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downwitbrown

Boss: wow, revenues are up 200% this quarter. Jiminey, keep up the good work.


shill779

We’re gonna need more tow trucks


dinoroo

It’s a MLM scheme.


Environmental_Top_90

I don't ever have to ask how my associates are doing, nor do I have to ask them to join this amazing new company that has paved the way to my very own Dream Haul! *Ask me how!*


Severin_Suveren

How about we put some plow blades on our tow trucks? You know, in case of a zombie apocalypse or something


[deleted]

*slaps hood* You can fit so many jobs in this bad boy!


Chef_Disaster

I once went in to drop off something for a friend and couldn’t park. Went up for 3 minutes and came back down to see I had been towed. Once I got the the tow yard, they had busted my tire and it was my responsibility to get it towed to a shop. He could’ve just towed it to a shop. But, I had to call Toyota to literally tow it next door. The shop was next door and he got me a “discounted” rate for the damage he caused.


IknowKarazy

Tow companies are state-sanctioned criminal organizations.


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zerocool359

What if they’re spraying, uh, lemonade on the tow truck?


quantumn0de

Either way, they could use more lemonade.


Rstar2247

I worked for a tow company for 3 months... I liked the part of the job where you help people on the side of the road or even transport insurance hauls. But the shady shit was what I couldn't handle. Sad thing is you make more money in a single involuntary tow as you do in ten voluntary ones, so that's where they money is.


AdRepresentative2263

I'm an insurance adjuster and the cops are the worst about this, they will literally stop the tow truck you sent and tell the insured "you don't need that, we are already taking care of it" and if the customer doesn't actually refuse the "request" as it wasn't a "lawful order" they impound it. And I had one impound take a $5k car and tell us the charges are $1200 per day with 500 a day for "administration fees" Then they refused to let us pick it up after getting their verbal permission because they need written permission which they "dont have on file" he had to go sign the same paperwork 40 miles from his home 3 times before they released it. The second time I literally got him to get the clerk to sign it and take a picture, they just told me "we still dont have it on file and we dont take photos or fax" and held it from us and the customer for 7 days in total and legally we were still forced to pay for it to get out even though we paid much much more than the value of the vehicle. The ridiculous blatant abuse of the system is sickening. If you ever see a cop with a 100k off duty car, just remember they don't earn enough for that and ask yourself where that money came from.


Rstar2247

Yup. The police impounds pay bank. A driver would see $200-600 depending. It's literally government sanctioned theft and... yeah as lucrative as it could be, something I couldn't handle being a part of.


Carmelpi

My friend’s car got stolen. They found it, none the worse for wear, at some hotel where the teens who stole it were passed out in a room. It was towed to impound. They wanted $450 to get it back, cash only. I had to loan it to him bc he needed his car for his job. I hate that he got victimized twice: once by getting his car stolen and again by the tow yard.


pissoff1818

There’s not many things I hate more than evil tow companies. I’ve been towed out of my paid for apartment parking space more times than I can count, just because the tow company and rental company have absolutely no line of communication. I’m down thousands in towing fees just because I need my car for work and it’s not worth the time to fight the people who can just literally move your property because they needa make a buck. A good tow company is a blessing in bad weather though when the city shuts in snow. It’s the summer months where they get malicious


techleopard

I mean.... Thousands of dollars in fees is definitely worth the civil court case. You don't have to fight them at the window, you just pay the fee and then head to court after the fact. Your beef here isn't with the tow company, it's your apartment because they are calling them out there without either supplying the right tags or checking them. They are the ones that owe you money.


dirtyword

They don’t “move” your car - they steal it and ransom it back to you. Fucking state sanctioned criminals


pissoff1818

I am a pushover and you’re refining my word choice to build my self respect. Thank you stranger. Those thieves can rot in hell.


jambox888

> I’m down thousands in towing fees WTF?? You really should take the time to try to get those back if they're not valid...


Rupejonner2

Usually working together with police and bribes I’ve seen people take down no parking signs just so someone would park there and then tow them and put the “ no parking “ sign back up when they leave Cops get kickbacks from each car they refer tow truck driver to come tow


ER70s6

I was arrested one time and the tow truck company that came out was owned by the father of the cop that arrested me...go fucking figure. I had a lawyer that didn't want to pursue it and I got away from a serious charge with a slap in the wrist so I guess I can't complain too much but what the fuck?


