American Experience

[Saiyanthou]

Okay so this is one experience but it wouldn't have happened in the UK.

I was working in Houston and went into town on a Saturday and parked in a "Free to Park after 4pm" space, great. Because there was a Rockets game on (Wtf, how was I supposed to know) that street needs to be cleared, no signs of any kind. I arrived back as the vehicle was being loaded onto the tow-van, rushed up and explained my ignorance to the situation, the police weren't very helpful. The tow guy told me that it was $70 to release the car and that in no uncertain terms he could only take cash, I said I could run to an ATM machine but the police said he could take me to one and he was happy to do so.

We proceeded to drive and he then told me because we'd moved the fine was now $140. He then drove out of view of the police around the corner and proceeded to take my credit card details.

Now, was that guy just a complete ass or is that a prime example?

 

[Saiyanthou]

It was a police fine "Parked in a Towaway Zone" but the Tow guy was my main distress, bit of a scam there.

 

[Saiyanthou]

OP, your post makes no sense. If it was a ticket issued by a real police officer, you would not be able to get your car off the tow truck without going to the station, paying your fine, and pulling it out of impound. I think you were gipped by a rent-a-cop probably from a privately owned lot.

The ticket I'm not disputing, I agree ignorance is not an excuse (albeit better signed, probably true in many cases), my 'beef' is with the blatant lying tow-van-man.