Contact Denver7 has been exposing complaints of predatory towing in Colorado all year, starting with tow operators accused of targeting cars with expired plates during the pandemic.
Contact Denver7 Getting Results: Park It Right returns unlawfully towed car after seven months
Towing company plans to appeal
Denver7
and last updated 2021-02-03 20:27:57-05
Spoiler alert. This story has a happy ending. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, said Dene Attaway, as she quickly walked toward the car she had not seen in more than seven months. I don t know where I would be right now if you guys hadn t stepped in.
When this story started last summer, things were going from bad to worse for Attaway. On June 28, I had a flat tire, parked in my carport, she said. I went out the next morning for work had a boot. The next day, my Jeep was gone. They had unlawfully towed it.
Denver tow business Park It Right refuses to return car to owner, despite judge s order
KMGH
and last updated 2021-01-24 21:14:45-05
DENVER Contact Denver7 has been calling out tow companies for what critics call predatory towing during the pandemic. Now, one company is ignoring a judge s order to return a car they unlawfully towed.
On June 28, 2020, Dene Attaway s car started to lose air a short distance from her home. She drove back to her parking space late that night. Records show less than an hour later, Park It Right also known as Towing Done Right put a boot on it. On June 30, they towed it.
Colorado homeowners allege predatory towing for expired plates during pandemic
Governor s office investigating
During this pandemic that has caused delays and closures at DMVs, not only are Colorado towing companies still towing and booting cars for expired tags, Contact Denver7 found some are overcharging people to get their cars back.
and last updated 2021-01-24 21:15:39-05
DENVER â Condo owners who parked their cars outside their homes in their assigned spots still found their vehicles booted or towed as part of a disturbing trend at condo complexes and apartments across the Denver metro area.
People are paying hundreds of dollars to get back their cars, even though the state is asking for leniency for expired registration.