The $445 SCAM at McDonald's- How AAA Breakthrough Towing is Cheating People of Their Cars and Money
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2018
- in September 2018 I found myself in the middle of a scam being run by the folks at Break Through Towing at the McDonald's in Detroit located at 4235 Woodward Avenue, store #20757.
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The store is working in direct contact with Break Through Towing to allow their customers to be towed without warning, in less than the time frame allotted, when there are ample parking spaces still available for other potential customers.
My car was towed on September 5, 2018 without any warning from McDonald's. We went and picked up my rental car 45 minutes later from Break Through Towing and were charged a whopping $445!
While picking up our car there was another man there picking up his car complaining about the fact that his car was towed while he was inside eating McDonald's.
When Break Through delivered our rental car they did so on the other side of the road facing traffic and told me I HAD to drive the car off of the tow truck.
Incredulous at everything that occurred we decided to go back the next day on September 6, 2018 to see what signage existed. We made sure to go through the drive thru so we would be a McDonald's customer so we wouldn't be in violation of their parking rules.
We paid for lunch at the drive thru at 12:07pm. We received our food around 12:15pm. We sat in the parking lot and ate our food for a little less than 15 minutes before I got out of the vehicle to record video and take pics with my phone of the signage related to parking at McDonald's.
The signage indicates there is a 30 minute time limit before you will be towed by Break Through Towing. While recording this footage (we'd only been there 15 minutes at this point), a tow truck shows up (same driver as the day before) and immediately attempts to tow a car belonging to a lady with a disabled placard and her baby.
When the lady comes hurrying out of the McDonald's to see what's happening we inform her that they are trying to tow her car. According to her they were just in there for 10 minutes. When the tow truck driver is unsuccessful in towing her he turns his attention back to us and attempts to tow us, driving recklessly in the parking lot.
I had to literally stand behind my truck to not be towed again.
There is a man that appears to work for McDonald's who kept coming in and out of the restaurant flagging cars for towing.
After the tow truck was unsuccessful in towing the car of the disabled woman and our car, he left due to us recording the entire event.
We then went and visited the office of Break Through Towing to ask them questions about their towing policies. They even charge people separate fees for not having their registration and insurance information on their person, even if it's located IN THEIR CAR THAT WAS TOWED.
This practice is shameful, it's predatory, and the fact that McDonald's allows their customers to be towed away is disgraceful. Upon checking online Break Through Towing has a horrible reputation and it's appalling that a company like McDonald's would partner with them for this predatory behavior.
We thank you for taking the time to watch this video and encourage you to lodge your complaints against the store and the towing company.
Thank you for watching.
Jason Lanier 
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The manager of McDonald's is in on it, taking kickbacks.. thanks for bring this to light ..
Yep
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#mcDonalds
In on it wow really captain obvious
Yup
Someone gotta take out that tow truck for real.
This McDonalds should loose their franchise license committing fraud on their customers
They have nothing to do with it.
They ask that unauthorized vehicles be taken away. The crime was done by the towing company in question. McDonald's simply gives all towing companies permission to tow.
jeanthree one of their spotters who were reporting the cars have been arrested and charged with fraud
I bet the tow driver has a friend who works at that McDonalds
McDonald's got a cut don't say they have nothing to do with this
@@georgeedward602 actually the store manager had a scheme with the towing company it was on the news
The lady in the red shirt who almost had her car towed was really sweet and supportive
It's called predatory towing which is against the law!
"Predatory towing is a term that refers to a combination of generally unethical practices used by some towing companies to maximize their income"
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. AAA has high standards of service for our towing service providers. Actions such as those seen in this video are in no way tolerated. We are currently investigating this matter and will take appropriate and immediate action.
You should also report this to the Better Business Bureau as well
I had something similar happen to me here in California with a towing yard that was also AAA, unfortunately I didn't have a voice or a RUclips channel where I could show what happened.... thank you Jason
you can bet your ass I'll be watching for YOUR REPLY saying you've discontinued working with these thugs. My company relationship with you is on the line so post IT RIGHT HERE.
I am a aaa customer for over 16 years. Very disappointed. I will drop it soon if you don’t pull their license as a aaa business. How can they charge for registration they have no authority.
AAA Auto Club Group glad to see you picked up on this. I’m a long time aaa member. Please revoke your agreement with them. This wasn’t a training issue, it’s predatory.
This company was investigated and found guilty of breaking laws at towing peoples cars when they did not break any tow zone laws. This company is shut down permanently, the owner did pay a few people to go to this mcdonalds, and a couple other locations and call their tow trucks to tow away vehicles in which the owners left just minutes before. This was aired on many mainstream media news channels...Many thousands of people did get scammed out of hundreds of dollars each from this scumbag towing company(which the owner did open another towing company I think called Magic towing shortly after breakthrough towing was forced to shutdown, Magic towing was also forced to shut down)
Jail the bastards
The owner of both Breakthrough and Magic Towing is named
Mike Dickerson who has been running sting towing operations with spotters watching businesses all around the city for years. They used spotters to call them when someone left their car in one of their lots.
Everyone involved deserves to be arrested and charged. All tow charges returned with in interest from both companies and McDonald's throws in another $1000 to all cases proven for every customer, patron, or unfortunately anyone that parks and goes into get food. Doesn't a person get at least 30-60 minutes for lunch right. To set up 2 tow truck companies to rip people off takes all kinds of scum. Take down the snakes involved in this crime syndicate. Michigan needs to pass new legislation to protect drivers from unlawful tows. Bring the freaking hammer down y'all. Stand by your cars and tell the tow driver's to get the hell out of there. They are not ordering, they are blocking. Get real. Don't take it anymore. Everyone in that area of Michigan or the whole state, should boycott McDonald's. Stop the stupid practice and customers MIGHT return. Send them a big 0 profit.
Still in business some guy pointed a gun at the tow driver. On yelp
Imagine how much they embezzled from McDonald's along with free food for the crew
I caught a tow company doing predatory towing, and a friend was a victim. I slashed 30 tires on their tow trucks in their lot. I’m sure they LOVED replacing those.
I love you bro I hope this is true!
😂🤣😂👍
That was the wrong thing to do, two wrongs do not make a right. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. That was not the right thing to do.
You are as bad as he is, because that is vandalism
@@carryfreak5059 🤣
@@carryfreak5059 ' That was not the right thing to do. ' Considering how often the towing companies are paying off local officials etc and get away with this for years even if you do the right thing and report them, most people will make allowance for this bit of payback.
