These guys deserve zero stars. So I guess what they do is create a new Yelp listing so they can fabricate a higher star rating.. Hmmm. Here is the story again, in case they forgot.
Police allow stolen vehicles to be delivered and "stolen" a second time by towing yards like Ewing Bros. Inc. and allow them to hold the vehicles ransom via high fees.
The victim of car theft is required to pay whatever the towing yard wants in cash up front only (no checks, credit cards, or payment plans).
The victims the case I am referring to happen to be my unemployed significant other (unemployed for over a year). They are taking his only means finding work because he cant afford their fees to retrieve his stolen car.
After they take it and either scrap or auction it off, then they plan on dinging his credit and sending him to collections to recover the "debt" they decided to charge for a $500 car sitting there for a couple weeks.
We were out of the country while the car was stolen from in front of our house (a quiet and safe neighborhood)- they caught the thieves joy riding and had the car impounded to a private lot owned by Ewing Bros. Inc. who is now allowed to do whatever they want to the vehicle. Is this legal?
Shouldn't stolen vehicles go to a "free" lot where the victims are not "damaged" twice?
1) They are trying to charge over $800 for towing and impound fees for two weeks.(Value of the car was $500 two years ago).
2) If he cant come up with the money, they will take his car.
3) They take only cash - no payment plans or credit.
4) They will probably scrap his car as it is very damaged.
5) Even AFTER they steal his car they will then report this debt on his credit. Further damaging his situation.
6) There is nothing we can do.
We do plan to press charges against the thieves, but they will have already taken his car and charged him for it and damaged his credit by the time we see a day in court or have a chance for restitution to prevail.
"Ewing Bros., Inc. is the largest, oldest family owned Towing Company in Las Vegas."
With a reputation to maintain - why wouldn't they work with "people" who are the victims of crime in the Las Vegas community?
I happen to be pretty upset from this ordeal, we do plan to go to the media, congressmen, legislators, attorneys, friends, family, online communities, review websites, or any other forum that will hear this and do something about it. I am tired of the "greatest country in the world" having the most ridiculous things happen to the law abiding citizens - while the crooks run free.
As you can imagine, without a form of transportation for him to be able to get to a potential job, he will have plenty of time to address this.
I assure you, that cheap little red car is not worth the ransom they are holding it for.
If nothing else, I hope this has been a good laugh. Add this one to the stack of dissatisfied victims.
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/las-vegas-nv/T380H7K5PPALL4OTQ