Paxton Towing

When my daughters car was towed from our apt complex AGAIN...by John Harris, she immediately called Paxton towing since that is where is was last time. They told her they did not deal with John Harris, but we needed to call Pacific Towing on Main Street. \r After calling Pacific Towing, they said they did not have her car, she needed to call the police and report it as stolen. The police tracked her car down to a place called Phoenix towing, and gave her a phone number and the address of the place. Amazingly enough it is the exact same address as Paxton towing, but another phone number. \r Just another reason to wonder about the validity of these tows. more

Concur with Derek H. who states that these people are complete human trash. I am an active duty Navy Sailor who just returned from a 6 month deployment 5 days ago. I went to Gonzalez Market to get some fresh tortillas and my favorite salsa in preparation for my Memorial Day weekend gathering I was planning for. I parked where I always have over the past five years and ran in. I was in the check out when someone came in to tell me that my truck was being towed. It was literally 5 minutes. I came out and my truck was in fact gone and THAT's when I noticed the signs that said no parking which were new since I'd last been there. I then called the number for the towing company (the s#^t bags @ Paxton) and had my wife pick me up and take me to the ""place of business"" on Main street. A total of 25 minutes had elapsed from the towing to me being there. I didn't want special treatment but I explained about just returning from a deployment which started 30 November and had never seen the No Parking signs. The guy behind the counter even stated that the signs were put up in February. Regardless, if that was the case the fact I was wrong and I'm sorry which was all good until the bill came. $314.00 for the whole ordeal. Unbelievable. No doubt in my mind they these guys were hunting, low life sharks smelling out opportunities to take advantage of people. In my younger days I would have done something in retaliation (which I'm extremely well trained to do) however, in my time I have learned a lot about and believe heavily in karma. I have many friends who have perished over the course of my 28 year military career and I will honor them this weekend rather than dwell on the scum of the earth they died trying to protect. Thanks for listening to my therapy and F-you Paxton and anyone else who lacks the talent to make an HONEST living. more

PLEASE CHULA VISTA RESIDENT BE EXTREAMLY CAREFUL WHERE YOU PARK YOUR CARS!! PAXTON TOWING IS ONE OF THE WORST TOWING COMPANYS EVER. LOTS OF PROPERTIE USE THIS COMPANY TO COME PICK UP CARS BEACUSE THEY GET A CUT FROM THEM. THE WILL TOW YOU EVEN IF YOUR INTHE RIGHT PARKING SPOT. MY CAR WAS TOWED FROM A FRIENDS PARKING,SHE DID NOT CALL THE MANAGER DID AND THEY TOWED ME. THEY ASKED ME FOR 359DLLS. ONCE I SAID I DIDNT HAVE IT THEY LOWED IT TO $150 THEY ARE IN IT FOR THE MONEY. AT THIS TIME I HAVE A TURKO FILE ON THEM AND A SMALL CLAIMS AT THE CHULA VISTA COURT HOUSE,I ADVICE ALL OF YOU WHO RENT FROM IMPERIAL VILLA APARTMENTS TO BE EXTREAMLY CARE FULL BECAUSE THE OWNER USE THIS COMPANY AND MAKE MONEY OF IT!!!PLEASE COME JOIN ME AT THE CHULA VISTA COURT HOUSE ON 3RD AVE. JUST ASK THE CLEARK THERE FOR THE CASE OF PAXTON TOWING AND YOU WILL RECIVE INFORMATION AS WELL PLZ CONTACT THE TURKO FILES THE MORE WE UNITE THE FASTER WE WILL GET THESE SCAMMING COMPANY OUT OF OUR CITY!!! I HAVE A O% RATEING FOR THESE BUT U CANT PUT THAT DOWN. more

How can someone live off other people's misery? The car was pulled from my apartment complex as a friend of mine came in for something, and in less than 10 minutes we come out to find the car gone. We called Paxton and they said the car just arrive (that was fast), but they are a third party and therefore cannot take complaints. It seemed reasonable so I called the supposedly main culprits and I was treated rudely and unprofessionally, and outright lied to. I decided that I'll help my friend pay off the steep $350+ fee (even though I only live a few blocks from Paxton), but because my friend has the car in his wife's name they wouldn't allow him to take it out. While that is understandable, he has his name on the CAR'S INSURANCE and the car is filled with pictures of his family and documents in his name. We were not only refused, but treated with such rudeness and unprofessional-ism that we just left with disgust. We were never rude, and respectfully explained the situation and how my friend has 4 children and lives 45 minutes away, so if he brings his wife who'll babysit their children. Obviously, none of that worked on such individuals, and he was forced to pay the outrageous fee. Not only is the unethical way of which they conduct business ostentatious, but they do not even try to hide it. Targeting low-income houses is pretty low, and most people cannot pay $350+ without giving away food for the rest of the week. If you Paxton boys read this: living off of people's misery is a terrible thing. Is it worth it making a family go hungry because of your underhanded, possibly illegal, and certainly immoral way you pursue your trade? Perhaps there are some of you who are only doing your job, but why don't you stop and ask yourself: is this right? more