If you explain everything out, most juries probably wouldn't even convict him. Yes it's wrong if done to some random person or for no actual reason, but in these circumstances most people will allow for it as reasonably justified.
i had the same experience at another mc Donalds in the south bronx(new york city). I walked into an adjacent empty parking lot of a recently-out-of-business diner to smoke while my buddies who rode with me in my car, were inside the McD's eating the food they had ordered. I walked barely 40 feet - out of courtesy - so I don't blow cigarette smoke in the McD's parking lot into the faces of drive thru customers !!!! Less than 2 minutes later, this tow truck guy comes in and tries to take my car !!! I warned him and he wont listen ! Then I walked in to the restaurant and complained to the manager and pointed to my friends sitting at the table, eating what we ordered, and my sandwich and drink !! then the manager calls the tow company and asks the guy to bring the car back. It all made me so angry. Then I called the corporate HQ of McDonalds. I got feedback from them 3 weeks later that they fired 3 employees, and the manager (all spotters working for the tow company) and also got a restraining order against that tow company. They now have another tow company working there that follows certain rules before towing cars ! The rules they mentioned are : 1. ensure that a car is actually parked illegally - a person parks, and is gone from the lot for more than 40 minutes, and then, if the person does show up while the vehicle is being hooked up or towed, but hasn't left the parking lot, then release the vehicle with no charge. They also said this new towing company charges a reasonable $40 a day lot fee for towed vehicles in their possession.
It's not a scam. This is called racketeering with the element of extortion which is a felony. These people should be going to prison.
Exactly, precisely and to the point! The legislator need to be passing laws against these criminals roaming our streets preying on peoples cars, and the police need to enforce it when they are called.
HAHA they're getting hit with hella federal indictments as we speak
@@garypowell4565 In San Francisco, the legislators are in on the racket. And the tow fee is $750. They even have city sanctioned tow yards with guards and multiple pay terminals. Someone should do something to shut down that racket. Anything. And by that I mean by ANY means necessary.
Democrats love towing companies like these because it gives them money.
Ever been around people when someone says they got a plan to make some money and someone will say, "what's the scam?". Rackets can be scams. And a scam can be a figure of a speech as a term for making money, like scams.
In a follow up if you google the company you'll find that because of this video. AAA cut all ties with the company. Another article says that a class action lawsuit has been filed against the company. I think this video alerted more people to the criminal behavior of this company. Thanks.
Love me some AAA I'm glad they dropped these goons
The power of video
That's good to hear.
Yeah. You'll sometimes be told there's no such thing as bad publicity but that was only true in a pre-Video-Streaming world where word of mouth could skew the facts. These days? Unplanned publicity is bad publicity.
@@baronnecas2880 AAA is a really good company. I just recieved my renewal notice. I used to work for the company and can say they treat their employees really really well.
fake news
I live in a tourist area..this has been going on forever..until last year..a law was passed that a vehicle could not be towed without an officer present and the lot owner present saying they did not want it on their property...
Love this! This is how it should be.
That’s great! All of them should be the same way
It sounds like common sense to me...but I guess the business owners don't have time to bother with people spending their money in their stores🤦♀️. I'm sure the areas already marked "tow away zone" don't apply to this law...since we are at the beach the resorts give you a pass to put in your window identifying you are a guest..without it "all others will be towed"
Cops, can be paid off as well...everyday.
Tow companies and businesses that enable them are the scum of the earth.
Looks like a nice class action against McDonald's for allowing to happen.
Just that franchise owner.
Manager is probably getting kick-backs from each tow as there's no way they're operating without his knowledge. It otherwise doesn't make sense that the manager would let his customers be screwed by the towing company as they're less likely to come back and eat there.
It’s more likely the store owner that McDonalds is a franchise either way this is a violation of corporate policy
A Yelp review in June by someone going by "Tor E." claims restaurant employees are getting $35 per tow. www.yelp.com/biz/mcdonalds-detroit-3
Managers don't get kickbacks from driving away customers. No. They also have nothing to do with the towing company. They are there to manage the operations inside the store. The owner of the property is the one who contracts the work to the towing company - and they need to know about this situation.
Exactly..............someone in the McD's is in on it.
Sara Llewellyn I used to work at a hotel where we would get kick backs for sending people to different restaurants and yes having peoples towed but we only towed from one 50 foot stretch and we did call the company to come. In Chicago there is-was (I don’t know if it still does) a store called the alley. If you you could park at the Dukin doughnuts and go there but I walked 5 feet the wrong way and got booted. The guy sat inside of the restaurant and booted you an his will, and i know they had a set up for kick backs.
Stealing cars is a crime. The real investigation is to see how much of that $450 was kicked back to the McDonalds franchise manager.
theirs more to it, they have people who will sit in their vehicle and call the tow company along with taking pictures and sending them to the driver. They need to be put out for good, or someone goes in take their dam trucks.
Exactly....They are actually violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)...as well as conspiracy and any other number of violations to defraud customers, The McDonald's and it's franchise owner, management and staff have entered into a conspiracy with the tow company and it's owner, management and staff as well as those spotting for them. They could all end up spending the rest of their lives in Federal prison. These are the same laws that brought down the mafia in this country. If McDonald's corporate will not do anything to stop this after they have been made known of it then they also will become explicit in the crimes. Why the victims have not done anything is a mystery to me. Either this shit is a scam or they are the biggest lazy asses I've seen. Even Fox news who has covered it a number of times has shown no evidence that they have notified corporate or the state authorities. If local prosecutors won't do shit then contact the state Attorney General or even the Unites States Department of Justice. If this shit starts to explode just watch how fast the rats start trying to flip and cover their asses,
They run this scan in college towns a lot during snow storms
David Benner “Detroit, you are paying your cops too much”. I never heard a cop say that another LEO is making too much money. Furthermore, in my experience, cops generally don’t call each other “cops”.
The shocking thing is the police saying there’s nothing illegal going on, and nothing they can do. That’s some b.s. Must be a mob racket. Lots of other locations this is happening.
I love this guy!! You can tell he is just like a new Yorker, and gives as good as he gets when dealing with idiots. He confronted the tow truck driver but never lost his cool, and didn’t go road rage like the people here in Colorado do that aren’t used to daily interaction and are passive aggressive, and hold everything in and then do something stupid.
BREAK THROUGH TOWING: Actually, we are trying to discourage people from eating Fast Food, and get them to eat more healthy, by going to a grocery store instead.
nope then they will tow you at the grocery store
Or you could mind your damn business
Is that you Joe Biden?
Lol
I would contact the corporate office of McDonald’s to let them know what is going there
Oak Brook Ill contact corporate office, they will take away the franchise from the owner.
