I got in a car accident some time ago and the police dispatched a tow truce company to picup my car. The car was totaled and the tow truck company tried charging an outrageous amount for the tow. The company now says I have to pay to get my car or they will work with the BMV to suspend my license. Are they trying to "scare" me into paying them?
I do not plan on paying them a dime. As I said, their fees were outrageous and the car is totaled so I say to hell with the thing, let them keep it.
I am in Ohio if that matters.
What the big question is, is can they suspend my license?
2006-07-21 06:06:58 · 5 answers · asked by hondacivicex92 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I used to run a towing company. They can't take your license, but you can get it taken for other reasons such as unpaid trafic tickets. The best the towing company can do is get a judgement against you for small claims court, and then get a salvage title for your car and sell or scrap it.
2006-07-21 06:18:18 · answer #1 · answered by dread pirate lavenderbeard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends! if you don't pay it, then can file it as a collection, resulting in a derogatory credit history item, lowering your score.
regardless of whether the car is totaled or not, it is a bill that still has to be paid. they did the work, and they deserve to be paid. who are you to judge? how do you know what's outrageous? are you a tow truck driver? if your car was totalled, a LOT of work was involved in moving, cleaning up etc after the accident, as well as the storage fee a towing company is allowed to charge you, should you not pick up your vehicle.
call a lawyer and whine to them if you don't feel you should pay this bill!
and if they CAN file w/the dmv in your state, the next time you file taxes, this bill can, and probably will, be garnished from your refund check.
2006-07-21 09:23:25 · answer #2 · answered by thetoothfairyiscreepy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm in michigan and the ohio laws would apply for this situation
The car they have in their custody right now is worth money.
You didn't say how much the bill was and how difficult their job was.
Michigan has a setup where the MV dept can make you pay tickets you owe before getting your licence renewal.
If Ohio has something like this that would probably be the time you would have to be wary of.
2006-07-21 06:21:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
relies upon! in case you do now no longer pay it, then can document it as a crew, ensuing in a derogatory credit historic previous merchandise, reducing your score. inspite of even if the motorized vehicle is totaled or now no longer, it rather is a bill that still might want to be paid. they did the artwork, and they favor to be paid. who're you settle on? how do you pay interest to what's outrageous? are you a tow truck reason rigidity? in case your motorized vehicle develop into totalled, a most suitable kind of artwork develop into in contact in shifting, cleansing up etc after the twist of destiny, as acceptable as a results of very actuality the storage cost a towing organization is approved to price you, ought to favor to you now no longer %. up your motorized vehicle. call a criminal professional and whine to them in case you do now no longer experience you ought to pay this bill! and in the adventure that they are able to document w/the dmv on your state, the subsequent time you document taxes, this bill can, and likely will, be garnished out of your refund research.
2016-10-15 01:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by keys 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can't suspend your license (at least, there is no law that I know of that allows for that). They can, however, turn your debt over to a collection agency and mess up your credit
2006-07-21 06:12:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