A $337.30 tone deaf and upsetting experience this morning, for a 5 mile tow. Sherry is racist,…read moreprice gauges, and makes up payment policies. Maddie does not know her job and simply offers a fake apology. The operator last night was threatening, rude, a liar, and dismissive. $95.00 admin fee, $242.00 tow from Florence to Erlanger, and a 5% processing fee (even though some was paid in cash).
The operator towed from a parking lot last night at 1am. While towing, an employee that was parked in an incorrect spot, the operator was threatening, rude, and dismissive. The operator while carrying a gun on his side talked down to an employee who was just trying to gather information and process what was happening. When asking basis questions of how much, where to go, and when can I come pick it up, the operator made comments like, "Get away from the car or I have the right to defend myself." "And this car is mine, until you pay for it." Told the employee it would be $100.
Call the customer service this morning and Maddie answers the phone. She does not know what she is allowed and not allowed to do, when offering payment suggestions. Apologies for the operator but is unwilling to discount the outrageous amount of money to compensate for the operator's rudeness. Lastly would not provide the name of the operator to report him for threatening behavior with a firearm.
After dealing with an operator and customer service representative, Sherry spoke as the manager on-site to see if grace could be given for the situation at hand. Her idea of grace is waiving a storage fee (the vehicle was there for less than 6 hours) and allowing someone other than the owner of the vehicle to make a payment. She threatens to charge storage if we cannot pay in full today, does not apologize for her operator's behavior, and falsely claims the owner of the vehicle is the only person that can pay for discharging the vehicle, with the owner there giving consent.
It is upsetting when you have your car towed for something you know you did wrong. However, Smith Towing had the option to be transparent, polite, knowledgeable, and customer friendly and choose to do the opposite of all 4 qualities.
I will be calling the police to ensure all the operators have concealed carry permits and I will be suggesting Jabil/Crane use a different tow truck company in the future. Do not provide this company with another opportunity to treat people's car like a ransom.
