Classic Auto Body

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This company towed my customers vehicle by order of the Swansea, IL police on 8-2-18. I went to the the tow yard the next morning (11.5 hours after the tow) to retrieve the vehicle and avoid storage fees. In Illinois, no towing company can impose charges for storage for the first 24 hours after towing, according to the Illinois vehicle code (625 ILCS 5/18a-200 paragraph 6). The woman helping me charged me for 2 days of storage $80.00. I asked her how did she come up with that if the vehicle has only been on your lot for 11.5 hours? She said, "We go by CALENDAR DAYS and it was towed in last night." I explained to her that is not legal and even tried to show her the IL vehicle code stating this, She told me if I have a problem with the charges take it up with the Swansea PD they signed off on it. I went ahead and paid the storage fees so I could get the vehicle released and not be charged more storage. I am writing this review to inform others who have been victimized by this towing company or any other towing companies. Illinois has laws to protect consumers from these "predatory towing companies" and if you feel you have victimized, you can file a complaint online with the Illinois Commerce Commission Police.

Massive rip off avoid at all costs.