I was victim of Danny's towing company today. I have no problem with a business finding a hook to make money. However, what this company is doing is trying to make money using predatorial means. I went shopping today at Shoprite and Bed Bath and Beyond and I came back and my car was gone. It cost me a whopping $152.00. to get it released from the Towing company. I was so upset, I called 911 thinking that my car was stolen and they refused to send assistance by way of the police. The 911 operator proceeded to tell me that my car was prob. towed.

I then arrive at the towing company, where they just demanded the $152.00, when I asked why my car was towed, they continued to state that is will cost $152.00 they did not have to provide justification by way of documentation or anything. Nor did they explain the fee structure.

After determining that they were dishonest and shady, I called the police so that they would serve as a witness--just in case they decided to take my money and not return my car. Because they require cash only as a payment. 911 then decided to send the police because I said that I felt threatened.

The police officer then proceeded to tell me that this company is well know for its shady business dealings and that this happens everyday and there is nothing anyone can do.

Which tells me that the authorities are complicit and allowing Danny?s Towing to operate as a parasite on innocent people?

Well if we cannot rely on the authorities to protect us we must come together as a collective. I say the starting point is to notify other shoppers who shop at the mall so they don't become the next victims. The goal is to hit Danny's Towing in the pocket. They are successful because of people's ignorance. If shoppers are made aware then they will modify their habits--hence not falling in the Danny's towing trap.

I am asking anyone who feels as strongly as I do to rally with me so that we can put an end to their egregiousness.
I am not saying that the owners of the lot don't have a right to enforce rules and then penalize when those rules are broken. But they make sure that their signs are in tiny print so that it can't be seen, and then they hire watchers to catch people who are not aware of the scheme in the act. Then on top of that they charge an outrageous fee without justification... It's a sham, and I am tired of it.

Whoever is interested in joining me to fight back, please reply to this message?

Also please note the following municipal code about towing as per Jersey City:

The state and municipality both have the right, and do, regulate towing. What some folks who have been towed might find of interest is the Jersey City municipal code:


A. Maximum fees to tow, transport, convey or move vehicles.

(1) No tower shall charge more than the following maximum fees to tow, transport, convey or otherwise move a vehicle from one location within the City of Jersey City to another location within the City of Jersey City:

(a) Class I vehicle: $80. In the event the vehicle is towed to the city?s impound yard, the eighty-dollar fee shall include a thirty-dollar administrative fee.

(b) Class II vehicles: $120.

(c) Class III vehicles: $225 per hour (minimum two hours).

(2) In addition to the above charges, recovery of an overturned vehicle, uprighting it or removing it from a hill, ditch or other similar precarious position will be charged no more than the rate of $50, $125, and $225 per hour for vehicle Classes I, II and III, respectively. If an issue arises as to these charges, it shall be the burden of the tower to provide documentation in the form of photographs as to the particular circumstances requiring the additional charges, i.e., position of the vehicle.

(3) No charge shall be imposed on a rotation list tow for waiting time, clean-up, yard fee or any other service not specifically authorized under this chapter.

(4) The above fees are chargeable once a vehicle is hooked-up by the tower.

B. Maximum fees for vehicle storage.

(1) No tower owner shall charge more than the following maximum fees per day, or portion thereof, for storage of a disabled vehicle towed away pursuant to this chapter:

(a) Class I vehicles: $20 per day.

(b) Class II vehicles: $50 per day.

(c) Class III vehicles: $100 per day.

(2) No vehicle shall be released from storage by a tower unless proper owner and vehicle identification are shown.

C. Each driver of a tower shall have a schedule of the maximum prices when responding to the scene of a disabled, abandoned or other vehicle.

D. Before performing any service pursuant to this chapter, the licensee shall furnish the owner or driver of the vehicle with a copy of the schedule of prices. In the event that the owner or driver is incapacitated, the licensee shall furnish such schedule to the owner?s authorized agent as defined herein before such person pays for the services rendered.