Q: Can a repair shop charge storage fees after a repair is completed. A repair shop repaired a car for a said said price
When I went to pick the car up a couple months later I paid agreed upon repair price then was told I couldn't get my car until I paid an additional $300 for storage fees. Can they keep my car for storage fees I knew nothing about
A: You will need to read the 'fine print" on the repair invoice- they might have wording in the form which allows it, so don't sign it without carefully reading it. If there is no wording in the contract, or no sign posted on the premises announcing that storage fees will be imposed , or most importantly, there was no pickup or completion date discussed when you brought the car in, then storage is not part of the contract. You will likely have to pay the disputed amount first to get your car released, but then you can sued them for a refund of the storage fees. Write in on the memo section of your payment check that "storage fee disputed" or "storage fee paid under protest" to prevent them from saying you agreed to the fee.
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