Richard Gabriel :
You don't get anything out of that..only a chit chat...but nothing will be done....! The easiest way is to go ahead and make a claim and lawsuit ! Thats the only way McDonald's understand how to be talked to.
Don't trust corporate to do anything. They don't give a shit anymore.
@immadummee . Trolllllllll
immadummee it needs to be clearly marked. Did your mom drop you on your head when you were a baby, dummee?
Send this video to McDonald Corp office and the attorney General and AAA
Nancy Burgio AAA posted a comment on this thread. Its close to the top of comments right now.
@@cathyt144 If you click on that supposed AAA account, you can see it's fake.
Yep
MC Racket at Mc Donalds.
Yeah all the people who don’t care 😂😂😂
I have been a AAA member for decades and if I saw this happening I would call AAA to demand
the pulling of their affiliation, and the local TV stations just so we could document them in the act.
Pretty lady..and super supportive. She was all for making an adventure out of this..my wife would've said "this is why I prefer chic fil a" and kept it moving.
Mine too, just so you know.,,the girl is a model of Jasons. Yup she is HOT too.
Since when can you only get 30 minutes to eat at Mcdonalds? This video needs to go to NBC investigates.....SERIOUSLY!
Oh, no, some Mc Donald's have been trying to pull this bs. I've seen signs like that in Portland too. Although they're not as aggressive about actually calling the trucks like the place in that video. That's insane how fast they call them there.
This video needs news coverage. NBC Fox. I’m pretty sure they will have a field day with this. This company is out of control
Nah online shares TRUTH
not paid fake news "reports "
it's fast food, who needs more than 30 minutes to eat a mcdonalds LOL
NBC and McDonalds are in cahoots if you haven't noticed. NBC nor any other media outlet would go against such a big advertiser. It's a damn shame we've let the world get to this point, but if we keep doing the same things I'm sure it will work itself out in the end.
They messed with the wrong guy
I’m glad they closed down
Now sue them for damages plus interest
They close and open the next day at the same location with a different name.. Larger question is why does McDonalds have cars towed after 15 minutes at this location...
Actually you can do 3x damages
As of, a month ago they’re still operating
I would love to see an update on this... I sure do adore you and Emily. I LOVE that ya'll did this.
Great Job You two. You just shined your light on the darkness, and the darkness drove away, we can all stand up for each other as these two precious ones are doing, Keep up the good work and BUSTING UP The Bad Guy's and helping the innocent from becoming a victim, One for the Good Guy's, YES!!! thank you for uncovering this, good job.
For anyone curious, AAA revoked this company's partnership about a week ago, and this week, a class action lawsuit was filed against breakthrough towing. The owner of Breakthrough Towing is named "Mike Dickerson".
This McDonalds however seems to be working with a different Tow Company now. Inside Edition just did a report on this McDonalds and they 100% have a spotter who works for the MD's.
Ofcourse it has to be dickerson lmfao
He's a Dick
Someone else wrote a few weeks ago that MCd's in that area is also owned by a Dickerson...there we have it, family scam business.
holy shit, they're both mike dickerson hahahaha
Good! Power of the internet, peoples!
The information about this incident has to be sent to:
1. McDonalds Corporate Headquarters.
2. The local District Attorney.
3. The Chief of Police.
4. The local newspaper
5. The owner/manager of the McDonalds where this incident occurred.
6. The Better Business Bureau.
If you do this I think you will get your money back and possible legal action against the tow company.
Those of you who live in the area can do this for Jason if he is not able due to work and travel.
the judge who issued the order actually.
stay out of detroit
@@dalegorski6229 you're telling me! Didn't wanna go there in the first place.
Welcome to Detroit
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The areas where the cars are parked are not parking spaces look closely at video
You know you seem like me , if its not fair or a rip off trying to do something in a small way is at least satisfying. if people get away with crap like this and no one says anything then they will just keep doing it . Great job !
They was doing that where I live a lot of people couldn't get their cars after they paid the rent and other bills
Somebody at that store is in league with the company and receiving kickbacks off this racket🤔
Precisely.
@@everettmenard8250 You are absolutely correct! It is incredible how dumb some people are!
Shhhhh!!!!!
Mind your business
1.McDonald's is private property
2. Tow Trucks cannot enter private property without permission
3. Someone with authority at this McDonald's is allowing the tow truck to enter and tow these cars
4. There's no valid reason for these cars to be towed other than financial gain
5. It would be reasonable to conclude that the McDonald's employee(s) together with the tow company are in on the scam
I can think of four to five very serious charges that should be laid and a lawsuit.
No shit that’s what the video is about. How mcds is allowing this
But they were parked in a space marked "no parking" see the crossed lines? This indicates that space is not a valid parking space, because of the layout of the lot, they keep that space open for larger vehicles to make the turn around in the drive thru lane. So actually if they get towed for parking there it's perfectly legal. The fact that they got towed for being their for only 15 minutes might be immoral but not illegal.
@@corbingarrett1206 I don't know what you're looking at but I clearly seen White Lines marked for parking , as well as a very obvious handicapped spot clearly indicated as plain as day... as well as a very illegal recorded physical act of him trying to tow the vehicle while the car is parked in the handicap spot for less than 15 minutes
This is just wrong on so many levels.. it makes my head spin
@@JoeyCap. looking at it again, the back quarter of his car is in a no parking zone, the front half of his car is parked long ways in 2 different parking spots. If that doesn't fit the definition of "illegal parking" I don't know what does. Like I said this may be immoral and I'm in no way trying to defend that, but if he parked in a similar matter the day he got towed, that's pretty damn well "illegal parking" they probably are running a racket, but when someone parks like he did, he's not really in the "right" to complain about being towed because he was parked illegally.
I was a tow truck driver for three years before becoming an OTR trucker. When we towed abandon vehicles off of business property we had to have a permission release form filled out and signed by the owner or the manager of the property or we could not touch the vehicle legally! We also had to legally present a copy of that form to the owner of the car when they came to pick it up! That may vary from state to state but I can't see it being much different.
So much for AAA taking "immediate action"! There's reports from 2 days ago that it's still happening. Obviously they either like the kickbacks or simply don't care.
Really? I seen another comment from two years ago saying that the business went under after facing prosecution, then opened another business called magic towing, that also went under.
@@groowanderer Honestly no idea. I followed the links in the description to the business. It says open 24hrs, with complaints from like an hour ago. I'd like to think something has been done.
@@channasmith9184 I seen someone also said they just complained on their site haha so I'm thinking the only thing left alive for that business is hate from people viewing this
@@groowanderer Maybe it's how they get publicity 😅
That is freaking insane!! Notify McDonald's corporate and, if they do nothing sue the hell outta both freaking companies. This most likely is a franchise and, the owner gets a cut. So, anyone there over 5 minutes they feel needs to get towed. How do they know the difference between worker's cars and customer's car. It's a huge scam!! There's definitely some shady shit going on.
