It was a quick and easy process to retrieve my car and they were professional. Thankfully, I had my valid driver's license on me and my current paid-up registration in the glove compartment of the towed car. Taking a chance and parking illegally in Miami Beach is a bad, bad gamble. Your car WILL be towed. Unless you are planning to move your car in less than 10 minutes of illegal parking, you will have it towed for sure. Especially on a Saturday. So, take an Uber or the free trolley. Don't do as I did and park illegally after not finding parking after 20 minutes. Otherwise, you will pay to get the car back (Miami Beach residents get a discount) and also get a ticket from parking enforcement. Both. Beach Towing is just doing its job. I have no complaints about their service at their location. I take away 2 stars for 2 reasons: one, my car was scratched when I picked it up. Second, they don't have a bathroom. I asked someone working there if I could use the bathroom and he said, "The bathroom never works." I can go to the grocery store around the corner but the people working at Beach Towing shouldn't have to. A small issue is the extra $5 they charge (plus an extra $5 from the ATM) that don't show on the receipt. Pocket cash service fee? Not a big deal, though, considering this little bad decision cost me a lot more overall. read more

One star, and I wish I could give less. I understand towing companies deal with frustrated, upset customers -- it comes with the territory. What does not come with the territory is an employee calling my friend a homophobic slur (the f-word) while he was simply trying to retrieve his car. There is no version of "having a hard day" that justifies that language. None. You are running a business that customers are required to interact with, often during stressful moments, and your staff should be held to a basic standard of professionalism -- let alone basic human decency. I hope ownership takes this seriously and addresses it directly with the employee involved. Until then, I would strongly encourage anyone with a choice to take their business elsewhere. read more

This was one of the worst experiences I've ever had with a towing company. They took my car while the engine was still on, then asked me for the registration and literally drove off before I could even get it from the car. They only accept cash, yet somehow still charged me "tax", which makes absolutely no sense and feels extremely shady. The staff were rude, aggressive, and completely unprofessional, with zero respect or basic human decency. When the police arrived, even they said this is "what they do" and that they scam people. That alone should tell you everything you need to know about this company. This is not a legitimate business ,it feels like a setup designed to take advantage of people. Avoid at all costs unless you want to be scammed, disrespected, and stressed out. read more

Scammers took my bf red Kia and they keep bringing it up be aware everyone they are scammers I hope people start taking them to court and they all lose their jobs and run out of business very rude people and hanged up the phone in my face disrespectful people please don't deal with them or try not to how do you guys take a car that wasn't even 30 minutes in a parking lot you guys are unprofessional money hungry and take people cars with no remorse I was pregnant to we needed the car and they didn't care they just took it read more

Yeah, I get towing isn't a great business to be in but holy hell I have never experienced a worse interaction with a company in my life. Insanely rude and unhelpful. I asked for an email to forward my documentation to in order to expedite and they said there is no email for the company. Not a single one? Flat out lie. Beyond lying, just horrendous humans. They were so rude to my pregnant friend. read more

metropolitan miami dade county uniform parking complaint and citation $36 beach towing service inc tl-41 1334 dade blvd miami beach fl 33139 305 534 2128 to release the car for amount of $ 474.43 only the accept cash i end up pay this amount 474.43 + 36 =$ 510.43 read more

500 to move car .5 miles. Genuine bunch of scumbags who thrive off ruining peoples entire day. 0 understanding from the staff, you try to be reasonable and are met with a bunch of bullshit. I'm ready to pay the 500 (outrageous as it may be) and they still refuse because of a technicality. Hope everyone working at this establishment gets exactly what they deserve in life. read more

Honestly, these people are a bunch of cock roaches. Towing from areas that aren't even marked. We paid via Park Mobile and it allowed us to pay. Come back 45 minute later and they had already ticketed and towed before our time was up. They are NOT helpful. Had they told us to go to the rental company to receive the hold harmless letter it would have saved us about $125 in Uber fees. Instead, they are predators. No worries, my Hoosiers took home the Natty! read more

Scam service, cash only, completly unhelpful people. They charge a minimum of 435 dollars to get your car back even if its only been there for 10 minutes. read more

they took my boyfriend red Kia away for no reason when we wasn't even 30 minutes in the parking lot very unprofessional and they are scammers they keep brining my boyfriend car tow fee up more you guys are scammers i hope this company runs out of business like i said people be aware of these scammers read more

Absolutely RUDE and not helpful in the least. Take your car, charge an astronomical amount without breaking down any of the fees. Absolutely unprofessional. read more

