Nicodemas Rexx
Junior Member
Sturbridge, MA
A few years ago, I was in an accident. I was hospitalized briefly, and ended up in a rehabilitation facility for a few months. I spoke with the tow company that was called by the Sturbridge police to take my totaled vehicle, and asked them to salvage it/ and keep the money to pay for the towing fees... In the few months I was in the rehab facility, the tow company kept my car on their lot.
I went to renew my license in March, and was told I had an "abandoned vehicle " I had to take care of before I could renew my license. They instructed me to goto the town hall in Sturbridge, MA, where I am from, and talk to them about clearing it up. I spoke with the town hall, and they told me they won't clear it up until I pay the tow company. I call the tow company,. And they tell me I owe $6900.00 for "storage fees" for a car I paid $1200.00 for! The owner of the tow company knows that I'm in a bind, will NOT take a penny lower than what's owed, and refuses to help me set up a monthly payment plan. I explained to him that I am a caretaker for my mother who was diagnosed with ALS a few years ago, and I have to drive her to her Dr's appointments just about every week.
I know for a fact that he does this all the time, a good friend of mine went thru the same thing about five years ago with the same gentleman. I tried to read the laws in MA when it comes to an abandoned vehicle, but I don't really know what to do next. Something feels SO wrong with this whole situation. So, PLZ, can someone out there point me in the right direction?? I figured I would goto the town hall, pay a fine, and then I could renew my license... I also wonder why the town let's this company tow a vehicle and then charge fees up to 10 times the value of it?? Thanks for taking the time to read my story... My family and I are grateful for any advice we can get on this matter...
A few years ago, I was in an accident. I was hospitalized briefly, and ended up in a rehabilitation facility for a few months. I spoke with the tow company that was called by the Sturbridge police to take my totaled vehicle, and asked them to salvage it/ and keep the money to pay for the towing fees... In the few months I was in the rehab facility, the tow company kept my car on their lot.
I went to renew my license in March, and was told I had an "abandoned vehicle " I had to take care of before I could renew my license. They instructed me to goto the town hall in Sturbridge, MA, where I am from, and talk to them about clearing it up. I spoke with the town hall, and they told me they won't clear it up until I pay the tow company. I call the tow company,. And they tell me I owe $6900.00 for "storage fees" for a car I paid $1200.00 for! The owner of the tow company knows that I'm in a bind, will NOT take a penny lower than what's owed, and refuses to help me set up a monthly payment plan. I explained to him that I am a caretaker for my mother who was diagnosed with ALS a few years ago, and I have to drive her to her Dr's appointments just about every week.
I know for a fact that he does this all the time, a good friend of mine went thru the same thing about five years ago with the same gentleman. I tried to read the laws in MA when it comes to an abandoned vehicle, but I don't really know what to do next. Something feels SO wrong with this whole situation. So, PLZ, can someone out there point me in the right direction?? I figured I would goto the town hall, pay a fine, and then I could renew my license... I also wonder why the town let's this company tow a vehicle and then charge fees up to 10 times the value of it?? Thanks for taking the time to read my story... My family and I are grateful for any advice we can get on this matter...