McDonald's mangers are probably on the take from the towing company.
I would normally agree but I really don't think so. They hired a company that was AAA approved apparently but it turns out to be a shit company. Have you met tow truck drivers? These companies are scum bags. Mcdonalds doesnt give a fuck about a small tow kickback. These companies are scams and making money OFF mcdonalds parking lot.
McDonald's doesn't have an agreement with that towing company. If you Google Michael Dickerson the owner you can find out he was in a lawsuit and in the previous case they couldn't come up with any contract with McDonalds. There was also a a case with CVS and they couldn't come up with any contract with them either. The property owner is supposed to call in the trucks but you can see it's the guy in the blue truck doing it. Wouldn't you know it, the info about who called it in is always blank. This is outright theft, pure and simple.
no doubt
@@hellotheregeneralkenobi365 I didn't say McDonald's
Krishan Bhattacharya mayor duggan probably is too.
Glad to hear AAA kicked them off their list of vendors. You did a good thing. Thank you for taking the time to follow up to expose the scam.
Stumbled on this, and wow. Amazing photography 💯. Im learn so your videos will help me out .
The person at McDonald's allowing this is seriously hurting that particular restaurant's business. Nobody is going to dine in and eat knowing their vehicle could possibly get towed
This towing scam is common all over the united states. Especially in apartments. I was a victim of this years ago. Cost me 350 to get my car back. The lady at the tow company was behind bullet proof glass. What does that tell you. My neighbor told me it was 100% OK to park in his parking spot, mine was full with another car. Then i come back the next day to see my car gone. Keep in mind we do not have badges or car numbers or anything to verify what car goes where. I then find out it was towed and the tow company told me that they do not give info of who called in to tow my car. My neighbor said he never called anyone. My guess, the security guard for the apartment complex gets a certain percentage for each tow he calls in. This has been going on for years. Many tow companies are doing this scam "legally" and screwing people over. Which means thousands of people employed for these security/ tow companies know exactly what they are doing. They are straight scamming people out of their hard earned money. These people are pieces of you know what and do not deserve to be employed.
If i knew where to report this higher up i would. And i mean above the police which will do NOTHING like usual because the tow companies have the law on their side. Anyway this is a serious issue that needs to be investigated.
Loui W Yup happened to me once at a grocery store once. Costed me over $300 and the lady at the counter wouldn’t let me take photos.
Wouldn't surprise me if they had someone deliberately park in your spot
They tried to tow my grandpa car at our old apartment even though they had the sticker that says they live there and they been paying for their stuff. This college kid would park in a handicap spot there and said they cant do anything though and the kid wasn't handicap wtf
happened to my mom she had two cars and put both of them on the papers so duh she get two parking places right??..wrong..they towed one randomly..we didnt have the money in enough time and of course fee went up evryday so they basically stole her car
Only ' pieces of you know what' , you can do better than that, they're full sized cow pats!
Break Through towing is not a AAA company they were actually sued by AAA for using their logo. AAA won was awarded damages and the judge ordered a permanent injunction on them using the logo. See case #13-12775 everybody who sees this video should contact Federal Judge Paul Bormans office and let them know that Break Through is still using the AAA logos I bet he won’t be happy the company is violating his injunction.
Thanks for that information hopefully this comment gets pinned.
Thanks
I bet some lawyers will be very happy to hear that Break Through Towing is illegally using AAA's logo.
@Mike Brink 😂😂😂
AAA spotted this. Yay!
“It’s a complete racket” lmfao I love your voice 😁
In Victoria (A state of Australia) it is illegal to tow a vehicle off private property, or from a public car park. Without the consent of the owner of the vehicle. We had huge problems with private car parks doing a simular thing. This amounted to extortion. In some cases Car park owners were using wheel clamps to hold people to ransom. The State Government Outlawed this type of behaviour. We have had Tow Trucks for over 20 Years, and there is no way we would be involved in this sort of stuff. Great Video.
Pro Tip: Don't eat at McDonald's.
Especially in Detroit
800lb Gorilla
*THE INTERNET STANDS WITH JASON*
*BAD REVIEWS FOR THEM ALL*
Anywhere. It isn't food.
Pro tip... People will continue to eat at McDonald's
ADEBISI ADEBISI
Gee I wish I could be so witty!👌😎
Funny story about the same scenario. A good friend of mine's uncle works for the state dept that licenses these trucks. Its not Michigan. I was over one time when his uncle dropped by and he told me him and a coworker went to Burger King and he comes out and the car was on the tow truck. It was a state owned car by the same dept that licenses the tow trucks. His uncle basically told the tow truck driver that he wasn't going to say who he was but if he doesn't unhook and drop the car, the business will regret it deeply. The tow truck driver told my friend's uncle to f*ck off and drive off with the car. So he tells me the next day, he shows up to the towing yard with his boss, an investigator with the dept of revenue, and the state police. They walked right in, informed them they were pulling their state license to operate, seized all the tow trucks and put them on tow trucks, arrested the owner for tax evasion and fraud, and arrested the tow truck driver for auto theft and theft of state property. Then they locked the placed up and called it a day.
Michigan tow truck drivers must not have a lot of oversight from whoever licenses them. Some states don't play around with this type of stuff.
Your story makes it worth the time I felt I was wasting in reading the comments.
Hats off to your friend's uncle. I like the way he does his job.
Signed,
A former tow truck driver
I'm sure the oversight is there......inside a weekly envelope drop.
Good news to hear them get shut down.we need everyone to report crimes such as these!
There is currently a big scandal on right now in Detroit with Gasper Fiore and his towing company.
001 002 You're right. I just completely fabricated this story because I have a low self esteem and I really wanted my comment to be liked because it would make me feel better about myself. LMAO!! Get lost troll.
You and your lady are awesome Jason. Only way to make it better would be to add the theme music from "Jaws" as that prick backs up to try to tow the disabled woman's car.
Have you thought of producing your own series of exposing scams such just like this?
Considering there’s no valid reason to tow all those cars how aren’t they brought on theft charges and racketeering?
And extortion charges
NEVER NEVER pull your car off the truck. let them do it, if they say no, tell them its a safety liability for you because you don't have the proper training. if they say no still call the police and inform them that they are attempting to force you to perform a dangerous act.
They do this to trick you into an insurance claim. they will either claim you for damages to the tow truck, or if damage occurs when you're pulling it off, they put the blame on you.
I will remember this for future reference.
