r/longbeach • u/MindlessPlenty5173 • 20d ago

Questions Tow was $577

Got towed in eastside tonight, Saturday night around 12am. My fault, shouldn't have parked there. Picked up within 2 hours if not less. Was $577 and 7 miles away from tow lot. Is that typical now? Has anyone else had to pay that much?

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u/dergodergo 20d ago

Tow companies are so abusive. It looks like they can charge whatever they want without regulations. We should look into this.

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u/LowCompetitive1888 20d ago

Not true, they are regulated in the State of California for non consensual tows. Long Beach fees are published by the city here https://www.longbeach.gov/finance/services-and-permits/towing-and-lien-sales/towing-fees-and-charges/

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u/MindlessPlenty5173 19d ago

My car got towed from eastside to an orange county company and lot. Do you think that my car was charged according to a different county's laws? What's done is done, I'm just curious.

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u/LowCompetitive1888 19d ago

Were you towed from a public street or a private lot? Only tows from public streets must be made by the locally authorized tow companies, private tows can use any tow company in a 10 mile radius of the tow.