Q: What are my recourses when a tow yard totaled my vehicle so it can't be driven and won't let me retrieve my property?
Firstly, the seller had a fictitious 2021 tag on a truck with expired registration-dating back to 2017! The DMV demanded $800 to register the vehicle I purchased about 45 days ago. I got involved in a very very light fender bender coming out of a park in an upscale residential neighborhood. I was arrested for DUI and a hit and run. The case was a "D.A. reject." When I went to retrieve the vehicle, the whole front end is missing (photos available). Parts have obviously been removed (front license plate missing [Note: police dash cam will reveal headlights were operating, intermediate alia]). There is a deep puncture as if it was hit with a forklift fork. The damages are obviously not consistent with the accident and was no where near this state when I left the scene-in custody (the hood is bent and there are no headlighights!). The officer could barely find ANY damage
A: YOUR RECOURSE IS TO SUE THE SELLER FOR FRAUD, AND SUE THE TOW YARD FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. LOOK INTO DOING THIS IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT. YOU MIGHT ALSO ASK THE DMV TO INVESTIGATE THE PHONY TAGS.
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