Mayor Curtis is well aware of the predatory towing practices in Provo

Sep 1, 2015
7:54:10pm

RockyBalboa

It's been brought up in several city meetings and while they claim they're doing more to curb it the reality is little has been done that's had any real effect.

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Provo tow truck drivers are NOT people

bYu95070

9/1/15 7:07pm

I had a roommate get a boot for having one wheel 1/2 inch ON (not over) the line

Defenestrator

9/1/15 7:15pm

Your roommate should have learned to park properly.

ChubbyChaser

9/1/15 7:22pm

This would be a legitimate argument if Provo apartment complexes had

RBCoug

9/1/15 10:22pm

It's tough to park a Geo Metro between the lines at some of the complexes, let

Sandstone Cougar

9/1/15 11:55pm

I'm surprised you didn't argue that the global warming cause the wheel to expand

Bob Vance

9/1/15 9:25pm

That would be out of character since cars ARE the problem.

PolarisPrime

9/1/15 10:35pm

Wasn't there some story on here about some guy that got a boot on his car

UNLVcougar

9/1/15 7:32pm

I know someone that did this and campus police charged him with vandalism

cougarfann888

9/1/15 8:36pm

What??!!! Did he damage the boot? How would they even prove it was him that

UNLVcougar

9/1/15 8:39pm

This happened to my friend, but it was off-campus (Provo police) instead of

fredgarvin

9/1/15 8:56pm

It's a fairly easy circumstantial case to prove he took it off.

cougarfann888

9/1/15 9:10pm

He just needs to dump the boot once off and say it wasn't him.

digitalayon

9/2/15 12:56am

RE: Wasn't there some story on here about some guy that got a boot on his car

digitalayon

9/2/15 12:53am

Typically, you can get a boot off with a spark plug socket and a wrench

Cyclogist

9/2/15 7:06am

I need marks number😜

Superman21

9/2/15 8:21am

I have a friend whose motorcycle got booted.

thecelloguy

9/2/15 11:21am

That's hilarious.

UNLVcougar

9/2/15 3:54pm

Agree with you. Don't care to type the details, but Those guys sure know how

OmahaThunderCoug

9/1/15 7:34pm

Is there any thing they could do that wouldn't tick people off?

SpiffCoug

9/1/15 7:35pm

Probably not, but some of the things they do is downright awful. They

OmahaThunderCoug

9/1/15 7:43pm

That's exactly what they do.

byuluvr

9/1/15 7:58pm

I hate Provo towing companies but it sounds like the decision to tow was correct

byuluvr

9/1/15 7:38pm

This could be caused by the way others are parked too.

BandW

9/1/15 7:56pm

You give a ticket, you don't tow over petty crap like that

Left Shark Coug

9/1/15 9:26pm

Depends on if the parking lot is full except for the spot by the bad parking job

byuluvr

9/1/15 9:29pm

Still don't agree. Give a ticket. That's not worth an immediate tow.

Left Shark Coug

9/1/15 9:35pm

The penalty does not match crime, that's the real issue. A $25 parking ticket

bYu95070

9/1/15 11:11pm

Exactly. Depriving a student of a month's wages over 6 inches is disproportional

Sandstone Cougar

9/1/15 11:59pm

Mayor Curtis is well aware of the predatory towing practices in Provo

RockyBalboa

9/1/15 7:54pm

Probably not high on their priority list.

OmahaThunderCoug

9/1/15 8:01pm

RE: Mayor Curtis is well aware of the predatory towing practices in Provo

Slackthat

9/1/15 8:30pm

Yeah, it's all lip service. If he really cared, it would have changed by now.

fredgarvin

9/1/15 8:58pm

Yup it's a decades old problem. Nothing new here. And they are scum.

dYrtbYkerYder

9/1/15 10:13pm

It changed significantly last year.

Sherlock

9/2/15 2:12am

They have started offering financial incentives to owners to give pre consent to

cougarfann888

9/2/15 7:16am

yep so they are still able to tow the same way as the owners have given

crimedog

9/2/15 7:36am

who's going to want to be bothered for every tow?

conetah

9/2/15 7:33am

In the city where I work they passed an ordinance that no fine for parking

Cyclogist

9/2/15 7:11am

I had torn my ACL and MCL and had a handicap permit displayed

Nickels Is Money Too

9/1/15 8:21pm

Crossing guards? Are they shaking down kids for their lunch money or something?

ChubbyChaser

9/1/15 8:27pm

The orange folks that direct parking.

Nickels Is Money Too

9/1/15 8:59pm

Well... Since they are directing traffic and not helping kids cross the street

PolarisPrime

9/2/15 1:59am

Good thing most people don't think like you...

Ymer Dunker

9/1/15 9:01pm

I think most people DO think like him; you're the lone ranger on this one

ColoSpgs

9/1/15 9:19pm

Thank you for enlightening me on the moral values your religion teaches

Ymer Dunker

9/1/15 9:26pm

Fair comment

ColoSpgs

9/1/15 9:55pm

I'm not in the business. Just think violence is not the answer.

Ymer Dunker

9/2/15 6:48am

^^^^former towing company employee.

UNLVcougar

9/1/15 10:51pm

Yeah, punching would be disproportionate. Just like a $400 fee for parking

Sandstone Cougar

9/2/15 12:03am

You sir are 100% correct!

SportsCalc

9/2/15 12:17am

I'm ok with a little bit of violence. Especially if it's to someone who is

Y2k

9/2/15 7:05am

Maybe you're right.....

Ymer Dunker

9/2/15 1:22pm

I bet they wouldn't come back.

Y2k

9/2/15 4:52pm

Maybe someone should teach you to

SportsCalc

9/1/15 9:24pm

I seriously doubt there is ANYTHING you could teach me.

