My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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:iagree: The thieves took stuff like door handles, the sunroof (?), cosmetic stuff. It may still run actually. My buddy is thinking about trying to fix it back up.
:dontknow: What are you going to...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Seeing as how his taxes already (supposedly) paid for the cops, the detectives, the prosecutors, etc. I'd say forcing him to pay for the recovery of a now-useless vehicle is just rubbing salt in the...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Actually I've been IM'ing him and asked him about that. A theft clause/rider/whatever it's called on his insurance policy would've doubled his monthly payment. In 5 years it would've been more than...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Where does personal responsibility end? :dontknow:
Maybe the government should have paid for his insurance. Maybe the government should replace his car. What if he couldn't have afforded even...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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The fact that Honda's regularly get stolen and stripped should have been a consideration when they decided to buy a Honda and not get theft insurance.
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My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Jon Corzine wouldn't have done this to your friend.
:popcorn:
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Can't they just let the city keep the car and sell it at auction? Isn't that how it normally works when you don't pay the impond fee? Seems like if they do nothing the problem solves itself.
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My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Not if you couldn't afford twice what you were paying for basic insurance.
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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I give up! You guys win. I guess I'll start putting money aside in case I ever get robbed. Always pay extortion insurance dues for everything kids! And the attitude from government employees? You...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Doesn't the city or state have a crime victims fund to help (in full or part) to reimburse someone like your friend? Have him call the city prosecutor's office to find out. They're the ones that...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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That happened to me. The car was stolen and abandoned in northern MA. I had to pay to have it towed or the police were going to issue a...something.
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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I think that since his friend reported it as stolen, he should have received a call from the police when they found it and been given the option to tow it somewhere himself. Since that didnI 't...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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It isn't his fault but it is his responsibility. Had the car not been stolen but simply caught on fire in front of his house and burned down to a shell he would have to pay someone to come haul it...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Some cities/towns whatever charge rape victims for the rape kits. Life sucks (ok, doubly sucks) sometimes. :nod:
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Just wear this: :bowdown: You'll fit right in at the laundromat near Jerry's Nugget in North Las Vegas.
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Thanks for clearing that up Sometimes I need things spelled out. :lmao:
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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I too am now afraid to go to sleep. I think VQ should owe me 10 internets for my loss of sleep.
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Who needs school bus drivers? Let one of the kids drive! :whee:
Did you see the link I posted? Apparently they're charging for fire depts. and cops to show up at traffic accidents now too. How...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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You live and pay taxes in a society that provides you all sorts of things you need and dont need:
Paved roads, intersections, schools for kids, an agency that tries to protect our air, the $1m it...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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I love heartwarming stories of the love for city government going above and beyond especially in these hard times. Thanks for sharing, OP!
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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:smack: Go read post 130 :P
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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I guess you don't work for a union or your police union is very uninvolved otherwise man, would your overlords be PO'd. Basically, you doing as much work as you can for the job you've been hired for...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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this is what I'm saying also.
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Don't get me wrong, VQ. I still feel for the guy. I'm just saying that there's really no other recourse or option. You know what I mean? It's kind of the downsides of car ownership.
The...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Stop making sense!!! :bash:
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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So we all roll over and accept it meekly? Really? Just make the "okay" face and lay back and think of England? And anybody who gets mad or speaks out is misguided?
I don't think it's a pipe dream...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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I could accept paying only for the towing as a compromise. I think I already said that, too. Nobody's asking people not to make a living.
And no, I (knock on wood) have not ever been the victim of...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Even if it was a city impound lot, they likely are not a joint agency with the police dept.
Usually the only time a vehicle makes it to a police impound lot is if it is there for evidence.
You...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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OP, did you read post #57? :whistlin:
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Tow truck drivers, stripped cars, theft......
There's gotta be a moviemogul joke in here somewhere :whee:
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Yes, I live in a society where i recognize that the police are not available to protect me and my possessions 24/7, I recognize that our society is full of criminals and increasingly so due to the...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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You also live in a free society where you are free to move to states where you agree with their political policies :) Just like i will never move to california. lol.
But aside from right to carry,...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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FTFY....:evillaf:
Wot? it was too serious in here. :P
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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I don't know. I do know they basically told him "we won't find the thief." Which is a whole different rant by itself! :lol:
I disagree. I think we're at an impasse. I think most people are...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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:lol: :rofl2: :applause: Ok, I like that one better!
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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One school district in the Denver area started charging students a fee per ride this year. That fee is on top of taxes paid by the parents. The kids swipe a card each time they board and the...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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Or even better. A letter that says that because of the missing parts on his car it no longer passes the state inspection and he has 14 days to get it repaired and reinspected.
Dirty little...
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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"Serious land?" :confused: Never been there.
I'm only familiar with this "land":
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My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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It's a gift from God. :girly:
My friend lives in NJ. His car was stolen, stripped, and abandoned. The city is making him pay for the towing and impound fees.
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My friend stopped by Papa Johns after work one day to pick up a pizza. He was in there maybe 5 minutes tops, went out to his car and it was gone. Just thought I'd throw that out there :roll:
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