This Paxton Towing company is absolute bullsh*t! I seriously don't know how these people are still in business after all the people they have scammed! .. Recently on Sunday my mom's truck was towed from her own workplace by them, even when she has an employee sticker! Like wow they're idiots. They told her the truck was sent to the location in Mission George and when she got there they made her pay $310 to get her truck back! I've been reading many reviews and people are right they will charge a ridiculous amount even though its not legal...My mom's main concern was that her purse was hidden under the drivers seat..but of course they found it and went through it! They were even dumb or careless enough (or both) to not put it back in the same spot where it was! My mom had recently cashed her check and had other money in there for rent, car insurance and car payments, because she planned to make payments after work and the work place is a hospital so security is enforced and no cars have been broken into so we definitely didn't expect this from a towing company! A legitimate business is not allowed to go through your belongings! They stole almost $2,000 in total! They took it at all! These are such shady and pathetic people, they steal from low or average income families..it's NOT RIGHT. When I read reviews in several different sites I noticed other people's belongings had been STOLEN from them also. These people are low-lives and I seriously don't know how they are still operating illegally.There is even a news report on their business all you have to do is type in ""Paxton Towing"" into a search bar and it will pop-up that these crooks have been on Chanel 10 news.They have so many negative reviews how can they live with themselves! I guess thieves have no conscious? A similar situation also happened to my mom's co-worker. We are all planning to sue and they will not win because there is several proof that these people are crooks! I just want to inform everyone of these people, and I really do hope you never come across them. This will not stay like this and I plan to get this out there to as many sites as I can.. they seriously messed with the wrong family. Karma is a big b*tch than you Paxton Towing! more

Please beware of this towing company. They create these false documents for apartment complexes knowing that the owners and tenants don't know the Vehicle Law/Codes. more

I would like to put 0 star, but there is no such option!!! They towed my own car from MY ASSIGNED PARKING SPOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe that? You know what is funny? THERE WAS A HUGE PERMIT ON A FRONT WINDOW, WHICH ALLOWS ME TO US MY OWN PARKING SPOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Besides that they said they charge me for a CITATION?!?! I am not even saying, that there are fat ass scratches on my Toyota Corolla bumper! They took my car in a hostage, and didn't let it go until i paid everything in full! I have already filed a claim in small claim court. BEWARE!!!!!!! Those guys are criminals!!! more

Disgusting company, disgusting establishment period...So the owners name is Bo Lemlar he's a real greaseball, selfish, and the posterchild for GREED!! Paxton towing works with these so called ""parking enforcement"" agenices who are nothing more than sleezbag alcholic smoked out con-artists, often times they lie in wait for people (tenants or whoever) to park their vehicles so they can illegally tow them. Just because they have some bullsh*t contract with these properties does not entitle them to have your vehicle towed unless the victim has violated the established parking rules of that property. Many times the tows are bogus! Now, they will attempt to charge the tow victim a fee for the parking citation; LISTEN UP PEOPLE, DO NOT PAY THE CITATION! You dont have to pay the citation. In fact they may not even tell you that there is a citation fee they'll jus say you owe 360.00 normally this citation fee is 75.00 which is issed by the parking agency not paxton. Paxton then tries to collect the citation for the agency when the tow victim comes to pay for their vehicle...so just to burst their bubble ask them about this citation and ask them to explain to whom and why you need to pay it, their answer shall be ridiculous im sure. Anyway dont pay it, they will try to use language like your REFUSING to pay and no you are not refusing, you are just simply choosing not to pay a fee to a company (paxton) to whom you owe no money. Dont fall for the illegal scare tactics they may throw your way about being pursued by the parking enforcement agency...BULLSH*T!!! They're just mad because everytime a person chooses not to pay the citation the parking enforcement agent(s) dont make any money, well too bad so sad!!! Dont let them charge you a storage fee if your vehicle has been at their yard for less than 30 minutes...and if you have to sue do it you'll win. There is an employee or flunkie by the name of Efrain, John harris owns network parking and David (dont know his last name) owns select parking, all of them are assh*les and do not possess any practical skills as to how to operate a business. These guys are unethical and shady businessmen. If you have any questions or concerns about being towed by these jerks post a comment and i may be of some assistance. By the way, you may notice that this review has one star if it was my choice they would have any stars, in fact they would have negative stars!!! more

