The $445 SCAM at McDonald's- How AAA Breakthrough Towing is Cheating People of Their Cars and Money

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The $445 SCAM at McDonald's- How AAA Breakthrough Towing is Cheating People of Their Cars and Money

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in September 2018 I found myself in the middle of a scam being run by the folks at Break Through Towing at the McDonald's in Detroit located at 4235 Woodward Avenue, store #20757.
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The store is working in direct contact with Break Through Towing to allow their customers to be towed without warning, in less than the time frame allotted, when there are ample parking spaces still available for other potential customers.
My car was towed on September 5, 2018 without any warning from McDonald's. We went and picked up my rental car 45 minutes later from Break Through Towing and were charged a whopping $445!
While picking up our car there was another man there picking up his car complaining about the fact that his car was towed while he was inside eating McDonald's.
When Break Through delivered our rental car they did so on the other side of the road facing traffic and told me I HAD to drive the car off of the tow truck.
Incredulous at everything that occurred we decided to go back the next day on September 6, 2018 to see what signage existed. We made sure to go through the drive thru so we would be a McDonald's customer so we wouldn't be in violation of their parking rules.
We paid for lunch at the drive thru at 12:07pm. We received our food around 12:15pm. We sat in the parking lot and ate our food for a little less than 15 minutes before I got out of the vehicle to record video and take pics with my phone of the signage related to parking at McDonald's.
The signage indicates there is a 30 minute time limit before you will be towed by Break Through Towing. While recording this footage (we'd only been there 15 minutes at this point), a tow truck shows up (same driver as the day before) and immediately attempts to tow a car belonging to a lady with a disabled placard and her baby.
When the lady comes hurrying out of the McDonald's to see what's happening we inform her that they are trying to tow her car. According to her they were just in there for 10 minutes. When the tow truck driver is unsuccessful in towing her he turns his attention back to us and attempts to tow us, driving recklessly in the parking lot.
I had to literally stand behind my truck to not be towed again.
There is a man that appears to work for McDonald's who kept coming in and out of the restaurant flagging cars for towing.
After the tow truck was unsuccessful in towing the car of the disabled woman and our car, he left due to us recording the entire event.
We then went and visited the office of Break Through Towing to ask them questions about their towing policies. They even charge people separate fees for not having their registration and insurance information on their person, even if it's located IN THEIR CAR THAT WAS TOWED.
This practice is shameful, it's predatory, and the fact that McDonald's allows their customers to be towed away is disgraceful. Upon checking online Break Through Towing has a horrible reputation and it's appalling that a company like McDonald's would partner with them for this predatory behavior.
We thank you for taking the time to watch this video and encourage you to lodge your complaints against the store and the towing company.
Thank you for watching.
Jason Lanier

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@diannaralston9877 5 жыл бұрын

The manager of McDonald's is in on it, taking kickbacks.. thanks for bring this to light ..

@chill3568 3 жыл бұрын

Yep kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grBoldqZ2uDZmIU.html

@thatguyjersey 2 жыл бұрын

#mcDonalds

@rm71991 2 жыл бұрын

In on it wow really captain obvious

@louskunt9798 2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@zeppo4169 2 жыл бұрын

Someone gotta take out that tow truck for real.

@AutoClubGroup 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. AAA has high standards of service for our towing service providers. Actions such as those seen in this video are in no way tolerated. We are currently investigating this matter and will take appropriate and immediate action.

@elr2141979 6 жыл бұрын

You should also report this to the Better Business Bureau as well

@TheMaddman187 6 жыл бұрын

I had something similar happen to me here in California with a towing yard that was also AAA, unfortunately I didn't have a voice or a KZfaq channel where I could show what happened.... thank you Jason

@ScottsReviews 6 жыл бұрын

I am a aaa customer for over 16 years. Very disappointed. I will drop it soon if you don’t pull their license as a aaa business. How can they charge for registration they have no authority.

@DaleSheltonsPage 6 жыл бұрын

AAA Auto Club Group glad to see you picked up on this. I’m a long time aaa member. Please revoke your agreement with them. This wasn’t a training issue, it’s predatory.

@KenMyers 6 жыл бұрын

@ elr2141979 They are also a scam.

@reiroll5 4 жыл бұрын

The lady in the red shirt who almost had her car towed was really sweet and supportive

@IAMTHEBIGCHUCQUITA 2 жыл бұрын

It's called predatory towing which is against the law! "Predatory towing is a term that refers to a combination of generally unethical practices used by some towing companies to maximize their income"

@jeanthree 4 жыл бұрын

This McDonalds should loose their franchise license committing fraud on their customers

@georgeedward602 4 жыл бұрын

They have nothing to do with it. They ask that unauthorized vehicles be taken away. The crime was done by the towing company in question. McDonald's simply gives all towing companies permission to tow.

@jasonchan4732 4 жыл бұрын

jeanthree one of their spotters who were reporting the cars have been arrested and charged with fraud

@Deb.-on9ep 4 жыл бұрын

I bet the tow driver has a friend who works at that McDonalds

@paulbaetz9226 4 жыл бұрын

McDonald's got a cut don't say they have nothing to do with this

@stevekaufmann8109 4 жыл бұрын

@@georgeedward602 actually the store manager had a scheme with the towing company it was on the news

@thomasjensen6243 4 жыл бұрын

It's not a scam. This is called racketeering with the element of extortion which is a felony. These people should be going to prison.

@garypowell4565 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly, precisely and to the point! The legislator need to be passing laws against these criminals roaming our streets preying on peoples cars, and the police need to enforce it when they are called.

@Bambets22 2 жыл бұрын

HAHA they're getting hit with hella federal indictments as we speak

@akpost8780 2 жыл бұрын

@@garypowell4565 In San Francisco, the legislators are in on the racket. And the tow fee is $750. They even have city sanctioned tow yards with guards and multiple pay terminals. Someone should do something to shut down that racket. Anything. And by that I mean by ANY means necessary.

@wtxohnthao2612 2 жыл бұрын

Democrats love towing companies like these because it gives them money.

@idontno0 2 жыл бұрын

Ever been around people when someone says they got a plan to make some money and someone will say, "what's the scam?". Rackets can be scams. And a scam can be a figure of a speech as a term for making money, like scams.

@scottjohnson8384 2 жыл бұрын

I caught a tow company doing predatory towing, and a friend was a victim. I slashed 30 tires on their tow trucks in their lot. I’m sure they LOVED replacing those.

@richardsears1000 2 жыл бұрын

I love you bro I hope this is true!

@californialoveist 2 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂👍

@carryfreak5059 2 жыл бұрын

That was the wrong thing to do, two wrongs do not make a right. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. That was not the right thing to do. You are as bad as he is, because that is vandalism

@Predney 2 жыл бұрын

@@carryfreak5059 🤣

@ModelLights 2 жыл бұрын

@@carryfreak5059 ' That was not the right thing to do. ' Considering how often the towing companies are paying off local officials etc and get away with this for years even if you do the right thing and report them, most people will make allowance for this bit of payback. If you explain everything out, most juries probably wouldn't even convict him. Yes it's wrong if done to some random person or for no actual reason, but in these circumstances most people will allow for it as reasonably justified.

@TheBinoyVudi 3 жыл бұрын

i had the same experience at another mc Donalds in the south bronx(new york city). I walked into an adjacent empty parking lot of a recently-out-of-business diner to smoke while my buddies who rode with me in my car, were inside the McD's eating the food they had ordered. I walked barely 40 feet - out of courtesy - so I don't blow cigarette smoke in the McD's parking lot into the faces of drive thru customers !!!! Less than 2 minutes later, this tow truck guy comes in and tries to take my car !!! I warned him and he wont listen ! Then I walked in to the restaurant and complained to the manager and pointed to my friends sitting at the table, eating what we ordered, and my sandwich and drink !! then the manager calls the tow company and asks the guy to bring the car back. It all made me so angry. Then I called the corporate HQ of McDonalds. I got feedback from them 3 weeks later that they fired 3 employees, and the manager (all spotters working for the tow company) and also got a restraining order against that tow company. They now have another tow company working there that follows certain rules before towing cars ! The rules they mentioned are : 1. ensure that a car is actually parked illegally - a person parks, and is gone from the lot for more than 40 minutes, and then, if the person does show up while the vehicle is being hooked up or towed, but hasn't left the parking lot, then release the vehicle with no charge. They also said this new towing company charges a reasonable $40 a day lot fee for towed vehicles in their possession.