Along with other reviews They are rude items Were also missing from my car . Has anyone else had a problem with items missing? read more

Biggest scumbag company in the world. Towed my rental that was parked in handicap parking with my pass absolutely visible. Charged 2 x impound fee of $1100 and then was forced to take Lyft to work for 2 weeks which cost me another fortune. Called and explained my situation. Would not release car and in their words "so what do you want us to do about it." If there is a Hell these trash goofs are going there. Burn in Hell you PIGS. 0 Stars. I hope you get AIDS. read more

I wanted to start off by saying I am a rental car owner and I was not charged for anything just to be clear, this is not a retaliatory comment. Story time: My guest in the vehicle had the car towed. I sent over the documents that they asked for so they could release to guest and guest went and picked up vehicle, no problem. Today, I get a letter from this company for a Notice of Claim of Lien for this tow which I found strange so I call and explain the situation to the man that answered the phone. As soon as I am halfway through he interrupts "Let me interrupt because I know where you are going with this". I tell him, I am just calling to see what's up, I'm not going anywhere with anything. I want to know if I have to bill the guest or not. Guy goes BALLISTIC when I tell him there is no need to be rude after he cuts me off 10 more times during this one sentence, I'm not calling to say that we paid or anything, just to find out what is up with the car. I tell him to relax in which he starts screaming and hangs up the phone on me. You can tell this man has never had to deal with customer service in his entire life. It is mind boggling to me that this man even has a job. Total waste of air having people like this walking around. INSANE I just wanted to know if the bill was paid. Lol. CRAZIEST CALL IN MY LIFE. read more

Predatory and Rude - Worst Towing Experience Ever If I could give this company zero stars, I would. Hands down the worst experience I've ever had with a towing company--and that's saying a lot. First off, they were completely unhelpful over the phone. I was trying to recover a rental car and they never once explained the process or mentioned that Florida law prevents them from releasing a rental vehicle to anyone other than the rental company. That crucial piece of information would've saved me time, money, and stress--but instead, they let me believe I could retrieve it myself. I had to jump through hoops just to prepare. They told me I needed to bring cash only--no credit or debit cards accepted--which led me to run around finding an ATM and then spend money on an Uber to get to their lot. Only once I arrived did they finally tell me I couldn't take the car because I wasn't the legal owner. Are you kidding me? To make matters worse, the staff was unbelievably rude, cold, and dismissive. No empathy, no explanation, just a take-it-or-leave-it attitude. All they did was hand me the keys and act like I should've known better. And after reading other reviews, it looks like this is their usual pattern--targeting tourists who don't know the area or local laws, jacking up rates, and running what feels like a scam operation tied to shady parking enforcement. Locals get charged one price, tourists get hit with another. It's predatory and disgusting. Avoid this place at all costs. They don't care about helping you--they care about draining your wallet and wasting your time. read more

I don't usually write these reviews, and when I do, they're positive to acknowledge good businesses. Last week, I was eating ns yes I parked my car in wrong place by mistake, and as soon as I saw it being towed, I told the driver, "Pull it out, I'll pay you right here." He said, "Sorry, we used to do it this way, but not anymore. Of course, it's more profitable for them." They made me take public transportation, spend money, withdraw cash, spend even more! And they charged me an approved but disproportionate fee, even though it was agreed upon with the city: $254 for towing, $33 for the City Permit fee, and $150 for an active fee. I still don't know what the last two cover, plus taxes. On top of that, I found a ticket from the City of Miami Beach for $79. So, a total of $516, totally outrageous, and I'm a Miami resident. Besides being rude from the moment I contacted them, they were laughing at me. I was embarrassed when a family arrived with two foreign children, almost crying, and with a rental car, they were sent to the rental car company first. It was a terrible experience. They scare away residents and foreigners who might ever think of returning to Miami Beach. It was utter mistreatment. Predators who shouldn't exist in a beautiful tourist city. But the city is also to blame. I don't understand why they approve such high fees. It's fine to penalize in order to educate, but this is an abuse by the city and the towing companies. Totally disappointed. No wonder they don't even appear on Google Maps; they don't need to. They make so much money off citizens they don't care about. I hope divine justice takes care of them soon. read more