This is a very unscrupulous and shady towing service, questionable business practice and will damage cars and remove personal items from inside. DO NOT allow them to see you credit card info, you will regret it. The business has numerous complaints and civil claims against it, I recommend you do not use them unless you like grief and financial loss that seems to last months. If you park anywhere they have signs posted please complain to the business, the tow illegally and hold your car hostage until you pay. more

all TERRIBLE REVIEWS- but 1(which was most likely written by one of the inbred boys of Paxton Towing).How does something like you live with its self? Inbred things like you just make me fear for my childrens safety!!!! O AND IF ALL OF YOU INBREDS GET TOGETHER TO TRY TO READ THIS REVIEW I SAW WHAT YOU DID TO THE VISITOR PARKING SIGN ON 6/3/2011 i.e. adding your own permit parking sign after you hooked up a car. YOU THINGS ARE A TOTAL WASTE OF SPACE AND AIR........ more

it is illegal for them to write citiations since only a law enforcement officer can, criminal charges are pending, along with his freind john harris from netwrk parking solutions which is a racket by apartment complex managers who get a cut, however the crimes by fred schoovenor is that he pays employees under the table, and pays no taxes, also one of his employees they gave her a car, so fred your in the deep fryer now, and your hot dog carts at costco we also know about them, but the tax fraus was reported back in november and you can bet you will be caught now, and you are screwed more

A couple years ago I was towed illegally. I didn't know the laws but with a little leg work I learned that the tow company had violated several California Vehicle Codes and that I could sue in small claims and ask for up to 4x what I was charged by the B_______S! Well I sued and was awarded a judgment for 2x what I was charged plus the cost of the small claims filing and service. Soon there will be a self help website up and running, or so I hear, which explains what our rights are as consumers against the evil towing companies. Posted on 2/28/2011. more

Chula Vista Police Dept. should sever their ties with Paxton Towing. more

thief with a license- after they towed my legally parked vehicle, they hosed me for 100 bucks to let it off the lot after they realized i had a permit- oh boy only 100- the only thing missing was al capones guys flipping quarters in the background- fu$% this company, if you need a tow- call two bit tow... more

I live in an apartment complex where this company; paxton ,goes to check the parkings. but they do not care if your car has the proper sticker or not.tjey make people lose their cars.But in the cmplex that belong to pacific properties, in the corner of Emory and Donax, in Imperial Beach in the parking lot is parked a car Honda,dark green, with expired sticer, without the paxton stiker. that car is parked there for one and half months and I am wonderig why the car still there. I did call two weeks ago to let them know and they did nothing. Why? because the owner is payuing money to the guy who check on the cars. That really socks. There is alot of corruption Pros: nothing Cons: this company takes cars if you do not give then money more

396 dollars. towed from an empty lot of a now defunct business, while eating in a restaurant across the street. Car was in their lot less than hour, and obviously no one in the empty business called to complain: total 396 dollars and a heaping helping of rude. Cons: rude, expensive, no breakdown or reasonig for pricing more

The CVPD works with these guys and one day i'm pulled over and after the procedure my car is towed away. That I do realize is an error of mine. However when this occured it was on a saturday night. Sunday their is nothing i can do because the DMV is closed, monday i go to take care of things and finally tuesday i have everything settled and head to PAXTONS where this extremely rude guy tells me the total charge will be $550.00. For use of the DOLLY,MILEAGE, because it was ordered by the CVPD, their LABOR, and the time it spent in the lot. Im a struggling student paying for bills and classes and i get this mess plus i havent even gotten to see if their is any damage to my vehicle. Ridiculous. Pros: pros?? dont make me laugh Cons: EVERYTHING more

Paxton Towing took our car from our residential parking lot during the night. When we called them the next morning, they told us that they couldn't find any permit. We have put it at the passenger side and it was visible through the window. When told him where it was, he went to the car and saw it. So he lowered the price from $210 to $100....for what????paying $100 for parking on the right spot???? When we asked him who called him, he told us that they where passing by and couldn't find any permit....what is also not allowed? right? Very bad people!!! more

My sister borrowed my car and paid no mind to the signs all over the property announcing that you needed a permit to park there and it got towed. By the time I actually found out the truth about what was going on, it was a terrible mess. Lisa and Efren helped me figure everything out and helped me out in every way possible within their means. I will never let my sis take my car again, but they were great considering what it could have been. Pros: Made the best out of a terrible situation more

Cons: THEY SHOULD BE CONS ( CONVICTS() more