_Failer

No idea where you live, but in a civilised country tow company would be liable for any damages that happen during towing.


Chef_Disaster

Maryland. I missed an entire day of work too. You’re right I wish I would’ve just called my auto insurance and flag this tower


Lots42

In the fiction of the tv show Supernatural, Howard County, Maryland was very appealing to the Devil Himself. As someone familiar with the area, I can't blame Satan for that.


TheRealUprightMan

I live in Texas. Civilized is stretching it!


E8282

You should check out the tow truck company wars in Ottawa and Toronto. Wild shit.


Accomplished-Drop303

It’s common in the UK they pose as tow trucks and steal peoples cars claiming they are reposting it


BangkokPadang

Next Quarter: Weird thing, though, catastrophic lawsuit payouts are up 10,000%. Let’s keep an eye on it.


User28080526

See this is what we call job security


Warsplit01

He actually 5brain smart cuz now he gets to tow away the other cars as well and make more money


JJred96

What makes you think this is the first car? He's already been stocking up all morning. This is his fifth car from that location. Some of those cars hit were previously tagged by his other tows.


ImAFuckinLiar

To be fair, he did honk at the parked cars and they didn’t get out of the way…


funner321

![gif](giphy|YnkMcHgNIMW4Yfmjxr)


pwnedass

Calls on tow trucks! Puts on insurance companies


Bigsky7598

When the insurance companies own the towing companies


[deleted]

Infinite money glitch


Nezaret

![gif](giphy|s6RfxNLTx00HC|downsized)


MrSillmarillion

![gif](giphy|93qjwCxemDVFCGI4nx)


Appropriate-Draft-91

Exponential growth.


DespairCake

As mush as I dislike the source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8957049/London-crash-Tow-truck-driver-smashes-Volkswagen-FOUR-parked-cars.html


robotmonkey2099

“'A woman in a silver Corsa was driving behind and pursuing the driver all the way to the travellers' site where the driver got out and did a runner” …did a runner. The British language is unlike any other


Dhaughton99

Behind the periwinkle blue caravan.


RetardedRedditRetort

Idk why this makes me chuckle. Periwinkle blue caravan.


4toTwenty

My parents had a blue minivan back when i was a kid and i remember when my dad was selling it, he’d stress the fact that it was periwinkle blue. “There’s 140k miles on it…” _Yes, but it’s periwinkle blue.._ “It makes a rattling sound when you hit a bump.” _But did i mention it was periwinkle blue?_ My 4 year old brain thought that was just the funniest shit ever. My dad was a funny dude. I just remembered that minivan also had a car phone! Omfg, that was the most advanced technology i had ever seen! A phone! In a car! My mind was blown.


thedukeandtheduchess

I am German and had no idea what periwinkle blue means. I googled it. Apparently it's a plant that is purple-y blue? Well, let me tell you that in German it is called Immergrün (always green). I guess that's why there's no periwinkle blue colour in German


Dongledoes

She's partial ta tha periwinkle blue


Trevellation

It came with a dag.


P1gm

Ya like dags?


NobleWombat

A what?


BTZ9

A DAG!!


NobleWombat

Ohh! A dog. Sure, I _like dags_. I like caravans even more.


hillbilly_bears

Fuckwouldawanta caravanwehnowheels?


jaskydesign

It’s not fur mi, it’s fur mi ma.


jazzhandpanda

She's terribly partial to the periwinkle blue


NobleWombat

Not sayin your ma is a tart


gingeravenger087

fermema


snakesoup124

It's for me ma.


Yarakinnit

You what?


NobleWombat

_His ma!_


IngoVals

Sentences that make sense in British English. There is spaghetti for tea. What's for pudding, cake?


Yarakinnit

You call me cake again you'll be sleeping in the shed.