@flibbertygibbet 5 жыл бұрын

In a follow up if you google the company you'll find that because of this video. AAA cut all ties with the company. Another article says that a class action lawsuit has been filed against the company. I think this video alerted more people to the criminal behavior of this company. Thanks.

@baronnecas2880 5 жыл бұрын

Love me some AAA I'm glad they dropped these goons

@Nemo_IRL 5 жыл бұрын

The power of video

@davemarx7856 5 жыл бұрын

That's good to hear. Yeah. You'll sometimes be told there's no such thing as bad publicity but that was only true in a pre-Video-Streaming world where word of mouth could skew the facts. These days? Unplanned publicity is bad publicity.

@BreeKayBe 5 жыл бұрын

@@baronnecas2880 AAA is a really good company. I just recieved my renewal notice. I used to work for the company and can say they treat their employees really really well.

@Grant-H2O 5 жыл бұрын

fake news

@Rock-Bottem1982 5 жыл бұрын

This company was investigated and found guilty of breaking laws at towing peoples cars when they did not break any tow zone laws. This company is shut down permanently, the owner did pay a few people to go to this mcdonalds, and a couple other locations and call their tow trucks to tow away vehicles in which the owners left just minutes before. This was aired on many mainstream media news channels...Many thousands of people did get scammed out of hundreds of dollars each from this scumbag towing company(which the owner did open another towing company I think called Magic towing shortly after breakthrough towing was forced to shutdown, Magic towing was also forced to shut down)

@christopherbell2091 2 жыл бұрын

Jail the bastards

@Halakah7 2 жыл бұрын

The owner of both Breakthrough and Magic Towing is named Mike Dickerson who has been running sting towing operations with spotters watching businesses all around the city for years. They used spotters to call them when someone left their car in one of their lots.

@dianahiatt3709 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone involved deserves to be arrested and charged. All tow charges returned with in interest from both companies and McDonald's throws in another $1000 to all cases proven for every customer, patron, or unfortunately anyone that parks and goes into get food. Doesn't a person get at least 30-60 minutes for lunch right. To set up 2 tow truck companies to rip people off takes all kinds of scum. Take down the snakes involved in this crime syndicate. Michigan needs to pass new legislation to protect drivers from unlawful tows. Bring the freaking hammer down y'all. Stand by your cars and tell the tow driver's to get the hell out of there. They are not ordering, they are blocking. Get real. Don't take it anymore. Everyone in that area of Michigan or the whole state, should boycott McDonald's. Stop the stupid practice and customers MIGHT return. Send them a big 0 profit.

@boku-no-pico 2 жыл бұрын

Still in business some guy pointed a gun at the tow driver. On yelp

@starluna2267 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine how much they embezzled from McDonald's along with free food for the crew

@azinfandellvr 3 жыл бұрын

I live in a tourist area..this has been going on forever..until last year..a law was passed that a vehicle could not be towed without an officer present and the lot owner present saying they did not want it on their property...

@dv_darklight8970 2 жыл бұрын

Love this! This is how it should be.

@JenJen0582 2 жыл бұрын

That’s great! All of them should be the same way

@azinfandellvr 2 жыл бұрын

It sounds like common sense to me...but I guess the business owners don't have time to bother with people spending their money in their stores🤦‍♀️. I'm sure the areas already marked "tow away zone" don't apply to this law...since we are at the beach the resorts give you a pass to put in your window identifying you are a guest..without it "all others will be towed"

@toniexum1126 2 жыл бұрын

Cops, can be paid off as well...everyday.

@jeromebreeding3302 6 ай бұрын

Tow companies and businesses that enable them are the scum of the earth.

@justinfisher7918 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a nice class action against McDonald's for allowing to happen.

@maryeh4636 Жыл бұрын

Just that franchise owner.

@hellotheregeneralkenobi365 6 жыл бұрын

Manager is probably getting kick-backs from each tow as there's no way they're operating without his knowledge. It otherwise doesn't make sense that the manager would let his customers be screwed by the towing company as they're less likely to come back and eat there.

@matthewcollins6109 6 жыл бұрын

It’s more likely the store owner that McDonalds is a franchise either way this is a violation of corporate policy

@AlienBarbers 6 жыл бұрын

A Yelp review in June by someone going by "Tor E." claims restaurant employees are getting $35 per tow. www.yelp.com/biz/mcdonalds-detroit-3

@Sara-L 6 жыл бұрын

Managers don't get kickbacks from driving away customers. No. They also have nothing to do with the towing company. They are there to manage the operations inside the store. The owner of the property is the one who contracts the work to the towing company - and they need to know about this situation.

@FSThrottles 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly..............someone in the McD's is in on it.

@edwardnygma4531 6 жыл бұрын

Sara Llewellyn I used to work at a hotel where we would get kick backs for sending people to different restaurants and yes having peoples towed but we only towed from one 50 foot stretch and we did call the company to come. In Chicago there is-was (I don’t know if it still does) a store called the alley. If you you could park at the Dukin doughnuts and go there but I walked 5 feet the wrong way and got booted. The guy sat inside of the restaurant and booted you an his will, and i know they had a set up for kick backs.

@scottbaxendale323 5 жыл бұрын

Stealing cars is a crime. The real investigation is to see how much of that $450 was kicked back to the McDonalds franchise manager.

@jessealderson251 5 жыл бұрын

theirs more to it, they have people who will sit in their vehicle and call the tow company along with taking pictures and sending them to the driver. They need to be put out for good, or someone goes in take their dam trucks.

@rockyalvarez520 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly....They are actually violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)...as well as conspiracy and any other number of violations to defraud customers, The McDonald's and it's franchise owner, management and staff have entered into a conspiracy with the tow company and it's owner, management and staff as well as those spotting for them. They could all end up spending the rest of their lives in Federal prison. These are the same laws that brought down the mafia in this country. If McDonald's corporate will not do anything to stop this after they have been made known of it then they also will become explicit in the crimes. Why the victims have not done anything is a mystery to me. Either this shit is a scam or they are the biggest lazy asses I've seen. Even Fox news who has covered it a number of times has shown no evidence that they have notified corporate or the state authorities. If local prosecutors won't do shit then contact the state Attorney General or even the Unites States Department of Justice. If this shit starts to explode just watch how fast the rats start trying to flip and cover their asses,

@silenthill4 5 жыл бұрын

They run this scan in college towns a lot during snow storms

@commonusername_generated 5 жыл бұрын

David Benner “Detroit, you are paying your cops too much”. I never heard a cop say that another LEO is making too much money. Furthermore, in my experience, cops generally don’t call each other “cops”.

@TedwardsTube 5 жыл бұрын

The shocking thing is the police saying there’s nothing illegal going on, and nothing they can do. That’s some b.s. Must be a mob racket. Lots of other locations this is happening.

@griffmustard 3 жыл бұрын

BREAK THROUGH TOWING: Actually, we are trying to discourage people from eating Fast Food, and get them to eat more healthy, by going to a grocery store instead.

@deadpoolongoogle9682 2 жыл бұрын

nope then they will tow you at the grocery store

@bubblebass9992 2 жыл бұрын

Or you could mind your damn business

@gettingpast4391 2 жыл бұрын

Is that you Joe Biden?

@rshaw90044 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@boomer2095 3 жыл бұрын

I love this guy!! You can tell he is just like a new Yorker, and gives as good as he gets when dealing with idiots. He confronted the tow truck driver but never lost his cool, and didn’t go road rage like the people here in Colorado do that aren’t used to daily interaction and are passive aggressive, and hold everything in and then do something stupid.

@lwing77 5 жыл бұрын

Send this video to McDonald Corp office and the attorney General and AAA

@cathyt144 4 жыл бұрын

Nancy Burgio AAA posted a comment on this thread. Its close to the top of comments right now.

@Draco137YT 3 жыл бұрын

@@cathyt144 If you click on that supposed AAA account, you can see it's fake.

@allbarzent 3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@johnbockelie3899 3 жыл бұрын

MC Racket at Mc Donalds.

