On a recent visit to Boston we fell victim to Roberts Towing. It's Sunday morning and we are parked in the back of our daughter's apartment building, with the flashers on, loading suitcases to leave. We aren't blocking the alley, and there's not a sole in sight. In the time it took us to go upstairs, get our things and come back down our car was already all hitched up and about to be towed away. There was no talking to this scruffy low life who demanded $50 in cash to release our car. I have parked there on numerous occasions, including Sept 1st (notorious moving in day in Boston) to unload furniture, groceries, etc. and never had an issue. We had no choice, and this vulture knew it, but to pay to have him release our car before he subjected it to to major damage. He wasn't even professional enough to know that you can't tow cars that are four wheel drive. So be forewarned ... Roberts Towing doesn't need a valid excuse to tow your car, they just do it because they want to. I swear he must have been watching us from up the street just waiting for us to leave the car unattended for a minute. Unfortunately one star is the lowest I can give. This company gives Boston a bad name.
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