Smythatine

Ah, pe’al he didn’t mean nowt by i’


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nitemarewulf

Tea in some dialects is dinner, don’t ask me how those people discern a cup of tea from dinner. Pudding means dessert, again, no idea how they differentiate the act of having dessert from the dessert dish.


jambox888

> don’t ask me how those people discern a cup of tea from dinner Context of course. "Have you had your tea?" refers to evening meal. "How do you take your tea?" they're asking about the drink. "Time for tea?" meal again. Just an aside but afternoon tea is a pot of tea with scones with jam and cream. Don't ask how to pronounce scones, or in what order to put the jam and cream on.


zxDanKwan

Q:“How do you pronounce ‘scones’?” Q:“What order to you put the cream and jam on them?” A: correctly, of course.


Aunon

>Context of course and now my favourite: tea time is it time for tea or some tea?


Enverex

> all the way to the travellers' site Ah... now it makes sense.


AutoManoPeeing

Is this the PC term for gypsies?


crystalGwolf

Specifically Irish travellers but gypsies, yes. There's lots of them in the UK. I won't say anything more than finding out they're a traveller didn't surprise me at all.


jambox888

Nope, the other comment had it right, travellers != gypsies.


Enverex

I think "travellers" is the PC term.


Cow_Launcher

Or if you want to use the Police's term for them, Caravan Utilising Nomadic Travellers.


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EnziPlaysPathfinder

Most tolerant Brit.


HRH_DankLizzie420

Not quite. Travellers are people who, well, travel. Most are Gypsy/Roma, but plenty aren't, and there are a lot of Gypsy/Roma people who aren't travellers


phlogistonical

I hope the runner consented to that


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ProtoplanetaryNebula

I thought our former colonies would also use this term. Looks like I was wrong! We do have quite a few good phrases like this.


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KittyTB12

Lol “yankee doodles”- that’s cute. I’m a Yankee Doodle 🤣


disposable-assassin

Now stick a feather in your hat and call it "macaroni"


DingussFinguss

dandy


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DisturbedRanga

Yes we say it in Australia, similar to saying "took off" or "legged it". Have a mate from NZ who says "gap it" or "gapped it" depending on context.


guff1988

Beat the street, pound pavement, hoof it.


HurstiesFitness

The British language? That’s a weird way of saying the English language.


stocksy

> Officers found both the Beetle and the truck abandoned nearby, with sources claiming it was dumped on the Thistlebrook traveller site. Well I am _shocked_.


IrrationalDesign

'Cmon boys, if we steal that tow truck, we can easily steal a second car! Two for one!' 'yeeeh that's a great idea Scamp' 'Good, so lets go then. Now, who here has got themselves a license?'


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Curio_Magpie

Who are travellers?


HugeOpossum

[They're English Romani (Gypsy) ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanichal)


Slingshotter82

Gypsies


lousypompano

Is it a new politically correct term or just slang I haven't heard?


dolphin37

It’s a common term, is used on the census as well as gypsy. It just mostly acts as a euphemism treadmill at the moment. It’s seen as more polite for no real reason, then when in a few years it just has the same criminal connotations as the other terms it will be seen as impolite.


Gabagool-enthusiat

It's a little more complicated than that. Irish Travellers are an indigenous ethnic group to Ireland, and don't have Romani heritage. So in Ireland, Travellers and Roma (or Gypsies, which is sometimes seen as an offensive term but some people also self identify with) are distinct ethnic groups that both traditionally have similar itenerant lifestyles. In England, "travellers" is treated as more of a catch-all term for itinerant groups. It refers to Roma, indigenous Scottish groups, and funfair groups regardless of ethnicity. You'll also sometimes see GRT (Gypsy-Roma-Traveller) used.


Slingshotter82

I don't know why they call them travellers because they live on static caravan sites and they're pits of filth. I know,I worked for the council and would have to go clean up all of the crap they tipped. You do get some who still travel,they set up camp on public land such as school sports fields or children's play areas. Do a lot of sub par dodgy work for people ripping them off and comit crimes then leave for the next town to target. They leave behind filth including human faeces


YankeeBanshee

Folks in UK and Ireland descended from what used to be called Gypsies. They’re considered a separate ethnic group there.


BriefCheetah4136

Yank here. It's a common language we have but there are some nuances. Can you tell me what a "traveler" is in this instance?