Este es, honestamente, el peor trato que he recibido. Siempre hago mi rutina: desayuno en Publix antes de mi cita de corte de cabello, en un salón al lado. Hoy, al salir, me remolcaron el carro, ¡a pesar de tener un recibo de compra! Publix no se hizo responsable. Fui al lugar del remolque y me trataron pésimo. Primero, el hombre no hablaba español, lo cual es incomprensible en una ciudad tan turística como Miami. Segundo, me ignoraba mientras conversaba con otros, haciéndome sentir como basura. Me cobraron 430 dólares por el carro, más del doble del promedio, cuando el remolque normal es 150. ¡Y aún teniendo el recibo de Publix, no me querían entregar el carro! Esto es un robo y una estafa. read more

Why aren't there ZERO stars?! Shady people for sure! I sold a vehicle in 2018, filed release of liability, et etc. Received a certified letter from these clowns informing me of a lien against the car unless I paid close to 1K in fees. I called them, was put on hold for over 30 and explained that I have all the paperwork from the CA DMV showing that I'm no longer the legal owner and they basically said "we don't honor that". They have the name of the owner (who apparently never registered the car) and have likely sent the same letter to them. I consulted with an attorney who confirmed that this is a shady practice for sure. They will extort you for these fees and then if you don't pay, they'll sell the car & pocket the proceeds. Shady. Avoid if you can. read more

This business engages in predatory practices and takes advantage of the public! I am writing to formally express my concern regarding an incident that occurred today Miami Beach, where my vehicle was towed while I was tutoring a child who resides in the building. This was my first day working at this location, and as a dedicated teacher in a Miami Beach School currently off for the summer without pay, this opportunity to tutor in the area is an important source of income for my family. Upon arriving at the location, I parked in what I believed to be a permissible area, as I noted a "60-minute parking" sign and did not exceed the allotted time. Unfortunately, I did not see any signage indicating that the space was a loading zone. When I went to retrieve my vehicle from Beach Towing, I encountered a number of deeply troubling issues. Firstly, I was informed--quite rudely--by the attendant that the total charge would be $421.00. I was told I could not use my debit card because I am not a Miami Beach resident and would need to pay in cash. This restriction, though perhaps outside the City's jurisdiction, feels unreasonable and unnecessarily burdensome. As a result, I was forced to make two separate ATM withdrawals, incurring fees from both the ATM and my banking institution. While at the Beach Towing office, I witnessed the attendant treat an elderly gentleman with great disrespect, raising his voice simply because the man could not hear or understand him. Contrary to posted policy, the gentleman was not offered a pamphlet in Spanish, and he appeared visibly shaken while trying to navigate the payment process. In addition, I questioned the $421.00 charge as others around me were being charged $121.00. When I asked the attendant to explain the discrepancy, he became agitated and dismissive, stating only, "You don't live in the Beach, so you pay more." This reasoning does not appear anywhere on the receipt, nor is any such policy clearly posted at the site. I recorded part of this conversation for documentation purposes. I believe this company may be engaging in unethical business practices by refusing card payments, overcharging non-residents, and failing to provide transparent receipts or adequate customer service. I found a 2012 Internal Audit of Beach Towing conducted by the City of Miami Beach, and based on my experience and similar reports from others online, I believe a follow-up audit is warranted. I video recorded the conversation where the clerk said that I had to pay more for NOT being a MB resident. However that fee is NOT on the receipt. I pray for anyone that has to deal with this company. The manager Michael Festa was not there to assist. The young, rude and inexperienced man child who atttended me needs to be fired. The second link has lie after lie in an audit conducted by the beach. The report is filled with lies I witnessed today! so many of the findings are false. If you look on this website ALONE and see all the negative reports of the excessive charges one would see that under section C Nuisance and COmplaints - The fact that non were available at the time of the investigation is a blatent lie. https://www.yelp.com/biz/beach-towing-service-miami-beach?osq=beach+towing&override_cta=Get+pricing+%26+availability https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Towing-Compliance-Beach-Final-5-3-12.pdf read more

Beach towing is paying bribes to Miami parking authority! This shady tow company preys upon tourists who've paid for parking! There own employee said the parking authority receives kick backs from tow company They are beyond rude and aggressive, and they cost me over 900 between impound fees, city fee, & not honoring the certified notarized paperwork provided by rental car company! Owner is very crooked read more

Beach Towing Service - Owner of facility who brags about stealing your car and sell it if you don't comply with his terms! - Towing Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

