QuestionI have a friend who's dumptruck broke down next to a fire Hydrant in a cul-de-saq in San Diego, CA. He put cones around the truck and walked to a pay phone. When he returned about 30 minutes later, his truck had been towed.
He couldn't afford to pay to get it out of impound and it went up for auction last week. He went to the auction to bid on the truck and was told that it was against the law for him to bid on his own vehicle. A couple of years ago he was able to buy another vehicle of his at an auction, so that just doesn't make sense.
Does he have any recourse? He has a tree trimming business that is suffering tremendously without his truck.
Thank you!
Answerwell parking next to a fire hydrant is not good at any time. It results in tickets and towing.. Plain and simple there.
Now, as to the sale of his vehicle by the tow company, there are so many regulations in California that I try to keep up on but it's next to impossible when dealing with towing issues...
At the end of the answer is a link to the California DMV web site where you might find "specific answers" to questions you have, since you have all the information there.
It sounds as if this happened about a month ago as the lien sales (auction of the vehicle) do take some time before it happens... There are different rules and regulations depending on the value of the vehicle also.
Again that specific information is on the web site. It is also arranged in order and the page linked is the one for liens ...
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/vc_index_l.htm