@MrShanester117 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah all the people who don’t care 😂😂😂

@texasmangabriel19 6 жыл бұрын

I would contact the corporate office of McDonald’s to let them know what is going there

@rebeccalucas6063 6 жыл бұрын

Oak Brook Ill contact corporate office, they will take away the franchise from the owner.

@TheDarkleatherbiker 6 жыл бұрын

Richard Gabriel : You don't get anything out of that..only a chit chat...but nothing will be done....! The easiest way is to go ahead and make a claim and lawsuit ! Thats the only way McDonald's understand how to be talked to.

@izaicslinux6961 6 жыл бұрын

Don't trust corporate to do anything. They don't give a shit anymore.

@salder70 6 жыл бұрын

@immadummee . Trolllllllll

@minutesagoedited9761 6 жыл бұрын

immadummee it needs to be clearly marked. Did your mom drop you on your head when you were a baby, dummee?

@terryrussel3369 2 жыл бұрын

I have been a AAA member for decades and if I saw this happening I would call AAA to demand the pulling of their affiliation, and the local TV stations just so we could document them in the act.

@arandom8280 2 жыл бұрын

Considering there’s no valid reason to tow all those cars how aren’t they brought on theft charges and racketeering?

@dragonf1092 2 жыл бұрын

And extortion charges

@santamaria4502 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear AAA kicked them off their list of vendors. You did a good thing. Thank you for taking the time to follow up to expose the scam.

@bradentraub 5 жыл бұрын

For anyone curious, AAA revoked this company's partnership about a week ago, and this week, a class action lawsuit was filed against breakthrough towing. The owner of Breakthrough Towing is named "Mike Dickerson". This McDonalds however seems to be working with a different Tow Company now. Inside Edition just did a report on this McDonalds and they 100% have a spotter who works for the MD's.

@arturklotsmann3838 5 жыл бұрын

Ofcourse it has to be dickerson lmfao

@yannika6914 5 жыл бұрын

He's a Dick

@TBOooder 5 жыл бұрын

Someone else wrote a few weeks ago that MCd's in that area is also owned by a Dickerson...there we have it, family scam business.

@TBOooder 5 жыл бұрын

holy shit, they're both mike dickerson hahahaha

@LisaMaryification 5 жыл бұрын

Good! Power of the internet, peoples!

@MarqNash 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty lady..and super supportive. She was all for making an adventure out of this..my wife would've said "this is why I prefer chic fil a" and kept it moving.

@topsyball1049 2 жыл бұрын

Mine too, just so you know.,,the girl is a model of Jasons. Yup she is HOT too.

@brandycoke713 3 жыл бұрын

They was doing that where I live a lot of people couldn't get their cars after they paid the rent and other bills

@dp7047 6 жыл бұрын

Since when can you only get 30 minutes to eat at Mcdonalds? This video needs to go to NBC investigates.....SERIOUSLY!

@Tletna 6 жыл бұрын

Oh, no, some Mc Donald's have been trying to pull this bs. I've seen signs like that in Portland too. Although they're not as aggressive about actually calling the trucks like the place in that video. That's insane how fast they call them there.

@MrYankeeblue1315 6 жыл бұрын

This video needs news coverage. NBC Fox. I’m pretty sure they will have a field day with this. This company is out of control

@thetruthsetsusfree6789 6 жыл бұрын

Nah online shares TRUTH not paid fake news "reports "

@freshrot420 6 жыл бұрын

NBC and McDonalds are in cahoots if you haven't noticed. NBC nor any other media outlet would go against such a big advertiser. It's a damn shame we've let the world get to this point, but if we keep doing the same things I'm sure it will work itself out in the end.

@thebluetigervlogs 5 жыл бұрын

it was on inside edition

@juniorgomez7608 5 жыл бұрын

They messed with the wrong guy I’m glad they closed down Now sue them for damages plus interest

@rackets7991 4 жыл бұрын

They close and open the next day at the same location with a different name.. Larger question is why does McDonalds have cars towed after 15 minutes at this location...

@pkmcbster 4 жыл бұрын

Actually you can do 3x damages

@N.A525 3 жыл бұрын

As of, a month ago they’re still operating

@christieintexas 2 жыл бұрын

That is freaking insane!! Notify McDonald's corporate and, if they do nothing sue the hell outta both freaking companies. This most likely is a franchise and, the owner gets a cut. So, anyone there over 5 minutes they feel needs to get towed. How do they know the difference between worker's cars and customer's car. It's a huge scam!! There's definitely some shady shit going on.

@channasmith9184 2 жыл бұрын

So much for AAA taking "immediate action"! There's reports from 2 days ago that it's still happening. Obviously they either like the kickbacks or simply don't care.

@groowanderer 2 жыл бұрын

Really? I seen another comment from two years ago saying that the business went under after facing prosecution, then opened another business called magic towing, that also went under.

@channasmith9184 2 жыл бұрын

@@groowanderer Honestly no idea. I followed the links in the description to the business. It says open 24hrs, with complaints from like an hour ago. I'd like to think something has been done.

@groowanderer 2 жыл бұрын

@@channasmith9184 I seen someone also said they just complained on their site haha so I'm thinking the only thing left alive for that business is hate from people viewing this

@channasmith9184 2 жыл бұрын

@@groowanderer Maybe it's how they get publicity 😅

@JoeyCap. 6 жыл бұрын

1.McDonald's is private property 2. Tow Trucks cannot enter private property without permission 3. Someone with authority at this McDonald's is allowing the tow truck to enter and tow these cars 4. There's no valid reason for these cars to be towed other than financial gain 5. It would be reasonable to conclude that the McDonald's employee(s) together with the tow company are in on the scam I can think of four to five very serious charges that should be laid and a lawsuit.

@halo062885 6 жыл бұрын

No shit that’s what the video is about. How mcds is allowing this

@corbingarrett1206 6 жыл бұрын

But they were parked in a space marked "no parking" see the crossed lines? This indicates that space is not a valid parking space, because of the layout of the lot, they keep that space open for larger vehicles to make the turn around in the drive thru lane. So actually if they get towed for parking there it's perfectly legal. The fact that they got towed for being their for only 15 minutes might be immoral but not illegal.

@JoeyCap. 6 жыл бұрын

@@corbingarrett1206 I don't know what you're looking at but I clearly seen White Lines marked for parking , as well as a very obvious handicapped spot clearly indicated as plain as day... as well as a very illegal recorded physical act of him trying to tow the vehicle while the car is parked in the handicap spot for less than 15 minutes This is just wrong on so many levels.. it makes my head spin

@corbingarrett1206 6 жыл бұрын

@@JoeyCap. looking at it again, the back quarter of his car is in a no parking zone, the front half of his car is parked long ways in 2 different parking spots. If that doesn't fit the definition of "illegal parking" I don't know what does. Like I said this may be immoral and I'm in no way trying to defend that, but if he parked in a similar matter the day he got towed, that's pretty damn well "illegal parking" they probably are running a racket, but when someone parks like he did, he's not really in the "right" to complain about being towed because he was parked illegally.

@jeralm7829 6 жыл бұрын

I was a tow truck driver for three years before becoming an OTR trucker. When we towed abandon vehicles off of business property we had to have a permission release form filled out and signed by the owner or the manager of the property or we could not touch the vehicle legally! We also had to legally present a copy of that form to the owner of the car when they came to pick it up! That may vary from state to state but I can't see it being much different.

@ekchuahstudios9066 6 жыл бұрын

The information about this incident has to be sent to: 1. McDonalds Corporate Headquarters. 2. The local District Attorney. 3. The Chief of Police. 4. The local newspaper 5. The owner/manager of the McDonalds where this incident occurred. 6. The Better Business Bureau. If you do this I think you will get your money back and possible legal action against the tow company. Those of you who live in the area can do this for Jason if he is not able due to work and travel.

@bestleesinna7702 6 жыл бұрын

the judge who issued the order actually.

@dalegorski6229 6 жыл бұрын

stay out of detroit

@bestleesinna7702 6 жыл бұрын

@@dalegorski6229 you're telling me! Didn't wanna go there in the first place.

