The $445 SCAM at McDonald's- How AAA Breakthrough Towing is Cheating People of Their Cars and Money

[@AutoClubGroup]

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. AAA has high standards of service for our towing service providers. Actions such as those seen in this video are in no way tolerated. We are currently investigating this matter and will take appropriate and immediate action.

[@elr2141979]

You should also report this to the Better Business Bureau as well

[@TheMaddman187]

I had something similar happen to me here in California with a towing yard that was also AAA, unfortunately I didn't have a voice or a KZbin channel where I could show what happened.... thank you Jason

[@ScottsReviews]

I am a aaa customer for over 16 years. Very disappointed. I will drop it soon if you don’t pull their license as a aaa business. How can they charge for registration they have no authority.

[@DaleSheltonsPage]

AAA Auto Club Group glad to see you picked up on this. I’m a long time aaa member. Please revoke your agreement with them. This wasn’t a training issue, it’s predatory.

[@KenMyers]

@ elr2141979 They are also a scam.

[@diannaralston9877]

The manager of McDonald's is in on it, taking kickbacks.. thanks for bring this to light ..

[@chill3568]

Yep kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnubk6qeqt-onrM

[@thatguyjersey]

#mcDonalds

[@rm71991]

In on it wow really captain obvious

[@louskunt9798]

Yup

[@zeppo4169]

Someone gotta take out that tow truck for real.

[@jeanthree]

This McDonalds should loose their franchise license committing fraud on their customers

[@georgeedward602]

They have nothing to do with it. They ask that unauthorized vehicles be taken away. The crime was done by the towing company in question. McDonald's simply gives all towing companies permission to tow.

[@jasonchan4732]

jeanthree one of their spotters who were reporting the cars have been arrested and charged with fraud

[@Deb.-on9ep]

I bet the tow driver has a friend who works at that McDonalds

[@paulbaetz9226]

McDonald's got a cut don't say they have nothing to do with this

[@stevekaufmann8109]

@@georgeedward602 actually the store manager had a scheme with the towing company it was on the news

[@IAMTHEBIGCHUCQUITA]

It's called predatory towing which is against the law! "Predatory towing is a term that refers to a combination of generally unethical practices used by some towing companies to maximize their income"

[@Rock-Bottem1982]

This company was investigated and found guilty of breaking laws at towing peoples cars when they did not break any tow zone laws. This company is shut down permanently, the owner did pay a few people to go to this mcdonalds, and a couple other locations and call their tow trucks to tow away vehicles in which the owners left just minutes before. This was aired on many mainstream media news channels...Many thousands of people did get scammed out of hundreds of dollars each from this scumbag towing company(which the owner did open another towing company I think called Magic towing shortly after breakthrough towing was forced to shutdown, Magic towing was also forced to shut down)

[@christopherbell2091]

Jail the bastards

[@Halakah7]

The owner of both Breakthrough and Magic Towing is named Mike Dickerson who has been running sting towing operations with spotters watching businesses all around the city for years. They used spotters to call them when someone left their car in one of their lots.

[@dianahiatt3709]

Everyone involved deserves to be arrested and charged. All tow charges returned with in interest from both companies and McDonald's throws in another $1000 to all cases proven for every customer, patron, or unfortunately anyone that parks and goes into get food. Doesn't a person get at least 30-60 minutes for lunch right. To set up 2 tow truck companies to rip people off takes all kinds of scum. Take down the snakes involved in this crime syndicate. Michigan needs to pass new legislation to protect drivers from unlawful tows. Bring the freaking hammer down y'all. Stand by your cars and tell the tow driver's to get the hell out of there. They are not ordering, they are blocking. Get real. Don't take it anymore. Everyone in that area of Michigan or the whole state, should boycott McDonald's. Stop the stupid practice and customers MIGHT return. Send them a big 0 profit.

[@boku-no-pico]

Still in business some guy pointed a gun at the tow driver. On yelp

[@starluna2267]

Imagine how much they embezzled from McDonald's along with free food for the crew

[@flibbertygibbet]

In a follow up if you google the company you'll find that because of this video. AAA cut all ties with the company. Another article says that a class action lawsuit has been filed against the company. I think this video alerted more people to the criminal behavior of this company. Thanks.

[@baronnecas2880]

Love me some AAA I'm glad they dropped these goons

[@Nemo_IRL]

The power of video

[@davemarx7856]

That's good to hear. Yeah. You'll sometimes be told there's no such thing as bad publicity but that was only true in a pre-Video-Streaming world where word of mouth could skew the facts. These days? Unplanned publicity is bad publicity.

[@BreeKayBe]

@@baronnecas2880 AAA is a really good company. I just recieved my renewal notice. I used to work for the company and can say they treat their employees really really well.

[@Grant-H2O]

fake news

[@thomasjensen6243]

It's not a scam. This is called racketeering with the element of extortion which is a felony. These people should be going to prison.

[@garypowell4565]

Exactly, precisely and to the point! The legislator need to be passing laws against these criminals roaming our streets preying on peoples cars, and the police need to enforce it when they are called.

[@Bambets22]

HAHA they're getting hit with hella federal indictments as we speak

[@akpost8780]

@@garypowell4565 In San Francisco, the legislators are in on the racket. And the tow fee is $750. They even have city sanctioned tow yards with guards and multiple pay terminals. Someone should do something to shut down that racket. Anything. And by that I mean by ANY means necessary.