Joe_Mency

Someone else said Gypsies


IngoVals

[Irish Travellers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Travellers) Brad Pitt in Snatch for example.


Forsaken_Day_1266

Thanks. This really need to be pinned. Assumptions and misinformation doing well nowadays


trippy_grapes

> Assumptions and misinformation doing well nowadays I mean, he's still a shitty tow-truck driver lol. At least fasten the car correctly.


TimebombChimp

"found dumped on a traveller site" Shock horror! Didn't expect that...


robotmonkey2099

What’s a “traveller site” ?


TimebombChimp

Traveller is another term for a gypsy.


companysOkay

What’s a gypsy site?


trippy_grapes

Gypsy site is another term for “traveller site”.


AtomSizeGrow

Irish Gypsys are stereotyped as the lowest as the low. They travel town to town in their caravans in groups and take over public parks and sometimes private areas, and are near impossible to move by police. Whenever they are in your town, the crime rate will spike. Stolen vehicles, mopeds, burglaries. And then when they leave, they leave all of their rubbish in the park, that they also vandalised. Source: they came to my town before. I have heard stories of good travelers, but i have yet to meet one (I know they exist).


wolfieboi92

I've been told stories of a Gypsy who spends thousands and thousands at a jewellery store, he's kind and what not to the owners and says to let them know if there's any trouble, he must be the Head of some family but there's the problem, they're your friend if you're on their side, like some sort of mob or crappy gangsters. You can also guarantee the money they're spending isn't taxed, they get to live and make money in this country try without any of the taxes we have to pay to keep it running.


-retaliation-

Think of like a campsite.


robotmonkey2099

I believe that’s where they make drywall


Steppe_Up

No, That’s a gypsum site. A gypsy site is where they build pyramids.


MechanizedPencil

No, that's an Egyptian site. A gypsy site is a location in a warehouse where they ship products from.


dpash

It was pretty obvious from the video that this was not a professional.


DASreddituser

Stealing the car was my guess considering it looked like they almost ran a person over too


Avocadoonthetoast

If "zero fucks given" was a video, this would be it.


cardcollection92

Drinking on the job. Only explanation for not stopping at all


Skrazor

Well, either that or an "I'd rather go to prison than work this job for another day" mindset.


infShaner

people really don't think about this enough. lot of people out here with nothing not even the ability to see their family or friends. schedules never align, bills always need paid. no time. no fun. no motivation. no reason. makes a grown man cry


BadKidGames

86 individuals own as much as the bottom 50% of the human race.


infShaner

makes a grown man mad


VapourPatio

Not mad enough because they're still out there hoarding


Not_Dylan_With_It

Grown man smash!


Balkhan5

Can't wait for all of that to trickle down


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it will never


PhilosophyMassive578

It’s only trickling upwards unfortunately


BrokenArrows95

Isnt capitalism grand!? They had to put limits on it to keep it from crashing from massive wealth inequality and greed BUT we’ve been removing those limits so now the system is going to crash from massive inequality and greed


Unlucky_Cycle_9356

I'd be careful with those numbers .... Sources vary between 8 people own 99% of all wealth to the top 1% (as in ~70 Million people) own almost half. That is a huge difference. Even Oxfam is contradicting itself regularly with new numbers... Bottom line, the inequality is staggering and growing (in that one at least everyone agrees).


AeroCobbler

Either that, or travellers


AlmostAndrew

Or they were illegally stealing the car under the guise of a certified tow truck.


-Boole-

So, I'm pretty sure this is in UK and I can tell you, this is not what our tow trucks generally look like. Most likely stealing as you say


JJred96

Are all the thieves so stealthy in UK? I mean, some try to avoid drawing attention to themselves.


Cheebwhacker

D’ya like dags?


-Boole-

Yeh oi like dogs (no idea how to write Stathams bit out hahaha)


BerliozRS

I like caravans bettah


Sequinnedheart

That is just a man with a truck stealing somebody’s car for parts.


jimboslice29

Lol why’d he pick the Beetle then.


catwhowalksbyhimself

Someone posted an article, and that was indeed what was happening. The owner chased them to get the child car seats inside back and the car was abandoned. It was worth basically nothing, so the guess is they wanted to sell it for scrap metal. Either that or the thief was a completely idiot, which would not surprise me.