@ReeseL4D 6 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Detroit kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nL-Wpa5j3ZbLdJ8.html

@jswarpaint6215 6 жыл бұрын

The areas where the cars are parked are not parking spaces look closely at video

@057rcbartman 3 жыл бұрын

You know you seem like me , if its not fair or a rip off trying to do something in a small way is at least satisfying. if people get away with crap like this and no one says anything then they will just keep doing it . Great job !

@benjie128 2 жыл бұрын

The tow truck driver claimed yall went to the restaurant afterward. Yet yall had the receipt before the spotter blue truck appeared. And the lady who was almost towed was literally walking out of the McDonald's.

@MrBeams707 6 жыл бұрын

This towing scam is common all over the united states. Especially in apartments. I was a victim of this years ago. Cost me 350 to get my car back. The lady at the tow company was behind bullet proof glass. What does that tell you. My neighbor told me it was 100% OK to park in his parking spot, mine was full with another car. Then i come back the next day to see my car gone. Keep in mind we do not have badges or car numbers or anything to verify what car goes where. I then find out it was towed and the tow company told me that they do not give info of who called in to tow my car. My neighbor said he never called anyone. My guess, the security guard for the apartment complex gets a certain percentage for each tow he calls in. This has been going on for years. Many tow companies are doing this scam "legally" and screwing people over. Which means thousands of people employed for these security/ tow companies know exactly what they are doing. They are straight scamming people out of their hard earned money. These people are pieces of you know what and do not deserve to be employed. If i knew where to report this higher up i would. And i mean above the police which will do NOTHING like usual because the tow companies have the law on their side. Anyway this is a serious issue that needs to be investigated.

@danedefense2046 6 жыл бұрын

Loui W Yup happened to me once at a grocery store once. Costed me over $300 and the lady at the counter wouldn’t let me take photos.

@phillipspackman 6 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't surprise me if they had someone deliberately park in your spot

@rainbowslimesbywolf9565 6 жыл бұрын

They tried to tow my grandpa car at our old apartment even though they had the sticker that says they live there and they been paying for their stuff. This college kid would park in a handicap spot there and said they cant do anything though and the kid wasn't handicap wtf

@100milli7 6 жыл бұрын

happened to my mom she had two cars and put both of them on the papers so duh she get two parking places right??..wrong..they towed one randomly..we didnt have the money in enough time and of course fee went up evryday so they basically stole her car

@lynx318therealone 6 жыл бұрын

Only ' pieces of you know what' , you can do better than that, they're full sized cow pats!

@navycorpsman9291 5 жыл бұрын

Somebody at that store is in league with the company and receiving kickbacks off this racket🤔

@homergump3 5 жыл бұрын

Precisely.

@conradb7200 5 жыл бұрын

@@everettmenard8250 You are absolutely correct! It is incredible how dumb some people are!

@ericnegrete7130 4 жыл бұрын

Shhhhh!!!!!

@ericnegrete7130 4 жыл бұрын

Mind your business

4 жыл бұрын

This was on the news. The store manager gets a kickback for every tow. They were towing cars who hadn't even been there past the 30 minutes limit.

@emilygrace1960 4 жыл бұрын

I would love to see an update on this... I sure do adore you and Emily. I LOVE that ya'll did this.

@georgetabback9084 8 ай бұрын

This has been a long going scam at this location. Rob Wolcheck exposed it. The manager was getting a cut of the profit of all cars towed. They were using "spotters" in the parking lot who, ironically, were the ones breaking the rules by being there more than 15 minutes!

@matthewcollins6109 6 жыл бұрын

Break Through towing is not a AAA company they were actually sued by AAA for using their logo. AAA won was awarded damages and the judge ordered a permanent injunction on them using the logo. See case #13-12775 everybody who sees this video should contact Federal Judge Paul Bormans office and let them know that Break Through is still using the AAA logos I bet he won’t be happy the company is violating his injunction.

@tmanepic 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that information hopefully this comment gets pinned.

@tugglemiles2991 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@alaeriia01 6 жыл бұрын

I bet some lawyers will be very happy to hear that Break Through Towing is illegally using AAA's logo.

@misfit29 6 жыл бұрын

@Mike Brink 😂😂😂

@mikemesser4326 6 жыл бұрын

AAA spotted this. Yay!

@KrishanBhattacharya 6 жыл бұрын

McDonald's mangers are probably on the take from the towing company.

@jordansmith1626 6 жыл бұрын

I would normally agree but I really don't think so. They hired a company that was AAA approved apparently but it turns out to be a shit company. Have you met tow truck drivers? These companies are scum bags. Mcdonalds doesnt give a fuck about a small tow kickback. These companies are scams and making money OFF mcdonalds parking lot.

@hellotheregeneralkenobi365 6 жыл бұрын

McDonald's doesn't have an agreement with that towing company. If you Google Michael Dickerson the owner you can find out he was in a lawsuit and in the previous case they couldn't come up with any contract with McDonalds. There was also a a case with CVS and they couldn't come up with any contract with them either. The property owner is supposed to call in the trucks but you can see it's the guy in the blue truck doing it. Wouldn't you know it, the info about who called it in is always blank. This is outright theft, pure and simple.

@dirkrichmond6342 6 жыл бұрын

no doubt

@KrishanBhattacharya 6 жыл бұрын

@@hellotheregeneralkenobi365 I didn't say McDonald's

@ROTAXD 6 жыл бұрын

Krishan Bhattacharya mayor duggan probably is too.

@georgegonzalez319 2 жыл бұрын

Got towed at a Ross in Los Angeles. Asked the manager about it. He said they didn't call but a guy sits out front in a tow truck and watches the parking lot for people leaving to other businesses to. I looked up the local towing laws and learned what he was doing was ILLEGAL! Tow companies are NOT allowed to generate their own tow! A business has to CALL THEM and ask to have someone towed! We called and threatened to sue them and they released our car and we avoided paying almost 700 dollars in fees!

@Ohhhoneyyy 3 жыл бұрын

“It’s a complete racket” lmfao I love your voice 😁

@gchsbus 6 жыл бұрын

Funny story about the same scenario. A good friend of mine's uncle works for the state dept that licenses these trucks. Its not Michigan. I was over one time when his uncle dropped by and he told me him and a coworker went to Burger King and he comes out and the car was on the tow truck. It was a state owned car by the same dept that licenses the tow trucks. His uncle basically told the tow truck driver that he wasn't going to say who he was but if he doesn't unhook and drop the car, the business will regret it deeply. The tow truck driver told my friend's uncle to f*ck off and drive off with the car. So he tells me the next day, he shows up to the towing yard with his boss, an investigator with the dept of revenue, and the state police. They walked right in, informed them they were pulling their state license to operate, seized all the tow trucks and put them on tow trucks, arrested the owner for tax evasion and fraud, and arrested the tow truck driver for auto theft and theft of state property. Then they locked the placed up and called it a day. Michigan tow truck drivers must not have a lot of oversight from whoever licenses them. Some states don't play around with this type of stuff.

@zulumagoo1 6 жыл бұрын

Your story makes it worth the time I felt I was wasting in reading the comments. Hats off to your friend's uncle. I like the way he does his job. Signed, A former tow truck driver

@JackDrinkn2DollarJim 6 жыл бұрын

I'm sure the oversight is there......inside a weekly envelope drop.

@vincerobinson6223 6 жыл бұрын

Good news to hear them get shut down.we need everyone to report crimes such as these!

@rickmossop3733 6 жыл бұрын

There is currently a big scandal on right now in Detroit with Gasper Fiore and his towing company.

@gchsbus 6 жыл бұрын

001 002 You're right. I just completely fabricated this story because I have a low self esteem and I really wanted my comment to be liked because it would make me feel better about myself. LMAO!! Get lost troll.

@RKSNomad 5 жыл бұрын

NEVER NEVER pull your car off the truck. let them do it, if they say no, tell them its a safety liability for you because you don't have the proper training. if they say no still call the police and inform them that they are attempting to force you to perform a dangerous act. They do this to trick you into an insurance claim. they will either claim you for damages to the tow truck, or if damage occurs when you're pulling it off, they put the blame on you.

@GameCriticNoob 5 жыл бұрын

I will remember this for future reference.

