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leavingthecold t1_j1qfaet wrote

Sorry to hear about this and it truly sucks. Just a word of advice based on my experience, should it be found and not have to go to a tow garage you should be fine.

In the case it does go to a tow garage be prepared to pay some fees to get it out of storage, in the case this car was used in another crime, be prepared to deal with not only incompetent local police but stupid ass state cops as well, on top of the tow garage idiots and fees.

My moms car got stolen once but it was also used in another crime. When we called they treated us like the criminals who stole when we were trying to get it back. The state trooper was the worse and then the schmuck at the tow garage. We eventually get the car back after 2-3 days and paying the fee to get it out. Think it was $120 to $150 if memory serves me correct. But here is the fucking kicker, we got the car back with a paper stating we paid or something from the tow garage, however either their negligence or the Providence police department negligence never removed it off the stolen list in their database, several months later my mom was pulled over in that car by like 6 cops in our neighborhood, her English is ok and lucky that paper was in the car, I can only imagine how terrified she was. How the fuck are you going to steal your own car was running through my mind, I probably would have gotten arrested if I was there to be honest.

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radioflea t1_j1uhnq3 wrote

If you have full coverage on a vehicle you should be able to get tow fees reimbursed. The only thing that could be an issue is if you have other remarks on your record (up to three years) then you may just want to pay out of pocket.

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leavingthecold t1_j1uvgnu wrote

Didn't have full coverage at the time but glad to know. I swear its all legal racketeering to be honest. Why on earth would you need to pay to get your own car back.

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radioflea t1_j1v3270 wrote

Life pro tip: Any car under 15 years old should definitely be fully insured. Even if it’s a bomber, with inflation you’d still get some money for it.

I had a car that was 14 years old that had be totaled in the pandemic and pre total it still had a value of $11,000 🤯.

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