- Jurisdiction
- Washington
My insurance has ordered a tow to move my car from the accident scene to the tow company yard. This was an accident on private property, car hit a tree, nobody injured.
The insurance company is taking a long time to send the payment for the tow they ordered and the tow company is keeping my car for ransom.
They are asking for a ridiculous amount $3000 to release the car given that is what they are owned by the insurance company for the initial tow.
I offered to pay the fee to tow out of the yard to my house, they quoted for that $175, but they won't do the tow until the insurance pays. It's been 12 days.
Since the car was not impounded and in fact I do not owned them anything, insurance does since they ordered the service this might qualify as illegal ransom?
Thank you,
The insurance company is taking a long time to send the payment for the tow they ordered and the tow company is keeping my car for ransom.
They are asking for a ridiculous amount $3000 to release the car given that is what they are owned by the insurance company for the initial tow.
I offered to pay the fee to tow out of the yard to my house, they quoted for that $175, but they won't do the tow until the insurance pays. It's been 12 days.
Since the car was not impounded and in fact I do not owned them anything, insurance does since they ordered the service this might qualify as illegal ransom?
Thank you,