I have never experienced the level of rudeness and lack of professionalism the employees at this "business" display. There is misleading signage suggesting that "electronic payments" and "credit card payments" are accepted. However when you attempt to effect payment using one of these methods, you are told "there is an ATM there! We only accept cash!" As far as I know, Florida law REQUIRES that businesses accept at least two forms of payment. They also refer to customers in derogatory terms, in Spanish, perhaps assuming persons do not understand what they are saying, describing persons of African descent as "negretto" and I heard the word "putta " used to describe a female customer who happened to be there at the same time I was. Pricing, seemed to be at the discretion of a Mr Reyes who was on duty at the "customer service" peephole when I was there as there were at least 3 different prices quoted to recover a towed vehicle. They seem to be quick to want to summon the police if you dare question their policies or pricing which gives the impression that they are attempting to bully victims into compliance. I would not wish even someone who hates my guts to have to deal with this unprofessional set of individuals. They do not enhance the image of Miami Beach as a place welcoming to visitors, even those who are neighbors from across the intercoastal. They also seem not to care about how they handle other peoples property, using a forklift to shift vehicles around in their "storage facility" possibly causing damage to cars they have seized. read more

No empathy for people what so ever. Super over priced and very inconvenient if you aren't the legal owner of the car... almost 500 to get a car out. This place should be shut down, this is unheard of. read more

The worst towing Company they destroyed my car and they stole my Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses

Worst place to get your car towed to! if the vehicle isn't registered in your name, it will be hell getting it back. I've spent the last 2 days trying to get notarized letters of release/they will only accept the original copy YOU CANT FAX THEM ANYTHING. I had to drive over 4 hours back and forth to get the original letter and EVEN THEN THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE CAR because it did not have the vehicles vin# and license plate number which they did not tell me I needed to have included. Whatever you do, pay for your parking in Miami Beach otherwise get ready to spend a few extra days running around like a chicken with its head cut off getting what they need 0/10 horrible value and experience read more

Beach Towing Service - Towing Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

This is one of the worst businesses and all employees do not care about anything besides stealing money from anyone they can. Everything is set up so they can keep your car longer and charge more money to you. Have cash ready and if the title is not in your name, make sure you have a letter from the registered car owner allowing you to pay for the vehicle and remove car from tow lot with a notarized stamp. Notary must also be in person and in state as they do not accept electronic notary unlike the other Miami Beach towing service "Tremont" which does accept electronic. I'm still surprised that that this scam is legal, as these are the type of people/business that make the world a worse place. read more

Rude and the worst experience I ever had. You have ego jump though hoops to get you car back. They have you waiting outside in the sun to be talked to any kind of way by this a**hole. The fees can not be legal. I called the police on them just so they can know that this is not right and the City of Miami Beach need to do something about it. You should no0t have to pay for a lien fee if I am collecting my car I can see if I did not return for it. This place need to be closed. read more

never use them , they will rip you off I was charge $680 for a tow . they are thieves .

This place is a complete rip-off. Don't ever use them for your towing needs. They will damage your vehicle and lie straight to your face. The people here are rude and they try to make it impossible to get your vehicle back. They had me go and get stuff notarized along with copy of title or bill of sale. They will do anything to keep it as long as they can to get that storage fee jacked up. They towed my car 4 miles and it was 490.68 plus an additional 70.00 to get the 2 notary stamps. They only take cash because the credit card companies most likely don't trust them to not run a scandal. If I could give them 0 stars that's what they would get. Also, you better hope nothing of value is in it or it will be missing if you ever get it back. Just low down people. I have no clue how this company stays in business the way they handle business here. When I asked why the towing a car 4 miles was so expensive the guy said because you are not from here and we can charge you what we want. Also, while I was waiting one of the city's parking enforcement guys pulled up and another guy went out and sat in the car for about 10 seconds giving him an envelope. They called the guy from the city Chris. I assume they are getting kick back for notifying these predators. My charges were: 45.00 storage for 2 hours, release fee 33.00, admin fee 118.00, vehicle search fee 9.27, and towing fee 274.00 for a total of 490.68 with taxes. Please AVOID these CROOKED Pieces of Shit. read more

Very stress I've personal . With more than 100 degrees they kept you outside in the sun instead of inside with ac , and they force me to pay cash without receipt to take the money . read more

Beach Towing Service - The temperature - Towing Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

A trash operation. Completely rude. Very bad policies and an incompetent Business. Does not know how to utilize credit cards or debit Cards. This type of scam dates to the 1970's. Always wants cash. Preparing to pick up car, employees unable to bring car to front gate. More relaxing. Makes customers to walk into a jammmed in lot and figure out how to move car out. Better business bureau, mayors office, Florida attorney general should investigate asap. Could this be a scam between city leaders, police, and trash towing company. read more

liars scammers. They refuse to give me my car back. Cops love using them to have cars towed. Odd read more