They should have called the police when their car got towed for pretty much no reason. I would have even had a police officer present when you go pick up your vehicle just to have a witness. Unless the police in this city doesn't give a shit about stuff like this going on... Then that explains why it keeps happening.
joemann7971 didn't they say it was Detroit, they probably didn't want to wait for the police, who would probably tell them to fight it in small claims court, probably why he started filming the guy refusing to unload his vehicle in the first place. perhaps if it was not a rental and in his home town he would have done things differently.
BearNDragon Yeah, it's in Detroit. I'm not talking about the guy filming, but just in general. I mean, this guy probably made more off the monetizing the video than he lost paying those crooks.
I meant about other people in general. He made it clear this wasn't the first time it has happened. But reporting it to police would help crack down on these assholes.
Yeah but then you realize the cops are in on it too.
Every county has a tow maximum. Once you pay over that amount you agree to said amount but...
ANY non city tow company can not legally keep your vehicle. Call the police (yes it takes time) to have them meet you at the tow Yard to get your vehicle. A report is made and the tow company then can sue you. Meanwhile look up your counties maximum toe charge.
This also applies to mechanics. ONLY state and federal can "impound" your vehicle. No personal or corporate entity can hold your personal property.
(Please upvote, this is NOT SS crap. My police chief uncle help me as a teenager when I was wrongfully toed. This info may really help someone)
Cheers!
Gud info...thank you
@@nicevideomancanada - lol, of course the 1st reply is a bitch over a simple, and comical, spelling mistake to sound advice that could help protect someone in a shitty situation. Real gem the internet is. (Insert Yodi reference here! and dont forget to complain about it)
((Edit, just in case someone doesn't get the joke, I spelled Yoda incorrectly))
This would have helped me yesterday lol
I would half agree and half disagree...because in a Rented Vehicle the circumstances are totally Different since a rented Vehicle by the law does not comply to what you describe...not even on a regular bail-bond basis...because a rented vehicle already is insured in advance for such outcome. The only thing they could have got, was a regular parking ticket...but also here they followed the rules, since they were customers of the Mac . Nevertheless, in a REAL Bail-bond situation where the right owner of the Car hasn't paid his or her Bill.. then it is correct what you are referring to..but this was NOT the case nor the Issue here. Since the Vehicle was Rented from a Renting Company !
@Meg Que , ????
This makes all us tow truck drivers look bad. My company does ppi(private party impound) which is like when you park somewhere that you’re not supposed to but this is a whole nother level and yes Is a scam
This has been a long going scam at this location. Rob Wolcheck exposed it. The manager was getting a cut of the profit of all cars towed. They were using "spotters" in the parking lot who, ironically, were the ones breaking the rules by being there more than 15 minutes!
I thought the police had to be notified first because if I owned a tow truck and did this it would be grand theft. Detroit is like Chicago in the 30's
Not on private property....but the manager or owners of the place have to call....or be getting a kick back!!
kim Burnell definetly an inside job
Only for repossessions or from an area that doesn't have Tow Away signs.
Come on man, if you live here like I do you know Detroits not as bad as the hype. Don't be a dick, mind your business, and you can walk around just fine. Obviously there's places you don't want to be by yourself or caught unawares, but unless you're in the Shady business you wouldn't have a reason to be there anyways, it's that obvious.
Outside of Detroit you only hear about how bad it is. If it is that bad, i can see a lot of people doing cut throat practices and scams to survive. Of course they dont realize or dont care about who they are hurting. it just becomes poor vs. poor because that trickle down shit is a fairy tale.
I tow for a living. What that company is doing is unfair and unlawful. They can only legally tow from property if the car is on a property but the owner is not doing business with the place of business. In this case you are doing business with McDonald's and it is an unlawful tow. However they will keep it up if unchecked. I would take this video to corporate of the company involved.
I completely agree with you, however there is a grey area in his case. The car he was driving was a rental. While he was in lawful possession of the car, he is still not the registered owner. Does this make this companies practices legal?? I doubt it very highly, but it is certainly not fair especially after the car had only been in the lot for no more than 10 minutes. I hope this guy not only sues the towing company, but also reports this to McDonald's corporate office. I would also report this to every local news broadcasting agency.
Corporate in this case is Shaquon. He’ll be right back. Hes out back in the porta-crapper
This is black thing the acoumplice is in the McDonald's
No I'm sure free-for-all your towing company around I'm sure there's scammers with the your company to make money all the ways you Could not exist
ALL tow truck companies are scammers.......as are the people they hire.....ZERO MORAL PRINCIPLES
ruining lives one tow at a time......
Mr. Lanier, thank you for helping people.
So glad you posted this, I'm a long time AAA customer, auto, home and gold card holder, I'm watching from Alabama, I'm going to call that company and fck with them
OSHA & DOT SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS MAKING NON EMPLOYEES WALK UP FLATBED TRUCKS
That's really not the crime here . . . .
TIMEtoRIDE900, they’d likely get in more trouble/liability if someone was on the flatbed then if they were illegally towing.
I am disabled and a long time AAA member. This is very disgusting and I hope to see a follow up to this whole ordeal. Being on a fixed and very limited income and for them to be carelessly towing disabled people’s cars and charging $450 is outrageous. That could be someone’s whole disability check for the month and then they won’t be able to pay for their medication, food, or electricity. Shameful!!
Got towed at a Ross in Los Angeles. Asked the manager about it. He said they didn't call but a guy sits out front in a tow truck and watches the parking lot for people leaving to other businesses to.
I looked up the local towing laws and learned what he was doing was ILLEGAL! Tow companies are NOT allowed to generate their own tow! A business has to CALL THEM and ask to have someone towed!
We called and threatened to sue them and they released our car and we avoided paying almost 700 dollars in fees!
You could make a big business out of exposing crooks! No joke! Both of you are awesome!
Did you send this to the local news stations? Rob Wolchek on Fox 2 for example.
His channel is great
Put this dude in the HAAAAALLLLLLLLLL OF SHAME
shout out Rob Wolchek
OH SHIT yeah Rob would be all over this. Good call
The manager of the McDonald's is probably related to the owner of the tow company. #scam
Mr corvette, and both share the same Italian last name.
So true
WORD!!!!!!! Up
It has nothing to do with McDonald's.
The Manger is getting money from each car they tow, which is illegal. Mangers should be fired and have charges held against them
I feel ya bro, lived there 3 years ago and use to drop my girl off at the hospital. They almost got me, had me hooked up as I walk out with 2 double cheese and my large coke per usual. I cussed the driver out, the manager out who actually just took my order. The tow yard, and brought it up at a city council meeting in person. The whole city of Detroit is so corrupt. After 36 years I finally moved out of Detroit. I do love the city of Detroit, it full of so many great humans with tons of talent and creativity.