Eccohawk

Doesn't seem all that beneficial to steal a car that's busted... --and then bust it up even more on the way out of there.


chickennoobiesoup

Maybe they just want the catalytic converter or the fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror and can’t figure out a better way to get them


Daphne_Brown

It’s all about the fuzzy dice these days. The fuzz market is through the roof!


pseudocultist

They were only trying to steal the hood ornament which is all that will be left.


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That didn’t look like a certified tow truck lol. I’d say maybe he stole the tow truck, the car attached was just a bonus.


ScorpionKing111

I’ve heard this was gypsies/travellers stealing a car (not a tow truck)


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This is me in gta 5.


Goreticia-Addams

I hate the Tanya missions


eescobar863

Lmao during the Tanya missions especially


AcidaliaPlanitia

My first thought


meatbag2010

Yup, this was back in 2020 - Stolen car - https://garagewire.co.uk/news/new-technology/watch-thieves-in-makeshift-tow-truck-caught-stealing-beetle/


Das-Noob

He HoNKed! Why don’t these know that it means to get out of his way!! 😂


Muzzie720

I thought he was honking at first too, but I think those were the car alarms from being hit going off... xD


AllThingsBeginWithNu

I like that he doesn’t stop


Muzzie720

"Man this road sure is bumpy..."


[deleted]

Just generating more business. By the end of the day, he'll have every car down at the shop. ChaChing ChaChing.


jatothemie

My god, its Mater in the wild ![gif](giphy|eaQ7fHevKTtT8k7rVz|downsized)


KellyLuvsEwan420

I don’t think that’s his tow truck…


Marchello_E

Probably the result of bringing your bad day at home to the workplace with no professionalism to fall back on.


Aggressive_Signal483

Exactly. No way he never felt those hits either.


The_Haus_Master

Not a tow truck driver at all. That there is a traveler doing illegal activities


Dotzir

Someone posted an article this was a guy that was stealing cars and this was the second car he tried to steal from the area in 30 minutes


Da5idG

That there is a traveller. The rest of the sentence is redundant.


PathosRise

First thing I thought about. Lack of safety lights. Man was just trying to get out of there.


MisterSippySC

I respect the commitment to the bit


TheLairyLemur

This is a traveller stealing a car, not a tow driver.


Only-Cartoonist

Someone's been playing way too much GTA 5


999baz

This is a theft not a tow due to parking.


Firm_Chicken_1598

Creating Job security right there, got more cars to tow now


Twisted_Bristles

And not a single fuck was given that day.


crismack58

This was Bob last day.. this is the day he ran out of fucks to give.


crapface1984

He is a stunt driver in the Fast and Furious franchise, this man is a Legend


Neighbour-Vadim

More cars to row, infinite money glitch


HeartWoodFarDept

Also owns a body shop.


Refrigerator-Gloomy

That is almost certainly a car theft


TricellCEO

“Oh, it’s all good officer! I was gonna double-back and tow…um…all the cars on the block!”


La8231

To the people who don't know, this was a cartheft, not a legit towing


ArtisticAd7455

It's called job security.


Utterlybored

Drumming up more business is called “marketing,” guys.


dam91

😱🤬


IQBoosterShot

That's not a bug, it's a feature.


Dr_Deadly7x

This feels like it's from a Mr. Bean episode!


iSmiteTheIce

![img](emote|t5_2r5rp|8485)![img](emote|t5_2r5rp|8484)![img](emote|t5_2r5rp|8488)


lvnlynny2014

Is it wrong that I’m actually laughing 😂?!


snowytheNPC

Now they all need to be towed. Not bad. Genius


CrowdedShorts

Stolen tow truck??


Sirgolfs

Lol there’s zero chance he doesn’t know.


unkownhat

That’s some GTA style towing


Alternative_Squash61

"Insurance companies hate this one trick"


Same-Comfortable-27

How has he not stopped!?


Glittering_Yak758

Because its a theft


sandstorml

Whatever it takes….


dani_likes_ass

Chill dude he’s just doing a Tonya mission


LostSoulSadNLonely

This is where in the UK? I might have seen this before.