Ymer Dunker

9/2/15 1:29pm

Ummm..WRONG. He is absolutely correct.

Kerbouchard

9/1/15 10:25pm

Actually he's right on. Tow truck driver, thief, embezler..pretty much the same

SoValleyCOUG

9/2/15 9:13am

I actually had a guy boot my truck

SportsCalc

9/1/15 9:34pm

FYI, YOU should have called the police. There are many laws that govern how

thecelloguy

9/1/15 10:14pm

exact same thing happened to me at king Henry. I was gone from my truck 2 min

BLUEGRENADE

9/1/15 11:50pm

Went to Parkway Crossing for a party (don't judge me), all the parking spots

BabyOx

9/1/15 9:45pm

Did something happen that I missed?

TouchdownCougars

9/1/15 10:30pm

Tow companies can be a pain, but sometimes there is another side

PolarisPrime

9/1/15 10:33pm

Maybe due to the fact that it involves a football player 4 days before

SportsCalc

9/2/15 12:22am

Where does it say it involves a football player?

PolarisPrime

9/2/15 1:54am

Wow

SportsCalc

9/2/15 7:16am

You're right. I guess M Davis isn't a starter on a football team that

SportsCalc

9/2/15 7:27am

Let me enlighten you

PolarisPrime

9/2/15 10:02am

Ironic POTD

9/2/15 10:44am

How so?

PolarisPrime

9/2/15 10:53am

I'm pretty sure your the guy who

SportsCalc

9/2/15 6:27pm

Nice post kiddo.

PolarisPrime

9/2/15 9:53pm

You would side with the towing companies.

Ruby Soho

9/2/15 9:17am

Got a ticket while helping the EQ move someone...

LumberCoug

9/1/15 10:52pm

I was towed twice in three years.

ebv

9/1/15 11:48pm

I got a boot because my temporary parking pass blew from the mirror and landed

conetah

9/2/15 12:11am

Sue them....get a lawyer

digitalayon

9/2/15 12:45am

I feel the same way about cops handing out tickets for ticky-tack crap.

frontrowcougar

9/2/15 12:59am

Call the police. They usually understand and are helpful if there is wrongdoing.

cougdonaldg

9/2/15 1:20am

They get 40% commission on what you pay.

Sherlock

9/2/15 2:14am

People who go into that line of work have something wrong with them.

Y2k

9/2/15 2:30am

BYU's parking enforcement staff had some terrible people as well. I've often

dYrtbYkerYder

9/2/15 5:41am

I always thought it was fitting they had them wear brown shirts.

davevine

9/2/15 8:32am

Yeah, they are likely broke and just need a job

thecthdox

9/2/15 12:29pm

Most people who are broke and just need a job get a different job than that.

Y2k

9/2/15 11:41pm

I had come up with a plan to get booted, take the tire off the boot and move the

timponyloco

9/2/15 3:55am

Wow. You think comitting a felony and intentionally damaging someone

PolarisPrime

9/2/15 10:05am

You are just the poster child of righteousness aren't you.

SportsCalc

9/2/15 6:33pm

After looking at your recent comm

SportsCalc

9/2/15 6:44pm

After looking at your recent comments

SportsCalc

9/2/15 6:46pm

I think you need to spend more time in the computer lab you "got kicked out of".

PolarisPrime

9/2/15 9:57pm

Quite an expensive lesson on how to park. 6 inches over the line is ridiculous

byutx

9/2/15 7:12am

My friend had just gotten her chest enlarged and I was invited to her place

bayareacoug

9/2/15 7:23am

Well played sir!

SportsCalc

9/2/15 7:30am

What does this have to do with BYU football?

Ty10s_WinGames

9/2/15 7:35am

Davis busted for allegedly assaulting a tow truck driver...verbally

bayareacoug

9/2/15 7:38am

He should be rewarded then

thecelloguy

9/2/15 8:02am

I think CB should Jimmer the tow truck companies

bayareacoug

9/2/15 8:07am

Thanks!

Ty10s_WinGames

9/2/15 9:02am

Can someone please provide a link saying it was a tow truck driver?

PolarisPrime

9/2/15 10:09am

Don't mess with tow truck drivers

BYU Grounds

9/2/15 8:16am

I used to sometimes drive the campus tow truck.

Hobo

9/2/15 8:37am

I Stand with Michael Davis

CougarinOZ

9/2/15 8:55am

The incident was at Old Mill - Not BYU

PolarisPrime

9/2/15 10:10am

Monstrous inhuman beasts

Harrison0Yfan

9/2/15 8:49am

Towed at my apartment complex for "parking too close to the garbage"

bp44

9/2/15 8:56am

My BYU dream is to buy my own Boot and then Boot the Boot company truck

CougarinOZ

9/2/15 9:28am

Blame the landlords who hire them!

boscatar

9/2/15 9:04am

Those scumbags use to prey on 9000 s. exit off I-15 in the parking lot of

SoValleyCOUG

9/2/15 9:23am

I think you're blaming the wrong people...

stonewallperry

9/2/15 9:37am

You know, the Nazis were just doing their job.

Superman21

9/2/15 11:40am

Weird response...

stonewallperry

9/2/15 1:58pm

"almost every single person"

bp44

9/2/15 2:10pm

Of course that's the case!

stonewallperry

9/3/15 12:33pm

No, I don't mean seriously...

Superman21

9/2/15 6:06pm

Godwin's law alert

Harrison0Yfan

9/2/15 2:29pm

I wonder if...

Superman21

9/2/15 6:54pm

I know, I'm just being facetious

Harrison0Yfan

9/3/15 12:36pm

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