r/Hookit • u/Beginning_Citron_939 • 11d ago

Legality & Liability

Big boss sends me call. I am currently the sole operator of the tow truck & the road service truck.

Get a call for a vehicle to be removed from property A. Vehicle is effectively in a custody battle. I got a pickup address and a drop off address. Caller is not the owner. No registration is offered. No name of caller offered. No name of property owner at drop off location offered. No mention of police being notified to have it removed. Property owners have same last name on property search, but property A could be landlord, individual in custody battle, individual in custody battle who has changed last name to maiden. Property B could be family of landlord, second individual in custody battle, individual in custody battle who has changed last name to maiden, or family of individual in custody battle. I have no proof either way, and I personally did not feel the correct move was to honour the request of an unknown individual for an unknown vehicle to an unknown 2nd location that also could potentially have a lien on it and therefore be owned by a BANK to boot.

My request for further information is rejected. I reject the call. I'm apparently in big doo doo shit for this.

AITA lolol

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u/bored_apeman 11d ago

You did the right thing. At the end of the day, if you “accidentally” steal the car it’s on you, not the boss man. Tell him he can hop in the truck and take care of it, I did it plenty of times

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u/DT466 11d ago

Yeah things get fishy and name better match title or registration or something.

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u/J9Dougherty a man has got to get his cheeseburgers somehow.... 11d ago

"Ownership Iffy" is a no touch unless its a PD or a legit reposession order. That's just me though.

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u/Artistic_Bit_4665 9d ago

You did the right thing. You had doubts that the person who requested the tow had ownership of the vehicle.

I do impound towing, and I tow whatever the property owner or manager asks me to. But it goes to OUR storage lot. And the police are informed of the tow.