@joemann7971 5 жыл бұрын

They should have called the police when their car got towed for pretty much no reason. I would have even had a police officer present when you go pick up your vehicle just to have a witness. Unless the police in this city doesn't give a shit about stuff like this going on... Then that explains why it keeps happening.

@BearNDragon 5 жыл бұрын

joemann7971 didn't they say it was Detroit, they probably didn't want to wait for the police, who would probably tell them to fight it in small claims court, probably why he started filming the guy refusing to unload his vehicle in the first place. perhaps if it was not a rental and in his home town he would have done things differently.

@joemann7971 5 жыл бұрын

BearNDragon Yeah, it's in Detroit. I'm not talking about the guy filming, but just in general. I mean, this guy probably made more off the monetizing the video than he lost paying those crooks. I meant about other people in general. He made it clear this wasn't the first time it has happened. But reporting it to police would help crack down on these assholes.

@sentzkal8287 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but then you realize the cops are in on it too.

@Pappazeko 2 жыл бұрын

In Victoria (A state of Australia) it is illegal to tow a vehicle off private property, or from a public car park. Without the consent of the owner of the vehicle. We had huge problems with private car parks doing a simular thing. This amounted to extortion. In some cases Car park owners were using wheel clamps to hold people to ransom. The State Government Outlawed this type of behaviour. We have had Tow Trucks for over 20 Years, and there is no way we would be involved in this sort of stuff. Great Video.

@js64514 2 жыл бұрын

In 1988 my father double parked in Detroit, he got a ticket. To this day he has never paid it.

@lindahill1142 5 жыл бұрын

How do the employees cars not get towed? McDonalds is definitely in on it

@ryank9092 5 жыл бұрын

sadly, i used to work for a McDonalds and my car got towed once. they put it back in another parking spot, but WTF

@xxtwr1 5 жыл бұрын

Employees cannot afford cars.

@tuckerjoynt3014 5 жыл бұрын

@@ryank9092 yep mine got towed and the gm had to call to get it returned

@nicke1903 5 жыл бұрын

@@xxtwr1 There's a sign out front in one locally $11.00 to start and more $$ depending on Availability and more $$ for Management.Damn Chick-fil-a is living wage certified 17 bucks a HR.

@Nattidaddy 5 жыл бұрын

Probably not.

@Brianx220 5 жыл бұрын

I tow for a living. What that company is doing is unfair and unlawful. They can only legally tow from property if the car is on a property but the owner is not doing business with the place of business. In this case you are doing business with McDonald's and it is an unlawful tow. However they will keep it up if unchecked. I would take this video to corporate of the company involved.

@PaganWizard 5 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with you, however there is a grey area in his case. The car he was driving was a rental. While he was in lawful possession of the car, he is still not the registered owner. Does this make this companies practices legal?? I doubt it very highly, but it is certainly not fair especially after the car had only been in the lot for no more than 10 minutes. I hope this guy not only sues the towing company, but also reports this to McDonald's corporate office. I would also report this to every local news broadcasting agency.

@blaws6684 5 жыл бұрын

Corporate in this case is Shaquon. He’ll be right back. Hes out back in the porta-crapper

@jslugbug37 5 жыл бұрын

This is black thing the acoumplice is in the McDonald's

@jamessveinsson6006 5 жыл бұрын

No I'm sure free-for-all your towing company around I'm sure there's scammers with the your company to make money all the ways you Could not exist

@DemocratsareagentsofSATAN 5 жыл бұрын

ALL tow truck companies are scammers.......as are the people they hire.....ZERO MORAL PRINCIPLES ruining lives one tow at a time......

@mfibonacci5275 Жыл бұрын

This happens all the time at apartment complexes. The apartment managers/ owners/tow companies and police are in on the illegal scam together making dirty money. How to stop them all and put them out of business in jail and every victim get their money back?

@nyankanakitty 2 жыл бұрын

Astounding, imagine how many victims had already fell through their scams and paid the fees without voicing their concern and fight for injustice, until just one person decides enough is enough. People really need to be more vigilant and aware in their daily lives, and really need to start noticing things so the society as a whole can start improving, get rid of bad actors, etc. The tow company could have been shutdown a long time ago, if just someone else would fight for injustice. This is the difference between living as a human vs a zombie.

@legacymaster9580 5 жыл бұрын

I am disabled and a long time AAA member. This is very disgusting and I hope to see a follow up to this whole ordeal. Being on a fixed and very limited income and for them to be carelessly towing disabled people’s cars and charging $450 is outrageous. That could be someone’s whole disability check for the month and then they won’t be able to pay for their medication, food, or electricity. Shameful!!

@silvermediastudio 6 жыл бұрын

Pro Tip: Don't eat at McDonald's.

@christinemarie6976 6 жыл бұрын

Especially in Detroit

@redemptionofthebeast50 6 жыл бұрын

800lb Gorilla *THE INTERNET STANDS WITH JASON* *BAD REVIEWS FOR THEM ALL*

@silvermediastudio 6 жыл бұрын

Anywhere. It isn't food.

@vandal1182 6 жыл бұрын

Pro tip... People will continue to eat at McDonald's

@rose_274 6 жыл бұрын

ADEBISI ADEBISI Gee I wish I could be so witty!👌😎

@johnnyrotten3175 2 жыл бұрын

I'm outraged that McDonald's still has them as one of their franchises..... What the fuck ‼️

@cgage_01 4 ай бұрын

This is when you go to the DA and file a report of unlawful business practices and sue the hell out of them

@SpaceCoast_ 6 жыл бұрын

Every county has a tow maximum. Once you pay over that amount you agree to said amount but... ANY non city tow company can not legally keep your vehicle. Call the police (yes it takes time) to have them meet you at the tow Yard to get your vehicle. A report is made and the tow company then can sue you. Meanwhile look up your counties maximum toe charge. This also applies to mechanics. ONLY state and federal can "impound" your vehicle. No personal or corporate entity can hold your personal property. (Please upvote, this is NOT SS crap. My police chief uncle help me as a teenager when I was wrongfully toed. This info may really help someone) Cheers!

@terrionlacy3429 6 жыл бұрын

Gud info...thank you

@SpaceCoast_ 6 жыл бұрын

@@nicevideomancanada - lol, of course the 1st reply is a bitch over a simple, and comical, spelling mistake to sound advice that could help protect someone in a shitty situation. Real gem the internet is. (Insert Yodi reference here! and dont forget to complain about it) ((Edit, just in case someone doesn't get the joke, I spelled Yoda incorrectly))

@tknofate1 6 жыл бұрын

This would have helped me yesterday lol

@TheDarkleatherbiker 6 жыл бұрын

I would half agree and half disagree...because in a Rented Vehicle the circumstances are totally Different since a rented Vehicle by the law does not comply to what you describe...not even on a regular bail-bond basis...because a rented vehicle already is insured in advance for such outcome. The only thing they could have got, was a regular parking ticket...but also here they followed the rules, since they were customers of the Mac . Nevertheless, in a REAL Bail-bond situation where the right owner of the Car hasn't paid his or her Bill.. then it is correct what you are referring to..but this was NOT the case nor the Issue here. Since the Vehicle was Rented from a Renting Company !

@dubtownman9508 6 жыл бұрын

@Meg Que , ????

@vitomilazzo9064 6 жыл бұрын

I thought the police had to be notified first because if I owned a tow truck and did this it would be grand theft. Detroit is like Chicago in the 30's

@vadaminot429 6 жыл бұрын

Not on private property....but the manager or owners of the place have to call....or be getting a kick back!!

@alexjv1370 6 жыл бұрын

kim Burnell definetly an inside job

@SSZaris 6 жыл бұрын

Only for repossessions or from an area that doesn't have Tow Away signs.

@kristofevarsson6903 6 жыл бұрын

Come on man, if you live here like I do you know Detroits not as bad as the hype. Don't be a dick, mind your business, and you can walk around just fine. Obviously there's places you don't want to be by yourself or caught unawares, but unless you're in the Shady business you wouldn't have a reason to be there anyways, it's that obvious.

@RayValdezPhotography 6 жыл бұрын

Outside of Detroit you only hear about how bad it is. If it is that bad, i can see a lot of people doing cut throat practices and scams to survive. Of course they dont realize or dont care about who they are hurting. it just becomes poor vs. poor because that trickle down shit is a fairy tale.

