Bought a Fairlane in decent shape, then...

[Katie1]

I called a couple of tow co just for noseyness. In my state its the LAW that the car should have been chained for safty. So them not charging legally speaking makes them responsible for the accident & damages. I think you need to check your states laws on this.

[jtjmom]

Thanks for the heads up on that one... I'm not sure if it was chained or not. DH was the one who was there for the tow, I'll have to ask him.

~D

[Steve Bagu]

Its a NO BRAINER: QUOTE "....and when we originally looked at the car, it had different wheels on it, the wheels were changed when we agreed to buy it, as the seller wanted the wheels that were on it". The SELLER in essence wanted the original wheels and by changing and NOT replacing all the lug nuts made himself LIABLE to any damage the vehicle incurred. Ask for a complete REFUND and the vehicle returns to him. If NOT, then a SMALL CLAIMS court is the recourse. As to title not being transferred, it is common on any old vehicle that maybe in storage pending restoration etc. On legal tags etc, a tow company has a license to tow off a flat bed if the vehicle has wheels on it. They are NOT RESPONSIBLE to inspect all wheels on every tow. That is the responsibility of the seller or person responsible for the initial tow. Hope my non-legal expertise helps. Steve

[southernnaturelover]

Originally Posted by jtjmom

Agree they are partially to blame. They cleaned up the debris and finished the delivery, charging us nothing. Not sure what else I can ask, especially as their driver was also put at risk by this.

Thanks!

~D

Maybe that's why they were so helpful, because they realized they should have had it chained.