Scam artists. towed my car after 10 mins of parking and had to pay $400 to get it back. Probably have people watching the block so you can scam more people. I saw the car getting towed and spoke to driver but still got towed off. read more

Similar to every other review posted so far. My wife and I were visiting from out of state using a rental car. Paid for our parking and they had it towed before we could get back within the allotted amount of time. Even enterprise is aware of these scammers. Once the vehicle was in their possession, the only way to get it back was to either pay the bribe $500 or, have enterprise go directly to them to get it back. They yelled at my wife and basically put her into tears. Such a scary experience to have while on vacation! These guys should be shut down. read more

Had the unfortunate experience of interacting with this company a few days ago. They charged us $420 to tow the car less than 2 miles. They also don't take card because their card reader is conveniently broken (based on other reviews here they seem to break that thing a lot). Luckily, they own an ATM on the premises they will let you use to get enough cash out! In all seriousness, it seems like they are legally required to accept cash payments based on the sign they are forced to display on their wall. They have a broken card reader, but they're waiting for the new one to come in! I'm sure it'll get there any day now since people have been complaining about this for months in these reviews. Must take a long time to replace such a rare device! Of course, the attendant was also incredibly rude and made the experience even worse than it already was. Would not recommend using their services given how shady they are. read more

I have never been treated with more disrespect than this towing company. Whoever is working today October 31 2024 at 1 pm needs to be fired he said his name was mason but I assume he is lying. He screamed at me so loud on the phone when I was just asking for information on picking up my rental car. I parked in an area that I paid for parking and should not have been towed. This company is very shady and it seems fraudulent. Update got his real name it was Derek read more

ABSOLUTELY terrible! I should've known they were remedial when they can't even spell DEBIT card! I parked in a spot that I thought was legit, & even displayed my handicap placard in the window. I had knee surgery and this was the closest spot to the hotel in which we were staying. Wasn't even that close but it's as close as we could get evidently there's no parking in that spot from 7am-11am so my rental got towed this POS location. I found that out by calling the number on the sign where my damn car was supposed to be. Ended up taking 3 different Ubers to this place, 2 to my hotel, and one to the airport because they gave me the f'n run around. They're using illegal and unsafe equipment at this facility not to mention. && I saw rats running all around The man at the window told me I had to call the rental company and have them call them to release the vehicle to me. So after standing out there trying to get them on the phone, he tells the rental company that he needs more than what he told me almost 2 hours later. So they won't release the car to me. The rental company offered to fax a letter over, and they advised that wasn't sufficient Why tell me to call the rental company and tell them to call if you're not going to release the vehicle anyway?? I have my belongings in the rental car at this time as well, but not allowed to get them. I come back and advise I need my stuff out the car because I have stuff to do and it's their choice not to release the car to me, not the rental company! I'm the one on the rental agreement, so wtf is the issue ? Needless to say I ended up having to take an Uber back to the airport to get a notarized hold harmless letter from the rental agency, and then take another Uber BACK to them, for them to release the car $285 later in cash! They did all of that to keep the car longer and make sure I had to pay additional fees. I asked them why they didn't tell me about the letter from the beginning & the man tells me he's just the driver he doesn't work in the office. So why are you standing your dumb self here ? Minding my business! I ended up getting my car but I will not be renting a car again in Miami, because they leeches are lurking for sure read more

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didn't realize we parked in a residence zone and our rental car was taken, they wouldn't let us pay to get it and we are from tampa. we are now just walking or ubering and may miss our flight in the morning. They do not work well and are not reasonable. read more

Beach Towing Service - towed car - Towing Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

I don't know how these people sleep at night. I recognize their industry and service as valid and necessary, but they openly discriminate against non-residents and charge elevated prices that are needlessly exorbitant. I would not be surprised if there was some kind of cooperation (corruption) between these people and city leadership, because they are surely aware of it, and do not care. Not only am I leaving a negative review for this business, but I would discourage anyone from visiting Miami Beach. Parking is confusing and frustrating in the city and with the amount of profit being gained from it, it makes one wonder if it was not by design. Beach Towing-I know you work hard and you have a role to play in your city, but what you are doing is ridiculous and unkind. read more

Unprofessional would put it lightly. Bragging to each other about the number of car they've towed - douchebags. Absolute scam artists, but the city and PD that run this racket with them are no better. read more

Garbage company they say one price then change it when you get there Worst ppl even alpine beats them by price So if u get towed by these people good luck Pockets goin come out small read more