"The last thing anybody should have to worry about after a car accident is whether the person towing their vehicle is going to rip them off and add to their trouble. and after assuring drivers that the cost of the tow will be covered by their insurance, haul the vehicle to an auto pound." In the end they charge fees which are NOT EVEN COVERED BY INSURANCE. -Illinois govnr. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. (Illinois passed an act protecting consumers, California needs to jump on the boat and pass an act like this!) They claim to be a legitimate company, SO WHY IS SPECIALTY TOWING ENGAGING IN PREDATORY TOWING ACTIONS? They towed AFTER I TOLD THEM THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD THE TOW AND THAT I DID NOT WANT THE CAR TO GO TO THE STORAGE YARD. RICK PETERSON, the tow truck driver, insisted on the tow, his argument? "But I'm already HERE!" it's absolutely DISGUSTING they make their money off victims who have been shaken up at accident scenes, taking their cars, and forcing them to pay up.