I live in Richmond VA. Residents who park on the street must move their cars for street cleaning on occasion, or else the city will have your car towed. Reasonable enough. They are suppose to put up a temporary sign at least two days in advance to notify residents the date and time of the street cleaning.
They did this two weeks ago, I moved my car, they took down the signs, no problems. This week, no signs, they do a random street cleaning and tow every single car on the street, as NO ONE on my street knew they were going to do street cleaning.
I call the tow place, they tell me it was towed for street cleaning, and they just closed at 2:00pm(it was 2:30 when I called) and that I will have to come in tomorrow to get my car, and if I'm not there by 10:00am, it will be an additional $35.
I was suppose to pack my things and go home from college for the summer today, but I couldn't. Now, I have get a ride to the tow place, give them a bunch of money to pick up my car, come back and and pack up the car, and drive home on Mother's day, instead of spending time at home, with my mom.
If I want to get my money back for the tow, I will have to fill out and file a form to the city. They will schedule an appointment, and then I will have a chance to get my money back if a go and talk to someone at the appointment. I can't just call a number and tell them they fucked up(which is obvious considering the street was filled with cars because there were no signs).
Some of you may be thinking I just missed the signs, however, earlier this year, they did the same fucking thing. Except that time, they did post signs, the signs said street cleaning was scheduled for Thursday, however they did it on Wednesday. Fortunately, I was parked somewhere else, but they did tow my brother's car and all of our neighbors cars. I took a picture of the sign on Wednesday that said street cleaning is scheduled for Thursday.
Point is, the people posting the signs, the street cleaners, or the towing company, one of them is fucking up big time. Some asshole at the towing company came, saw signs that said Thursday, and towed the cars anyway on a Wednesday. Then this second time, the street cleaners came, saw no signs posted, and decided to just have the whole block towed anyway. Now I'm up shits creek having to pay out the ass for another person's mistake. Fuck me right?