Towing a Car Cost - Buyer Experiences and Price Information

Charged 200.00 to tow 5 miles and 29.00 storage. Car was at tow place for 12 hours

Man I was having some drinks with some friends. George axes me,if I had more coke. I say yes, it's in my car. I'm walking around looking for my car. It's not there. I called the police and say. Where's my car. They say to mee. I don't know. I go back inside to the bar and ax the bartender. Where's my car. He says I don't no. He does tell me that I shouldn't have parked on a handicap parking. He tells me it probably got towed, hands me a card for Allright towing. I pick up my car next morning for free. The owner said thanks for the gift and did not charge me anything. I never did find my coke.

Got stuck off-road in national park, tow truck came, drove 100 yard through short grass, pulled me 30 feet out of a mud puddle, then charged me 400. I got it down to 300 cash.

My radiator went out in San Antonio while on my way to work. Called around for pricing and either they didnt answer the phone or it was over $100. This company answered in the first few rings, and showed up in about 30 minutes. The guy driving the truck even dropped me off at work. Cant believe this place was so helpful. Check them out at http://sharktowingsanantonio.com

Had a handicapped van, was taking sick dog to vet. Van broke down, State Trooper wouldn't wait for Roadside Assistance because of vehicle's location. Tow truck driver said the cost was a couple of hundred dollars to tow (13 miles). Not happy but had no choice because once on scene, he hooked up to the vehicle. Tow Truck driver wanted to take vehicle to his shop. We asked to tow it to ours. That night I offered to pay for the tow and was told that they hadn't finished figuring it out yet and would leave it to be collected by the shop where it was towed. Repair shop refused to collect bill because it was excessive for a late afternoon tow. Now being sued because I refused to pay that amount.

Truck was on the side of rd hit a phone pole driver/owner wouldn't give a on site price towed truck 2 miles and said he's going to have surgery so he's letting his help price everything. I called him he answered and showed up. The whole tow only took about 45min. Half of that was a inexperienced drive.

Motorcycle was towed due to several traffic violations. Cops told tow driver the bike wasnt insured. Tow company charged $260 for the tow for less than 26 miles. Motorcycle was in storage for 4 days at a rate of $30 a day. This isnt a car. They charge more if it was a truck vs. a car due to size and weight. To charge a motorcycle at a rate this high is price gouging. They had inside knowledge that the motorcycle wasnt insured and took advantage of that fact, not fearing legal action from an insurance company. I was unable to pay such and outrageous price and lost my investment.

This is the best Towing company I have ever see in my hole life, the drivers are very professional and thay know cars, driver told me if I fix your car w/out towing I'll get the bonus from the boss, unbelievable, He took out obd scanner took him 5 minutes to fix my car and charged me only $65 including the parts, Just to let people in South Seattle Know about Tukwila Towing and my expirisnce,

owner neglected to state that vehicle was locked in park in 4 wheel drive with the front wheels turned all the way one way ,that the vehicle was stuck to the axles in a 5 ft ditch, t5hat I the driver have never been convicted of any felony's policed contract won't allow a felon to tow and that the police agency had put a three day hold on the vehicle we are a reputable police towing contractor with over 50 yrs in the business . this customer is just upset that his son got drunk smashed his vehicle and then took off running from the police received a leaving the scene of an accident ticket and had to pay for a professional service !!!!

Mabe if the tow rates were more afodable more people would use them but with there high bills (ya who doesnt)and the price to get a car out asfar as im concerned its gta some one takes ur car u have to go find it and pay to get it back should be flat rate and yes I have had my car towed and stuff taken from it hard to prove but cars for pick a parts big money its all about politics air resorces board get thecar charge to much car goes to junk yard u need trans get another car pay reg fees taxes not to mention the price of the ride but thats the loop and the money in some politicians pocket for stealing ur ride

My car was parked on a private property. The car was half way hooked up, And was asked if The could he drop the car the car. The driver which is the owner also gave a price of $263. No one had that kind of money. So another person called tge driver and asked about the same service and he said $70 and did not realize he was talking to someone that was standing there. He figured it out because they seen himbon the phone and he abruptly hung the phone up. So i called the next day and this owner went in on my about my parenting skills because supposedly son was angry about the whole thing and cursed. He told me my car was $326 the following day. So all while im getting up money to get the car out it was going up in storage fees end result $826.

my sons friend put our vehicle on this side of the road where it was muddy and could not get out police assumed it was abandoned within 15 min our local convicted felon tow truck driver came and pulled it out of mud and charged $225 for answering call and another $200 to put it on and off truck was at minis collision from 7am sat morn and went to pick up mon morn as soon as they opened and was charged 3 days of storage truck was there less than 48 hrs and charged for 3 days beware in Michigan of minis collision and southside towing in which the owner is a convicted felon

AAA in Southern Ca is 49.00 a year for 7 miles towing with 4 service calls for any vehicle the member is with at the time of service for $78.00 the tow mileage is 100 miles

Car wasn't even there for 8hrs they said standard rate was $250 they didn't even have a lot or a credit card machine

EASTER FRIDAY MY MOM HAD MAJOR SHOTS TO HER BACK. SHE PARKED IN FRONT OF OUR TRAILOR AT WASHINGTON ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK. WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE VEHCLES ON THE ROAD PAST 11:00 pm. MY MOM AFTER RECOUPING FROM HER SURGERY WENT OUT AT 11:25 AND THE CAR HAD BEEN TOWED. SHES 73 YEARS OLD, SS INCOME. THEY CHARGED 264.00 FOR THE TOW AND KEEPING IT OVER THE WEEKEND. TRIED TO GET IT SATURDAY, BUT NO ONE SPOKE ENGLISH THAT COULD HELP US. NOT RIGHT! I DO BELIEVE THE PARK GETS A CUT OF THE TAKE FOR TOWING!!!! ILLIGAL