My car was towed on Good Friday on Southgate Blvd in North Lauderdale Florida! By McDonald’s, The tow truck and cops tried to extort 85.00, which turned into $200.00 at their tow scammer yard!
I first thought you were a jerk off making some Lane video... After watching your video and being a tow truck driver for over 15 years much respect to you also getting that guy's face in the video... Also him backing up like that at McDonald's at that speed with kids walking around is absolutely ridiculous.CALL AAA
People NEED to UPVOTE this comment...
Because this will do WAY more than negative comments for their business....
Hell what do they care really about their rating???
And maybe they would just try changing business names if it wasnt too much hassle....
But AAA reporting, - with proof... Could cost them licenses... and be shut down for good... or at least the driver running this BS will be unable to operate his scam anymore....
LOTTO LAUGHS fuck that beat that asshole down. Teach him a fucking lession he wont forget
@@FadedCalicoJack I can just impound his tow truck for Illegal tows. I've had to do it once before. was funny to see the operator's face when he realized his truck was 10 feet off the ground in about 3 minutes.
Glad you approve this 👍🏻
How do the employees cars not get towed? McDonalds is definitely in on it
sadly, i used to work for a McDonalds and my car got towed once. they put it back in another parking spot, but WTF
Employees cannot afford cars.
@@ryank9092 yep mine got towed and the gm had to call to get it returned
@@xxtwr1 There's a sign out front in one locally $11.00 to start and more $$ depending on Availability and more $$ for Management.Damn Chick-fil-a is living wage certified 17 bucks a HR.
Probably not.
The tow truck driver claimed yall went to the restaurant afterward. Yet yall had the receipt before the spotter blue truck appeared. And the lady who was almost towed was literally walking out of the McDonald's.
There's a guy in Austin who stands at the convenience store and boots the cars of people who go into the stores next door on the same property, as there is little to no parking at those storefronts, making it often necessary for parking to overflow to the convenience store. Yes there's a sign with vague language about leaving the property. They claim the next door stores, which are all part of the same building, are a separate property. There is nothing delineating the stores and no indication to the public that the property owner, (who owns all the stores) considers each store to be a separate property. The police won't do anything because they say it's legal and at best, a civil matter. So you have to pay $100 to get the boot off. He will also take property worth $100 in lieu of cash. I watched him take a guys electronics and subwoofers and put them in his own truck!!! That crosses the line into just straight up robbery, in my book.
Yes it's illegal. And sanctioned AND LICENSED by the city. I watched this guy boot ten cars and make $1000 in one morning last Saturday. The United States is in a downward spiral. Expect ALOT more of this criminal nonsense to pop up in the future. Just about everywhere. And Austin, in particular, is a nasty little garbage hole of this type of extortion.
AAA has officially severed ties with this tow company. it was in the news
AAA are criminals..destroyed my 4 wheel drive by improper towing and refused to pay or settle even after THEIR mechanic confirmed the cause of the damage. I'm out $2400 after 30+ years with AAA They are the worst company and should be out of business!
+Lux DeVoid You can get your money. You can go through the BBB and Consumer Protection. And also the State Consumer Affairs, by filing a complaint. If that fails, I would sue. And if money is a problem, each state has an office that handles cases pro bono. Every lawyer has to do so many hours of pro bono or reduced fee work.
+Lux DeVoid Also, a little further down the feed a post by J ZIM says a civil lawsuit has been filed against the tow company. You should see what you need to do to get in on this.
Provide a link to the news report please.
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You need to contact McDonald's corporate and explain to them that the Manager is in bed with this tow truck driver. Exploiting McDs customers
its not only McDonald's that does it, there is a guy who will park near the area and takes pictures of people's car that sit for 10-15min. even if you come out before its loaded, they refuse to drop it and demand money right there
Jesse Alderson yeah but if the manager gets fired a new one would probably call the cops
corporate has been contacted and they said it's owned by a franchisee so they can't do anything about it. there are videos on it.
@@jessealderson251 somebody gonna shoot their asses!! They keep F'n around with people shit!
@@lexkasady9072 If this is true then they can either revoke the franchise or make them correct the problem, McD's has some very strict rules on how the franchises are run.
Great freaking job ,reporting this now people have evidence against them for a law suit and arrest for confiscation of ones personal property. Sue McDonalds and towing company.
So do the MacDonald's employees call as well? I did hear stories of restaurants employees calling them
Send to McDonald's corporation then city counsel and city management as well as the chief of police
Isn't the city corrupt though....... I will say no more.......
Yes, they may have to stop.
In Dertroit? Maybe the city management. When the McDonalds HQ starts up calling again and does a bidding war on permits for property development, maybe the permit dept will give another more local franchise the permits
It's Detroit. No-one will care
@@squareglow very true
I've been a AAA customer for 14 years all my cars and my home are insured with them if AAA doesn't fire this company
I'll fire AAA plenty of other insurance companies I can buy from this is racketeering.
Steve AAA doesn't have anything to do with them. They are a contractor for AAA. All AAA does is feed them tow and service calls. AAA is totally worth it for a member. I used to drive tow truck in a remote region, and had to charge $400-$900 for breakdowns fairly regularly. We charged $100 to hook up and $2.60/km plus fuel surcharge, plus tax (canada) it adds up fast. If they had AAA/CAA and bought the better coverage one tow could buy years of membership. I still have CAA and think it's worth it!
Of course he knows the AAA service is good. That's why he chooses to use them. He's saying that AAA needs to cancel their service contract with them and not give them anymore business.
AAA has nothing to do with this, I doubt they even know of this, AAA is such a huge company that it would be silly for them to do this for money, They only risk losing uniformed customers that seem to think they are apart of it, All AAA does is dispatch calls in your towing area, And they do try to keep people like this off of their payroll, They do background checks, And they check up on service providers, They do try to find this shit.
AAA responded to this video and are doing an investigation.
AAA is a rock solid company.
AAA rates are usually barely profitable for the companies. that's part of why many operate *legitimate* private property impound. this is a predatory towing scheme.
Victims should report and expose this type of crime. Great video.
I'm from a state where we sticker vehicles with a 24hr notification, it seems silly that's not a thing nationwide.
That towing company made a killing, but I'm sure if you research them a little bit you'll see:
1. No longer around.
2. Had to pay big fines.
Your rental car agreement is A LEGAL SUBSTITUTE for a registration and most people opt in for insurance on it as well, a little gotcha in most states if the rental wasn't insured a. they shouldn't release b. a company representative must show up with insurance to release car. But being in a parking lot less than an hour SHOULD NOT RESULT IN A TOW anywhere in the U.S. I had a hard time coming up with instances where a vehicle could get towed that fast and there isn't many but blocking driveway, vehicle left in the middle of road and such.
