After a weekend of camping with the wife, we stopped by my in-laws Saturday evening to pickup the kids and return home. It is roughly a 2.5 hour drive back to our place. About 30 minutes into the return trip I noticed the temp. gauge on the car start to climb.
I pulled into a station there on the side of the road. Go out and raised the hood. It was apparent that the car was not going any farther. I called a towing company close to my home. They said that they were booked for the weekend, but would be out Monday. I went in and asked the clerk if it would be alright to leave the car there. She said 'yes' and directed me to a space. I told her it would be there till Monday. No problems.
They show up Monday as planned and there is no car. It had been towed, by the store owners request. The store clerk denies I was ever in the store, and that I said nothing to her. The manager on duty said the car had been there since Friday.
The store manager, who actually placed the call had not been in since Wed. She said she had no idea how long it had been there.
Summary
The situation is my car has been impounded. I made arraingements to leave it at the station. The towing company that took it told the company I hired that they would not release the car (they were not the owner) and that they only take cash.
I need to bring this to some resolution. It appears to me that the parties trying to resolve this are going to get stuck with the bill. My towing company, for driving out there, and myself for pay for two tows and storage. All because the management at the gas station was very disorganized.
I pulled into a station there on the side of the road. Go out and raised the hood. It was apparent that the car was not going any farther. I called a towing company close to my home. They said that they were booked for the weekend, but would be out Monday. I went in and asked the clerk if it would be alright to leave the car there. She said 'yes' and directed me to a space. I told her it would be there till Monday. No problems.
They show up Monday as planned and there is no car. It had been towed, by the store owners request. The store clerk denies I was ever in the store, and that I said nothing to her. The manager on duty said the car had been there since Friday.
The store manager, who actually placed the call had not been in since Wed. She said she had no idea how long it had been there.
Summary
The situation is my car has been impounded. I made arraingements to leave it at the station. The towing company that took it told the company I hired that they would not release the car (they were not the owner) and that they only take cash.
I need to bring this to some resolution. It appears to me that the parties trying to resolve this are going to get stuck with the bill. My towing company, for driving out there, and myself for pay for two tows and storage. All because the management at the gas station was very disorganized.