This company drove 70 miles to get my car, then towed it 100 miles to my home. They were very courtious and on time

My B.F. cracked his ocular socket and suffered a concussion in a single vehicle accident. Zero memory of details, curved road prevented any acceleration over 40-50 mph MAX. Plus he was always careful. When his brothers heard and showed up at the tow yard within 3 hours of the tow, were told that the cost was high due to"no insurance".That took about 20 minutes to disprove,ending with a personal call by the agent to the tow yard(which showed up in his next statement as a separate charge) After that, they said that since police were called by their driver, THAT was an additional charge of 150.00 His brothers were more worried about his condition than the bike, and scraped up 600.00 ransom and left with the bike.I've asked for itemized statements,records,pics,ANYthing that could possibly warrant their charges, but the "person that handles that" is ALWAYS 'out of the office','just left,'on vacation or some bs story.They see PREY with an HD,is the simple bottom line. I throw stuff at em'

In a shopping mart across the street from the nightclub where they had a small sign on the ground of one entrance that said no parking after midnight. I had to pay $150.00 just to let them unhook my suv. That was crazy and the police let them do it.

This is the biggest rip off, my insurance company only pays $75.00 to $100.00 to tow a car and this was not even a tow. My insurance company said they have never heard about this type of thing. The state of California should take better care of their roads.

My 17 year old son is a new driver and had a mechanical breakdown in a busy intersection in South Charlotte by Providence Promenade. When I got to the scene, I let my son leave and I got into the van. I searched Google on my Blackberry and found CharlotteAutoTowingNow.Com. This service immediately connected me to Independence Towing, (704)780-1755. Independence took the call immediately, GPS’d my location, gave me an estimated time and arrived on time. When they arrived, quickly and carefully pulled my car out of danger and onto the truck. On the spot took my credit card and took my car where I asked them to. Very professional, courteous and knowledgeable.

Cat had electrical short 2006 Toyota matrix. Towed on flatbed from home to shop about 20 miles. Price was about what I expected. Repair cost me another 320$

I was at Pocono Medical Center doing a research for a college project. The sign clearly states parking for patients/visitors only. I took a picture of that sign as well. They towed my car and I was charged 127.50 for the tow, 65.00 for the operator, 15.00 for the three miles and 40.00 for storage (it was there for three hours). I called five different towing companies in the area and was quoted between $65 and $125. Nothing else I can do but take them to civil court since these are not reasonable and customary charges and get some sort of reduction of the charges. I will research this further and hopefully stop this practice. I knew that paralegal degree would come in handy some day.

I haven't paid & will now lose my 1989 Musrang Conv.rnThis place towed my car. Took me 2 wks. To find it. Now they want $895.00 for srealing it & $50.00 pee day for storage.What the heck. Is this even legal ?

About 4 mile

we are a towing company and it cost us 600.00 us dollars to be towed by a bigger truck.rnWow you people have no idea how much it cost us as tow companies to meet local and state regulations or how much 1 truck cost to run or maintain.rn1 truck cost us around 5000.00 in insureance that is what roadside assistance with your insurance companies requires us to carry and a another 500.00 in a asurety bond just to meet their needs. which can vary from state to state.rnthen we need shopkeepers, this is incase that tire falls off after we change it ect. 1500.00rnfuel 100.00 plus a day every dayrnrepairs god knows? lets just say a tire for the truck is 200.00 to 300.00...rnthe drive wages lets just say 10.00 an hour.rnphones, rent on a yard ect,rn.........And u want us to do a job for less then the price of a good meal?rnrealy.rnall my company does is roadside help. rnbut thats going to change due to well the money..the state says here we can charge 154.00 just to hook up to a car in a hadicap. then the miles and storage.rnor 85.00 to drop on the spot and move.rnguess no more nice guy any more. maybe or maybe not i still have to sleep and look in the miror.rnwhile my kids go with out.rnAND YOU COMPLAIN!!!!

My car was pulled out of the mud..I was not on a paved road..it was a rainy day and a muddy road..pull took 20 mins max..guy wanted 400$..suggestions?

Grones brothers of tomsriver Nj towed my car from an apartment complex for being parked in a reserved spot I was visiting a friend who forgot to tell me that 2 days before the parking arrangments were changed! I called grones 5 mins after they towed my car and they told me it was 287.00 to get it back and they only except cash! When I checked ther website they state that they except visa,mastercard and discover so some one lied! I also called local towing companies and all 4 told me that their fees were half of that! So please do yourself a favor and go somewhere else I have heard story after story of peole who were ripped off by this company in one way or another....it just really upsets me that companies like this are allowed to take advantage of us hard working people and I can promise this isn't the last they will hear from me I won't stop untill they do!!!

Guys were very knowlogable about towing large trucks, and were very nice to tow my vehicle at 3:15am. These guys and gals were here in 5 min and had my truck loaded in 30sec, wow thats what I call service!

Um, our HOA towed our car because it was left out overnight. My hubby caught them at the gate as they were leaving and they charged him $200 release it. I could just spit at that company (and our HOA). While I guess we have to take some blame for leaving it out, we pay $110 a month to live here and they tow our car for being out once overnight?!! What a crock of c-r-a-p!!!

I have had my Cruiser towed this far twice this year. I work 20 miles from my mechanic. AAA is really worth it especially if you drive a used car and/or are prone to car problems. I am a member of AAA plus.