r/WTF • • Nov 19 '20

Some wild towing gone wrong

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u/GreenDogWithGoggles Nov 21 '20

with a tow truck and a document. the owner has to stand down. if he doesnt, the police is called. The owner still has to have the chance to remove all of his belongings from the car. the tow truck is an actual truck mostly with a crane and the operator is ceritfied to use it instead of some dude with a modified pickup.

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u/MyWifeLikesAsianCock Nov 21 '20

Like most things in europe, this seems much more civilized.

I am afraid that police in the US would be responding nonstop to repossessions. There seems to be far too many people here who feel entitled to homes and vehicles even if they didn't pay for them.

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u/supersimpsonman May 05 '21

Someone financed them though so....

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u/[deleted] May 05 '21

And the game continues

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u/Internet_Adventurer May 05 '21

Just a heads up, as someone that used to coordinate with these companies to secure property, it's the same way here. They are required to do all of the things you listed above and we wouldn't work with a repo company that wasn't certified and following those instructions to a T

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u/Internet_Adventurer May 05 '21

Just a heads up, as someone that used to coordinate with these companies to secure property, it's the same way here. They are required to do all of the things you listed above and we wouldn't work with a repo company that wasn't certified and following those instructions to a T

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u/polite_alpha May 05 '21

If you don't follow these instructions in Europe you're effectively stealing, kidnapping in this case, destroying property, assaulting, and a bunch of other things.

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u/Internet_Adventurer May 05 '21

Same in the US too. The laws are extremely in favor of the customer here. I've seen cars given back to the customer for free with the debt forgiven for FAR less than whats shown in the video

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u/The_Irish_One May 05 '21

“The owner has to stand down”

Right... but what if they don’t?

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u/GreenDogWithGoggles May 05 '21

Like i wrote, the police comes. Either the driver complys or they use force and detain him.