McDs should refund the $445 because you were a customer!! This is probably a manger gettin $100 per car!
yep...kickbacks are a huge part of the towing business.
Happened to me at a NY McDonald’s 15 years ago
This won’t change
No, you'd have to sue the company
When I lived in an apartment complex. The tow co. said they would pay me 50$ for every tow they got. I reported them to the police. They never came back. I'm so glad I have a house.
I lived in a complex once that would keep multiple trap spots open so that the tow guys could tow anyone who ever parked in them. Total scam.
This is so shameful...
I would also contact AAA for fraudulent/extortion practices this tow company is so blatantly guilty of. Good luck spreading the word about this tow truck company and this particular McDonald's. I hope you found out that this particular McDonald's is owned by a franchiser and not McDonald's corp.
If franchised, I hope they pull his franchise license!!
This is disgusting.
So what happened after the video was posted?Did things change at that McDonald’s and the towing company
How is it illegal parking when you are parked at a restaurant you at inside eating at in the restaurants parking lot.
it's not that's why it's a scam
Rather than scam, how is it not criminal activity? This guy is standing here laughing about it, why not go straight to the police? Where I live no one can just privately tow away someone elses car from private land and charge them for it, that would be basically car theft. I don't really get how it works in the US...
Police dont give a fuck.
The police give it a name" predatory towing" then do nothing about it.
Doc Daneeka well, I mean they're in Detroit, and police do jack there.
Tell the law about it. They can be arrested. This scam is illegal.
the tow company is being sued.. class action lawsuit.... turns out they have the same exact scam going on at a liquor store
Jerry Upp These companies work with the police to perform mass towing scams, Downtown, on weekends.
The cops are probably in on it . Getting a cut
@@ankles632 Or more likely, 'just following orders' with sh*tty city/state rules that give the truckers a license to steal? Sounds like a Floridaman scam. :/
I agree, Sounds like the police are getting kick backs too as they dont seem to be doing anything about it >[
That is the same company from the Rob Wolchek report in the Hall Of Shame. they changed it to Magic towing. But the license is under Breakthrough.
Well I just want to say you guys did it right you got all of the evidence all of the information and the video tape so y'all did it right and I hope someday in some way you get Justice for yourselves and all of the people that were involved in that crazy these are nothing more than scammers but then again all tow truck drivers are hustlers and that's how they make their money is hustling and the guy the McDonald's was probably hustling too it's disgusting but welcome to America what you going to do but y'all I give you credit you did the right thing you expose this so you probably saved other people hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of dollars so on behalf of everyone in America I just want to say thank you so much for the hard work you did because I think this became more than just exposing these people it became a mission for you guys to prove you are right and I love proof more than I love anything .
Maybe I’ll buy a tow truck and go around following other tow trucks and tow them and charge them for oversized vehicle
Wild guess...your name would be Karma? ;-)
Junk Rust make a video of it on RUclips and create a go fund me page. Will support.
Lol
I'm game
Fuck yeah!
turn the driver in to AAA they will not use his company any more,,
Unfortunately, they probably make most of their money towing the cars at McDonald's
If u see the answer from AAA Auto Club Group above, that is in response to e mail I sent them---I was a driver and later a dispatcher for a AAA contractor in Miami (25 years+)--they sent me an email that they were looking @ pulling their AAA certification/contract. Elisa's husband sez this
yes but I don't think AAA would want their name associated with this kind of activity, it's bad publicity.
This company probably has nothing to do with the service AAA. A lot tow and bail bond companies put the letter A so they appear first in the phone book.
AAA wont give a fuck.
In reno decades ago they had a store downtown called Mayfair across the street from circus circus and they had a little sign that said about towing and this was a racket where the tow trucks would be waiting for some tourist and the sign about towing was way across the parking lot hidden from. Most people to see
GREAT VIDEO IM GLAD U VIDEO EVERYTHING. SUCH SCAM GOES EVERYWHERE SUE MCSHITONALD. THAT PLACE WHO WORKING WITH THEM LOVE THIS LOVE THIS
McDonald's is private property. A tow truck cannot come onto private property to tow a vehicle unless the owner of that property requests it. Therefore, you can surely bet that the McD's owner it probably getting 1/3rd of that towing charge even though the towing company and the McD's owner will never admit it. I'd file a complaint with McD's headquarters. They'll probably say that the owner is an independent franchisee and is free to do what the want.
No, it hurts their profits. No parking spaces = no customers. Spaces occupied by snowflakes going to Chipotle or Jimmy Johns.
but as seen in the video here that parking lot was empty except for maybe 4 cars when it can hold about 12-15
Kenny Massey Yes it was an employee in this country on an expired tourist visa.
It is way too hard to make a buck selling hamburgers.... stealing hundreds from your customers is way easier.
Do you honestly think the manager cares about the brand and it's McDonald's who the f*** cares it's like eating cancer the manager at the McDonald's probably owns the tow truck company or his brother does or sister or whatever
Looks like auto theft.
Hopefully you've shown this to the local police and an attorney.
You can find that tow company's commercial insurance provider and let them know the are having customers drive off the tow truck.
Tx240
Shut them down!
Not to mention the fact that they made them drive off the truck into oncoming traffic. I'm sure the insurance company would just love to hear about that lol
That’s happens a lot in Nashville. But instead of towing it they boot your car. I worked in a salon near downtown that had a parking deck in the back. A client came in to get his haircut and the stylist was not ready for him so he walked across the street to get a drink. The boot guy saw him and booted his car. The stylist noticed it and ran out back. The boot guy said that he was not park illegally and she told him that the guy had an appointment and she was running about 10 minutes late. He still charged him $300 to take the boot off his car. That’s why I rarely go into Nashville anymore. It’s not worth dealing with those people. I have to go to an oncologist and he’s in downtown Nashville. I would be highly upset if I came out of my car had a boot on it. I do park in patient parking but that doesn’t mean anything to them.
Wow, that's literally all I can say. Blows my minds.
Sue the tow company and McDonald's and then sue the city.
Then sue the country and the continent and finally sue the planet
Them sue the galaxy
Lastly sue God
I'd hold off on sueing the Galaxy. Wouldn't want little green men coming in their UFO's to appear in court.
@@Albus_Rex thats ok, we have that dude in the vid to tow away their space ship and we can sue the aliens for abduction and sexual assault.