@minealsomine9663 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why you didn't call the police. It's illegal and they can be arrested for stealing vehicles

@iam_omb 4 ай бұрын

My car was towed on Good Friday on Southgate Blvd in North Lauderdale Florida! By McDonald’s, The tow truck and cops tried to extort 85.00, which turned into $200.00 at their tow scammer yard!

@skiprocker5751 5 жыл бұрын

You need to contact McDonald's corporate and explain to them that the Manager is in bed with this tow truck driver. Exploiting McDs customers

@jessealderson251 5 жыл бұрын

its not only McDonald's that does it, there is a guy who will park near the area and takes pictures of people's car that sit for 10-15min. even if you come out before its loaded, they refuse to drop it and demand money right there

@fatalequinox6553 5 жыл бұрын

Jesse Alderson yeah but if the manager gets fired a new one would probably call the cops

@lexkasady9072 5 жыл бұрын

corporate has been contacted and they said it's owned by a franchisee so they can't do anything about it. there are videos on it.

@hotmama9772 5 жыл бұрын

@@jessealderson251 somebody gonna shoot their asses!! They keep F'n around with people shit!

@Grumpyagain 5 жыл бұрын

@@lexkasady9072 If this is true then they can either revoke the franchise or make them correct the problem, McD's has some very strict rules on how the franchises are run.

@lottolaughs9685 6 жыл бұрын

I first thought you were a jerk off making some Lane video... After watching your video and being a tow truck driver for over 15 years much respect to you also getting that guy's face in the video... Also him backing up like that at McDonald's at that speed with kids walking around is absolutely ridiculous.CALL AAA

@DarkRendarius 6 жыл бұрын

People NEED to UPVOTE this comment... Because this will do WAY more than negative comments for their business.... Hell what do they care really about their rating??? And maybe they would just try changing business names if it wasnt too much hassle.... But AAA reporting, - with proof... Could cost them licenses... and be shut down for good... or at least the driver running this BS will be unable to operate his scam anymore....

@FadedCalicoJack 6 жыл бұрын

LOTTO LAUGHS fuck that beat that asshole down. Teach him a fucking lession he wont forget

@konallong7927 6 жыл бұрын

@@FadedCalicoJack I can just impound his tow truck for Illegal tows. I've had to do it once before. was funny to see the operator's face when he realized his truck was 10 feet off the ground in about 3 minutes.

@joseoneway5065 6 жыл бұрын

Glad you approve this 👍🏻

@kensnedegar5925 3 жыл бұрын

McDonald's and a towing company should be sued that is totally illegal and taking the court to do time in jail that's fraud with money

@advocateforyourself 2 жыл бұрын

That’s happens a lot in Nashville. But instead of towing it they boot your car. I worked in a salon near downtown that had a parking deck in the back. A client came in to get his haircut and the stylist was not ready for him so he walked across the street to get a drink. The boot guy saw him and booted his car. The stylist noticed it and ran out back. The boot guy said that he was not park illegally and she told him that the guy had an appointment and she was running about 10 minutes late. He still charged him $300 to take the boot off his car. That’s why I rarely go into Nashville anymore. It’s not worth dealing with those people. I have to go to an oncologist and he’s in downtown Nashville. I would be highly upset if I came out of my car had a boot on it. I do park in patient parking but that doesn’t mean anything to them.

@RedHeadAvenger 5 жыл бұрын

When I lived in an apartment complex. The tow co. said they would pay me 50$ for every tow they got. I reported them to the police. They never came back. I'm so glad I have a house.

@garvinkelly 5 жыл бұрын

I lived in a complex once that would keep multiple trap spots open so that the tow guys could tow anyone who ever parked in them. Total scam.

@21rjuan 6 жыл бұрын

OSHA & DOT SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS MAKING NON EMPLOYEES WALK UP FLATBED TRUCKS

@TIMEtoRIDE900 6 жыл бұрын

That's really not the crime here . . . .

@alexb5275 6 жыл бұрын

TIMEtoRIDE900, they’d likely get in more trouble/liability if someone was on the flatbed then if they were illegally towing.

@ghostrider2664 2 жыл бұрын

There's a guy in Austin who stands at the convenience store and boots the cars of people who go into the stores next door on the same property, as there is little to no parking at those storefronts, making it often necessary for parking to overflow to the convenience store. Yes there's a sign with vague language about leaving the property. They claim the next door stores, which are all part of the same building, are a separate property. There is nothing delineating the stores and no indication to the public that the property owner, (who owns all the stores) considers each store to be a separate property. The police won't do anything because they say it's legal and at best, a civil matter. So you have to pay $100 to get the boot off. He will also take property worth $100 in lieu of cash. I watched him take a guys electronics and subwoofers and put them in his own truck!!! That crosses the line into just straight up robbery, in my book. Yes it's illegal. And sanctioned AND LICENSED by the city. I watched this guy boot ten cars and make $1000 in one morning last Saturday. The United States is in a downward spiral. Expect ALOT more of this criminal nonsense to pop up in the future. Just about everywhere. And Austin, in particular, is a nasty little garbage hole of this type of extortion.

@raulybarra729 2 жыл бұрын

Be sure to use that AAA discount when you get your vehicle back.

@apoettker82 5 жыл бұрын

The manager of the McDonald's is probably related to the owner of the tow company. #scam

@henryjames8654 5 жыл бұрын

Mr corvette, and both share the same Italian last name.

@bill7795 5 жыл бұрын

So true

@Treebeardicus 5 жыл бұрын

WORD!!!!!!! Up

@user-jt9fi2kl6n 5 жыл бұрын

It has nothing to do with McDonald's.

@emiberu775 5 жыл бұрын

The Manger is getting money from each car they tow, which is illegal. Mangers should be fired and have charges held against them

@junkrust2182 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe I’ll buy a tow truck and go around following other tow trucks and tow them and charge them for oversized vehicle

@w5pda 6 жыл бұрын

Wild guess...your name would be Karma? ;-)

@reazmohsinpretom4543 6 жыл бұрын

Junk Rust make a video of it on KZfaq and create a go fund me page. Will support.

@servandoresendiz9194 6 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Therealphantomzero 6 жыл бұрын

I'm game

@4everAngelFace 6 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah!

@larslinebarger6712 2 жыл бұрын

"Yall must be sick." "Sick of the kinda crap your runnin!" Buuuuuuuuurn

@addydog2012 4 жыл бұрын

This is so shameful... I would also contact AAA for fraudulent/extortion practices this tow company is so blatantly guilty of. Good luck spreading the word about this tow truck company and this particular McDonald's. I hope you found out that this particular McDonald's is owned by a franchiser and not McDonald's corp. If franchised, I hope they pull his franchise license!! This is disgusting.

@benjaminlee4463 6 жыл бұрын

Send to McDonald's corporation then city counsel and city management as well as the chief of police

@RayValdezPhotography 6 жыл бұрын

Isn't the city corrupt though....... I will say no more.......

@gma904 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, they may have to stop.

@squareglow 6 жыл бұрын

In Dertroit? Maybe the city management. When the McDonalds HQ starts up calling again and does a bidding war on permits for property development, maybe the permit dept will give another more local franchise the permits

@bb3ca201 6 жыл бұрын

It's Detroit. No-one will care

@servandoresendiz9194 6 жыл бұрын

@@squareglow very true

@hatchetmobile9280 5 жыл бұрын

AAA has officially severed ties with this tow company. it was in the news

@luxdevoid 5 жыл бұрын

AAA are criminals..destroyed my 4 wheel drive by improper towing and refused to pay or settle even after THEIR mechanic confirmed the cause of the damage. I'm out $2400 after 30+ years with AAA They are the worst company and should be out of business!

@Keevus03 5 жыл бұрын

+Lux DeVoid You can get your money. You can go through the BBB and Consumer Protection. And also the State Consumer Affairs, by filing a complaint. If that fails, I would sue. And if money is a problem, each state has an office that handles cases pro bono. Every lawyer has to do so many hours of pro bono or reduced fee work.

@Keevus03 5 жыл бұрын

+Lux DeVoid Also, a little further down the feed a post by J ZIM says a civil lawsuit has been filed against the tow company. You should see what you need to do to get in on this.

