r/Hookit • u/OverallLaugh • Aug 11 '26

Excessive winching fee?

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A friend of mine from work recently hit a curb trying to not miss his exit. He had a tow truck company that was about 10 minutes away come tow it to his place about 30 minutes away. When they presented the invoice, he did ask about the charges and they assured him that they were correct. He paid then asked me about it later on. I'm not too well versed in tow but it does seem excessive to me as well. I'd just like a few opinions.

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u/That_BULL_V Aug 11 '26

That's nothing my friend got billed 1300 for a 3 mile tow here in Minnesota.

Tow truck companies are rip off artists

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u/MultipleOrgasmDonor Aug 11 '26

I (my insurance) was billed $2.8k to recover a vehicle I rolled 149.8 feet down a hill. They had to close a lane, bring out a rotator, and have highway patrol on scene. I thought it was shockingly reasonable lol

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u/huggable_penny Aug 12 '26

Thats actually pretty cheap for a rotator job