As of September 25, 2018, from the Metrotimes News:
A Detroit towing company that has come under fire for its aggressive tactics and $400-plus cash-only towing fees is now facing a class action lawsuit that alleges it routinely engages in "illegal, predatory, and rogue practices." The suit filed Friday by attorneys with the Truth2Power Civil Justice Fund alleges that Breakthrough Towing violated state towing laws by hauling vehicles from private lots without proper permission, refusing to release vehicles to owners who showed up before their vehicle was towed, and failing to notify police before removing vehicles. Breakthrough Towing was recently the subject of a viral RUclips video that purported to show the company trying to tow McDonald's customers legally parked outside the restaurant's location on Woodward in Midtown.
The allegations detailed in the suit plus a handful of additional horror stories shared by Breakthrough victims with Metro Times together paint a picture of an operation so aggressive that it easily catches people parked legally, taking their cars regardless of circumstance. As one of the plaintiffs in the case says she was told by a driver - "once he was dispatched, no matter if the car was hooked up or not, he had to take it." Once caught, vehicle owners can be robbed of a week's paycheck almost instantaneously, forced to pay cash for tows starting around $400 with additional fees tacked on for inevitabilities, like having to retrieve their vehicle registration from inside the car. The company appears to rely on "spotters" for alerts when a car has been parked too long (it denies this, but we've seen people stationed for hours at a time outside at least one of the lots from which it tows) and keeps its trucks idling throughout Midtown
This is called racketeering, in case there is any question of it. This activity is very rampant in South Florida, especially around the Miami area. This is very profitable, as these companies are often "all in the family" operations with collusion and shadow ownership going even up to the highest of politicians and other "government" officials, active or retired. Municipal contracts are often awarded through no-scrutiy, no- bid contracts using obfuscation to hide the true structure. It would appear to only be getting worse over time, as well.
still not feeling it is justice unless the mother fuckers suffer from physical and unbearable pain
@@davef.2811
Sarasota / Bradenton area of Florida to..
Off the top of my head I can think of 8 companies doing this same Deplorable Disgusting Despicable thing... if I had a Dictionary handy I could think of more words that start with a "D" to describe these DICKHEADS....
Googled this and apparently there is a class action suit against them. Something about kickbacks etc. Will try to add any relevant information.
You guys really exposed them. Sunlight and a good video presentation are the best disinfectants. Two things: First, tell your girl she looks amazing with that haircut. And second, thanks for posting.
I'd fire off a stolen vehicle report. When he goes to argue, McD's security cameras will verify everything.
>>>we had to clear our security system for maintenance... :)
it's probably as reliable as the ice cream machine.
U dont want stolen car on your carfax report.
Hello tray, you are so right, many times I have asked for a milk shake, only to be told the ice cream machine is down, Oh im from the UK by the way. and we NEVER have a problem with parking
Since as far as I know you have to file a report with the police before towing, yeah that is a legit strategy. I knew a guy who ran one of these. He said he had to wait for slips to be planted on the cars for 24 hours. Most of the people who never picked up their cars had them crushed.
The whole process he is doing is wrong wrong wrong! I'm a AAA driver myself and I worked at a company that did illegal parking tows. First off, you need to get pictures of the car parked illegally with a time stamp then you have to leave for at least 10 minutes to give them a chance to leave. After the 10 minutes, you have to come back take another set of pictures with time stamps and then you can pick up the vehicle and have the property manager sign a paper authorizing the tow.
www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/09/25/aaa-ends-relationship-with-predatory-detroit-towing-company-breakthrough
www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/09/25/aaa-ends-relationship-with-predatory-detroit-towing-company-breakthrough
AAA ends relationship with them two days go lol
Is that the same process if the company has a contract with McDonalds to patrol their lot?
@@MajBoothroyd from what I know, that's how the process is done legally and fairly. Someone had replied to my comment mentioning that someone was getting kick backed for picking up the cars and needless to say but hes more than likely 100% right! When you're a PPI tow truck driver, you do get commissions for getting cars but the manager who was flagging cars down is more than likely getting kick backs too, causing this whole conundrum
@ReallyNotBob Tech the truck driver is just a driver if anything. If he was the property manager, he knows what hes doing is extremely illegal, especially considering the amount of signs on the property and the rules set on those signs. Nonetheless, the driver is making alot of money, as well as the company and from my best judgement, the manager of that McDonald's is getting kickbacks too for flagging the cars down.
Astounding, imagine how many victims had already fell through their scams and paid the fees without voicing their concern and fight for injustice, until just one person decides enough is enough. People really need to be more vigilant and aware in their daily lives, and really need to start noticing things so the society as a whole can start improving, get rid of bad actors, etc. The tow company could have been shutdown a long time ago, if just someone else would fight for injustice. This is the difference between living as a human vs a zombie.
So what is the update and has anything happened to these scammers?
It's called "tow spotting", G&G Towing in MD, lost a 22 million dollar Class Action lawsuit for this same scam recently in MD. Contact the Attorney General in your state regarding this scam.
Hey Jason and Em! My family and I are tow truck operator's and owners. What happened in this video is ILLEGAL!! I don't know what your follow up had been, but you need to peruse it. AAA is a separate entity from this towing company and if they haven't already been informed you need to let them know. They'd be furious over the way this company is conducting itself. AAA has a rating system of who they give calls to. Our company is in the top 20 in California. We worked hard for that endorsement. If you would've been parked in the McDonald's parking lot for over six to eight hours? Then yeah, maybe you could've been towed. Key word, emphasis on Could Have. I'm implore you to see this through. The behavior of this company gives us honest tow truck driver's a bad name. I apologize for what both you and Em had to go through. Be safe in your future endeavors. If your ever in Cali and need road assistance hopefully we'll be the one's to come to your rescue. Take care!😎
Right on Tiffany!
Joseph Ledbetter : Lol. Thanks!!
I posted before i read replies. This video kinda irked me. AAA is not perfect, but I agree with you 100%.
Be safe.
Bob Cat : Thanks Bob! Your correct. No system is perfect. I can guarantee you AAA was not to happy with this business practice at all. I just wanted to make sure they followed through. I'm sure they weren't the only ones to fall victim to this tow company. Hopefully more will see this video and report them. We definitely put our two cents in and sent the video to the powers that be. This is so wrong on so many levels and it gives those of us who work in the tow business a bad name. Seriously! Who trolls McDonald's parking lots for business? This tow company needs to be out of business as far as I'm concerned.
You're welcome. Who are you?
Also, I'm glad you ended the video at the old model T plant ;) the best view of Detroit is from that rooftop just fyi
In 1988 my father double parked in Detroit, he got a ticket. To this day he has never paid it.