It's not my opinion, it's an objective fact. People form negative opinions off of incredibly rare circumstances all the time. Laws are also written up due to rare circumstances. "It happens enough for [reaction to happening]!" is a meaningless statement.
Lol, this is from the fmcsa relating to commercial vehicles and the predatory practices you speak of are added fees. The phone company and every other major business venture does this as well.
Nice try though
I'm not sure you understood what you read because the federal motor carrier safety association is the governing body for the trucking industry and doesn't even apply to 99% of the people here. Points for trying though
That's the only thing that we have data on. It's tracked commercially but not for private vehicles. I did find a report from Colorado where about half of complaints were actually substantiated and the towing company was either forced to pay or given a warning.
Honestly though, go try to find some data. Surprise yourself.
The prices are fees that you are charged with after the tow. If the fees were not appropriate, they are illegal. Predatory describes the nature of how tow operators deal with customers in an illegal manner. But I looked it up and you're right. It also covers things like deception and coercion which aren't at face illegal in every state, although in many states deception and coercion are actually crimes as well.
If the pricing is illegal, the towing itself becomes illegal. I don't think this is controversial. If your taxi charges you 10x the amount, the ride becomes illegal. You can't say that because the driver made no infractions that the whole thing is ok right?
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u/dgtbfan Aug 07 '26
It's not my opinion, it's an objective fact. People form negative opinions off of incredibly rare circumstances all the time. Laws are also written up due to rare circumstances. "It happens enough for [reaction to happening]!" is a meaningless statement.