This is not my first dealing with the company known as J&J towing. Last year I was moving out of my apartment (Eli Properties on 22 1/2 and San Gabriel) and was unable to make it back to Eli to get a visitor parking permit for the brand new, Chevy truck we borrowed from my uncle in Houston. I woke up around 5 am to take the dog out and the truck was gone. They managed to scratch everything BUT the tailgate....and I still have no idea how they got an extended cab, long bed truck that took us half an hour to park out of that small parking lot.
I was eating at Big Bite on 24th around 11:40 and had put an hours worth of quarters in the parking meter in the Castillian. Almost an hour later ( I knew my meter was running out) I walk outside Big Bite to go and put more money on my meter, and there goes a tow truck with my car! I tried flagging down the driver but he kept on driving. I immediately called J&J and they told me simply to take a cab and that they were located on the North bound side of 183.....which is a very long stretch of road. Luckily a good friend of mine was able to take me. The person I talked to actually mentioned that I should just take a cab. Umm....that would have just added about $100 to the $193. 30 that they charge.
I cannot even make myself give them a star...but that is the lowest option possible. What is worse is that my car was towed for having an expired meter, but the people parked in the ""future resident"" parking space were spared....ummm....yeah. From what I understand that spot is for people taking tours of the Castillian, and I don't think there are tours at midnight.
If there is anyone that I can contact to start a petition to stop this company, please let me know. I have dealt with a lot of towing companies ( my apartment only has 12 spaces) and this one is the only one that will not stop if you try to flag them down.
Their location isnt even listed on here....they wont give you directions until you call them about five times.
Pros: Immediate towing
Cons: towing the second the meter runs out
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