... just that most people seem to think their personal problems should change how the laws apply to them... and the fact is it doesn't.

I can relate with being between a rock and a hard place... because I've been there before.. so I'm not unsympathetic... but you do have to understand that you can make choices that are not in your best interest that will incur extra costs you are responsible for... and you did do that. You weren't the first person to... and you won't be the last person to do it... lots of people do.

The other guys insurance isn't responsible for more than the actual repair costs once fault is determined... they aren't on the hook for the impound fees you ran up in the meantime.