@vaac3057670 5 жыл бұрын

Provide a link to the news report please.

@Keevus03 5 жыл бұрын

www.google.com/amp/s/www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/09/25/aaa-ends-relationship-with-predatory-detroit-towing-company-breakthrough%3fmedia=AMP%2bHTML

@DEADLOK69 3 жыл бұрын

That is the same company from the Rob Wolchek report in the Hall Of Shame. they changed it to Magic towing. But the license is under Breakthrough.

@rbeygarcia 4 жыл бұрын

I doubt the restaurant is in on this. They may have put up the sign for actual trespassers, but “enforcement” is clearly the wily work of a dishonest tow truck proprietor. AAA will probably drop their ass, once they see this. They likely don’t want their name associated with predatory scams.

@jerryupp9387 5 жыл бұрын

Tell the law about it. They can be arrested. This scam is illegal.

@BananerRepublic 5 жыл бұрын

the tow company is being sued.. class action lawsuit.... turns out they have the same exact scam going on at a liquor store

@discosecret6363 5 жыл бұрын

Jerry Upp These companies work with the police to perform mass towing scams, Downtown, on weekends.

@ankles632 5 жыл бұрын

The cops are probably in on it . Getting a cut

@jwhiteheadcc 5 жыл бұрын

@@ankles632 Or more likely, 'just following orders' with sh*tty city/state rules that give the truckers a license to steal? Sounds like a Floridaman scam. :/

@randyman8984 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, Sounds like the police are getting kick backs too as they dont seem to be doing anything about it >[

@kimberlybeaumont76 6 жыл бұрын

It's called "tow spotting", G&G Towing in MD, lost a 22 million dollar Class Action lawsuit for this same scam recently in MD. Contact the Attorney General in your state regarding this scam.

@jerkyturkey007 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how the tow truck driver would have reacted to a little reality check, that he's not only a liar, he's also a thief.

@FnixGhod1 3 жыл бұрын

Especially if you have kids, 30 minutes isn't enough time to park, unload your car, go inside, wait in line, order food, wait for food, get food, sit down, eat, wash your hands then get back out to your car.

@justmythought1586 6 жыл бұрын

Did you send this to the local news stations? Rob Wolchek on Fox 2 for example.

@vids2002 6 жыл бұрын

His channel is great

@peterrose2373 6 жыл бұрын

Put this dude in the HAAAAALLLLLLLLLL OF SHAME shout out Rob Wolchek

@JMRabil675 6 жыл бұрын

OH SHIT yeah Rob would be all over this. Good call

@mikeicee 5 жыл бұрын

McDs should refund the $445 because you were a customer!! This is probably a manger gettin $100 per car!

@eyeseverywhere8246 5 жыл бұрын

yep...kickbacks are a huge part of the towing business.

@geneeverett7855 5 жыл бұрын

Happened to me at a NY McDonald’s 15 years ago This won’t change

@killax7 5 жыл бұрын

No, you'd have to sue the company

@dragonf1092 2 жыл бұрын

There should be a law that only broke down vehicles can be towed, businesses should not be allowed to have anyone towed,a business that has a vehicle towed should be charged with auto theft.

@WestCoastTruckingCEO 11 ай бұрын

The person at McDonald's allowing this is seriously hurting that particular restaurant's business. Nobody is going to dine in and eat knowing their vehicle could possibly get towed

@gpcaraudio 6 жыл бұрын

How is it illegal parking when you are parked at a restaurant you at inside eating at in the restaurants parking lot.

@AnonyMous-gs2gw 6 жыл бұрын

it's not that's why it's a scam

@docdaneeka3424 6 жыл бұрын

Rather than scam, how is it not criminal activity? This guy is standing here laughing about it, why not go straight to the police? Where I live no one can just privately tow away someone elses car from private land and charge them for it, that would be basically car theft. I don't really get how it works in the US...

@RayValdezPhotography 6 жыл бұрын

Police dont give a fuck.

@believeitornot5486 6 жыл бұрын

The police give it a name" predatory towing" then do nothing about it.

@mrtutus23able 6 жыл бұрын

Doc Daneeka well, I mean they're in Detroit, and police do jack there.

@BeyondAIMan 6 жыл бұрын

I've been a AAA customer for 14 years all my cars and my home are insured with them if AAA doesn't fire this company I'll fire AAA plenty of other insurance companies I can buy from this is racketeering.

@juliogonzo2718 6 жыл бұрын

Steve AAA doesn't have anything to do with them. They are a contractor for AAA. All AAA does is feed them tow and service calls. AAA is totally worth it for a member. I used to drive tow truck in a remote region, and had to charge $400-$900 for breakdowns fairly regularly. We charged $100 to hook up and $2.60/km plus fuel surcharge, plus tax (canada) it adds up fast. If they had AAA/CAA and bought the better coverage one tow could buy years of membership. I still have CAA and think it's worth it!

@DjChadow 6 жыл бұрын

Of course he knows the AAA service is good. That's why he chooses to use them. He's saying that AAA needs to cancel their service contract with them and not give them anymore business.

@towtruckaj 6 жыл бұрын

AAA has nothing to do with this, I doubt they even know of this, AAA is such a huge company that it would be silly for them to do this for money, They only risk losing uniformed customers that seem to think they are apart of it, All AAA does is dispatch calls in your towing area, And they do try to keep people like this off of their payroll, They do background checks, And they check up on service providers, They do try to find this shit.

@Nobody-11B 6 жыл бұрын

AAA responded to this video and are doing an investigation. AAA is a rock solid company.

@Commissar0617 6 жыл бұрын

AAA rates are usually barely profitable for the companies. that's part of why many operate *legitimate* private property impound. this is a predatory towing scheme.

@MissionaryInMexico 3 жыл бұрын

What the sh!t? This really pisses me off. I might pull my "car filled with pig excrement and rotten potatoes" trick on them, and leave it abandoned for a year.

@stevenprovost2029 2 жыл бұрын

The word for it is called predatory towing and exactly what this guy is doing and there are laws in some states for this very reason tow truck services cannot do this... Report this to local Police!

@danburch9989 6 жыл бұрын

McDonald's is private property. A tow truck cannot come onto private property to tow a vehicle unless the owner of that property requests it. Therefore, you can surely bet that the McD's owner it probably getting 1/3rd of that towing charge even though the towing company and the McD's owner will never admit it. I'd file a complaint with McD's headquarters. They'll probably say that the owner is an independent franchisee and is free to do what the want.

@gravitationaleddie5611 6 жыл бұрын

No, it hurts their profits. No parking spaces = no customers. Spaces occupied by snowflakes going to Chipotle or Jimmy Johns.

@Westman122343 6 жыл бұрын

but as seen in the video here that parking lot was empty except for maybe 4 cars when it can hold about 12-15

@danburch9989 6 жыл бұрын

Kenny Massey Yes it was an employee in this country on an expired tourist visa.

@TheKnightda8 6 жыл бұрын

It is way too hard to make a buck selling hamburgers.... stealing hundreds from your customers is way easier.

@WILDWOODislandder 6 жыл бұрын

Do you honestly think the manager cares about the brand and it's McDonald's who the f*** cares it's like eating cancer the manager at the McDonald's probably owns the tow truck company or his brother does or sister or whatever

@yetithehabib2114 6 жыл бұрын

The whole process he is doing is wrong wrong wrong! I'm a AAA driver myself and I worked at a company that did illegal parking tows. First off, you need to get pictures of the car parked illegally with a time stamp then you have to leave for at least 10 minutes to give them a chance to leave. After the 10 minutes, you have to come back take another set of pictures with time stamps and then you can pick up the vehicle and have the property manager sign a paper authorizing the tow.

@StanleyKubick1 5 жыл бұрын

www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/09/25/aaa-ends-relationship-with-predatory-detroit-towing-company-breakthrough

@buudoom1 5 жыл бұрын

www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/09/25/aaa-ends-relationship-with-predatory-detroit-towing-company-breakthrough AAA ends relationship with them two days go lol

@MajBoothroyd 5 жыл бұрын

Is that the same process if the company has a contract with McDonalds to patrol their lot?

