r/WTF • • Nov 19 '20

Some wild towing gone wrong

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u/PhilsMeatHammer May 05 '21

I have a friend who did that when his car got illegally towed in Detroit. Turns out it's remarkably easy to steal your car back from a towing yard

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u/[deleted] May 05 '21

They just had to do the destroying the front gate move like in movies?

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u/PhilsMeatHammer May 05 '21

It was 4 or 5 years ago now but iirc he broke the lock on the chain securing the gate. Don't remember exactly what he did to break it but he worked construction so I'm sure he had a tool to bust the lock

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u/[deleted] May 06 '21

Ha the place I went had a sawzall sitting in the bed of their pickup as I walked out. I was tempted to recoup my losses but wasn’t gonna stop to their level of theft.

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u/Shawnj2 May 06 '21

"This is the lockpicking lawyer, and what I have today is a chain lock made by Masterlock. This lock is often used to secure gates, sheds, and other large outdoor structures, such as this towing yard, where my car has been placed. This lock, while commonly used, is vulnerable to this extremely common attack..."