@yetithehabib2114 5 жыл бұрын

@@MajBoothroyd from what I know, that's how the process is done legally and fairly. Someone had replied to my comment mentioning that someone was getting kick backed for picking up the cars and needless to say but hes more than likely 100% right! When you're a PPI tow truck driver, you do get commissions for getting cars but the manager who was flagging cars down is more than likely getting kick backs too, causing this whole conundrum

@yetithehabib2114 5 жыл бұрын

@ReallyNotBob Tech the truck driver is just a driver if anything. If he was the property manager, he knows what hes doing is extremely illegal, especially considering the amount of signs on the property and the rules set on those signs. Nonetheless, the driver is making alot of money, as well as the company and from my best judgement, the manager of that McDonald's is getting kickbacks too for flagging the cars down.

@salehothman449 2 жыл бұрын

Firstly bad choice of food second being scammed.

@lauraking422 2 жыл бұрын

You need to go to the news stations and try to get this out and also the Better Business bureau, they should not be able to get away with this. What kind of McDonald's doesn't let you park there when you're going to get food? On their signs in the parking lot do they have a time limit? I don't understand how this is even able to take place?

@tim7471 6 жыл бұрын

Even if the McDonald's/tow company followed their 30 minute rule before towing, who would ever think they had only 30 minutes in the lot? After walking in , waiting for your food and bringing it to your table, eating, maybe going to the restroom, it would take most customers more than 30 minutes. This is clearly a scam and McDonald's should know it. Outrageous!!!!

@FlanneryYT 5 жыл бұрын

Well, 30 Minutes from the time you get your food is fairly reasonable (which, 9 times out of 10 when a company has this kind of policy is what they do). The problem is only if they note the time you pull in or place your order as being the "top of the clock". The policy in and of itself is an anti-loitering policy. Some people will go into a store, buy a $1 item, and then just wait around for an hour or two because they have nothing better to do. This helps cut back on that to free up parking spaces for actual customers. As long as they have signs clearly marking the lot as such a location, they haven't done anything wrong. Another problem is when (like at this location) you're not even following that policy and towing after 15 minutes.

@Fearls1 5 жыл бұрын

hell no not enough time when they fuck up your order over and over yet every employee has to take a competency test 300 questions long to even get the job......mcdonalds is a phenomenon for sure.......smart idiots working for shit pay ...black magic fuckery...

@FlanneryYT 5 жыл бұрын

Fearls1 "30 Minutes from the time you get your food is fairly reasonable". You are starting the clock way earlier than most companies with this policy do.

@RagDollRat 5 жыл бұрын

not to mention is the tow truck just their 24/7? or do they call it when youve been their for like 15 mins xD

@FlanneryYT 5 жыл бұрын

RagDollRat The tow truck is likely in the immediate vincinity and the spotter calls them over shortly after.

@divergence_tiffanyramos4337 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Jason and Em! My family and I are tow truck operator's and owners. What happened in this video is ILLEGAL!! I don't know what your follow up had been, but you need to peruse it. AAA is a separate entity from this towing company and if they haven't already been informed you need to let them know. They'd be furious over the way this company is conducting itself. AAA has a rating system of who they give calls to. Our company is in the top 20 in California. We worked hard for that endorsement. If you would've been parked in the McDonald's parking lot for over six to eight hours? Then yeah, maybe you could've been towed. Key word, emphasis on Could Have. I'm implore you to see this through. The behavior of this company gives us honest tow truck driver's a bad name. I apologize for what both you and Em had to go through. Be safe in your future endeavors. If your ever in Cali and need road assistance hopefully we'll be the one's to come to your rescue. Take care!😎

@JosephLedbetter 5 жыл бұрын

Right on Tiffany!

@divergence_tiffanyramos4337 5 жыл бұрын

Joseph Ledbetter : Lol. Thanks!!

@jnush 5 жыл бұрын

I posted before i read replies. This video kinda irked me. AAA is not perfect, but I agree with you 100%. Be safe.

@divergence_tiffanyramos4337 5 жыл бұрын

Bob Cat : Thanks Bob! Your correct. No system is perfect. I can guarantee you AAA was not to happy with this business practice at all. I just wanted to make sure they followed through. I'm sure they weren't the only ones to fall victim to this tow company. Hopefully more will see this video and report them. We definitely put our two cents in and sent the video to the powers that be. This is so wrong on so many levels and it gives those of us who work in the tow business a bad name. Seriously! Who trolls McDonald's parking lots for business? This tow company needs to be out of business as far as I'm concerned.

@jnush 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Who are you?

@kellycoleman715 2 жыл бұрын

The lady with the handicapped tag was scamming too. She obviously isn’t handicapped.

@pennygretch 2 жыл бұрын

The owners of BREAKTHROUGH TOWING ought to be arrested, tried, and imprisoned for extortion, car theft, conspiracy.

@Kcducttaper1 5 жыл бұрын

I'd fire off a stolen vehicle report. When he goes to argue, McD's security cameras will verify everything.

@calvin6235 5 жыл бұрын

>>>we had to clear our security system for maintenance... :)

@texasrubicon392 5 жыл бұрын

it's probably as reliable as the ice cream machine.

@donkazoid 5 жыл бұрын

U dont want stolen car on your carfax report.

@colinellis5425 5 жыл бұрын

Hello tray, you are so right, many times I have asked for a milk shake, only to be told the ice cream machine is down, Oh im from the UK by the way. and we NEVER have a problem with parking

@stormcrowlegendary3512 5 жыл бұрын

Since as far as I know you have to file a report with the police before towing, yeah that is a legit strategy. I knew a guy who ran one of these. He said he had to wait for slips to be planted on the cars for 24 hours. Most of the people who never picked up their cars had them crushed.

@Texas240 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like auto theft. Hopefully you've shown this to the local police and an attorney. You can find that tow company's commercial insurance provider and let them know the are having customers drive off the tow truck.

@redemptionofthebeast50 6 жыл бұрын

Tx240 Shut them down!

@Kyle17206 6 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the fact that they made them drive off the truck into oncoming traffic. I'm sure the insurance company would just love to hear about that lol

@Marty4650 3 жыл бұрын

"Why would the manager of McDonalds allow this?" Simple answer.... the manager gets $50 for every car towed. Cash money. No taxes. A nice way to supplement his $20 per hour wage.

@arayabuchichi3798 3 жыл бұрын

Report the video to McDonald’s corporate franchise division and to the attorney general send them the copy it’s called racketeering

@gregs7519 5 жыл бұрын

This kind of crap is exactly why when I eat at restaurants I always sit at a table where I can watch my car the whole time while I eat.

@demonpride1975 5 жыл бұрын

and that's the sad part, you have to be in watching distance so nothing happens to your vehicle. whats the point of going to places like this then right.

@edwardalamo2507 5 жыл бұрын

Would be to late, park on street legally

@andrew_koala2974 5 жыл бұрын

@Slater Exactly. ..I always do likewise. This is the first time i heard of such an activity. Police need to investigate and discover who is callig the tow truck and the parties involved in this. Besides the economic injury to the victims somewhere in this criminal activity is conspiracy. That increases the seriousness of the charges.

@VnfvitYGhozT 6 жыл бұрын

Everyone should send this to Philip DeFranco, and other news outlets online to cover this. Get it trending on Twitter.

@DaftPunkSkittle 6 жыл бұрын

I have reported stuff to Philip DeFranco about issues needing to be covered by a bigger outlet or news stories that are about to go trending or viral. But he has never responded back or tweet at me back

@droidss21 6 жыл бұрын

Good old philly D

@VnfvitYGhozT 6 жыл бұрын

Steven Salgado 😆😂

@VnfvitYGhozT 6 жыл бұрын

Lil Clout Same here, he probably has a bunch of people messaging him about other things too. I think he has a team that looks through the messages and pick a few stories that sound good enough to rack up a bunch of views to put in his video. It doesn’t hurt to try though.

@jimmydesir8452 6 жыл бұрын

The Manager at that McDonalds store should be fired!!!

@jasonconrad4314 2 жыл бұрын

I know that I'm way late to the video, but just wanted to add something There is a McDonald's right across the street from The Ohio State University. A lady sits in her car all day in the parking lot. If she sees someone park and walk out of the lot, she calls the tow company. She called the cops on us because we started telling people not to leave their cars