[@wtxohnthao2612]

Democrats love towing companies like these because it gives them money.

[@idontno0]

Ever been around people when someone says they got a plan to make some money and someone will say, "what's the scam?". Rackets can be scams. And a scam can be a figure of a speech as a term for making money, like scams.

[@reiroll5]

The lady in the red shirt who almost had her car towed was really sweet and supportive

[@scottbaxendale323]

Stealing cars is a crime. The real investigation is to see how much of that $450 was kicked back to the McDonalds franchise manager.

[@jessealderson251]

theirs more to it, they have people who will sit in their vehicle and call the tow company along with taking pictures and sending them to the driver. They need to be put out for good, or someone goes in take their dam trucks.

[@rockyalvarez520]

Exactly....They are actually violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)...as well as conspiracy and any other number of violations to defraud customers, The McDonald's and it's franchise owner, management and staff have entered into a conspiracy with the tow company and it's owner, management and staff as well as those spotting for them. They could all end up spending the rest of their lives in Federal prison. These are the same laws that brought down the mafia in this country. If McDonald's corporate will not do anything to stop this after they have been made known of it then they also will become explicit in the crimes. Why the victims have not done anything is a mystery to me. Either this shit is a scam or they are the biggest lazy asses I've seen. Even Fox news who has covered it a number of times has shown no evidence that they have notified corporate or the state authorities. If local prosecutors won't do shit then contact the state Attorney General or even the Unites States Department of Justice. If this shit starts to explode just watch how fast the rats start trying to flip and cover their asses,

[@silenthill4]

They run this scan in college towns a lot during snow storms

[@commonusername_generated]

David Benner “Detroit, you are paying your cops too much”. I never heard a cop say that another LEO is making too much money. Furthermore, in my experience, cops generally don’t call each other “cops”.

[@TedwardsTube]

The shocking thing is the police saying there’s nothing illegal going on, and nothing they can do. That’s some b.s. Must be a mob racket. Lots of other locations this is happening.

[@dp7047]

Since when can you only get 30 minutes to eat at Mcdonalds? This video needs to go to NBC investigates.....SERIOUSLY!

[@Tletna]

Oh, no, some Mc Donald's have been trying to pull this bs. I've seen signs like that in Portland too. Although they're not as aggressive about actually calling the trucks like the place in that video. That's insane how fast they call them there.

[@MrYankeeblue1315]

This video needs news coverage. NBC Fox. I’m pretty sure they will have a field day with this. This company is out of control

[@thetruthsetsusfree6789]

Nah online shares TRUTH not paid fake news "reports "

[@freshrot420]

NBC and McDonalds are in cahoots if you haven't noticed. NBC nor any other media outlet would go against such a big advertiser. It's a damn shame we've let the world get to this point, but if we keep doing the same things I'm sure it will work itself out in the end.

[@thebluetigervlogs]

it was on inside edition

[@texasmangabriel19]

I would contact the corporate office of McDonald’s to let them know what is going there

[@rebeccalucas6063]

Oak Brook Ill contact corporate office, they will take away the franchise from the owner.

[@TheDarkleatherbiker]

Richard Gabriel : You don't get anything out of that..only a chit chat...but nothing will be done....! The easiest way is to go ahead and make a claim and lawsuit ! Thats the only way McDonald's understand how to be talked to.

[@izaicslinux6961]

Don't trust corporate to do anything. They don't give a shit anymore.

[@salder70]

@immadummee . Trolllllllll

[@minutesagoedited9761]

immadummee it needs to be clearly marked. Did your mom drop you on your head when you were a baby, dummee?

[@scottjohnson8384]

I caught a tow company doing predatory towing, and a friend was a victim. I slashed 30 tires on their tow trucks in their lot. I’m sure they LOVED replacing those.

[@richardsears1000]

I love you bro I hope this is true!

[@californialoveist]

😂🤣😂👍

[@carryfreak5059]

That was the wrong thing to do, two wrongs do not make a right. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. That was not the right thing to do. You are as bad as he is, because that is vandalism

[@Predney]

@@carryfreak5059 🤣

[@ModelLights]

@@carryfreak5059 ' That was not the right thing to do. ' Considering how often the towing companies are paying off local officials etc and get away with this for years even if you do the right thing and report them, most people will make allowance for this bit of payback. If you explain everything out, most juries probably wouldn't even convict him. Yes it's wrong if done to some random person or for no actual reason, but in these circumstances most people will allow for it as reasonably justified.

[@hellotheregeneralkenobi365]

Manager is probably getting kick-backs from each tow as there's no way they're operating without his knowledge. It otherwise doesn't make sense that the manager would let his customers be screwed by the towing company as they're less likely to come back and eat there.

[@matthewcollins6109]

It’s more likely the store owner that McDonalds is a franchise either way this is a violation of corporate policy

[@AlienBarbers]

A Yelp review in June by someone going by "Tor E." claims restaurant employees are getting $35 per tow. www.yelp.com/biz/mcdonalds-detroit-3

[@Sara-L]

Managers don't get kickbacks from driving away customers. No. They also have nothing to do with the towing company. They are there to manage the operations inside the store. The owner of the property is the one who contracts the work to the towing company - and they need to know about this situation.

[@FSThrottles]

Exactly..............someone in the McD's is in on it.

[@edwardnygma4531]

Sara Llewellyn I used to work at a hotel where we would get kick backs for sending people to different restaurants and yes having peoples towed but we only towed from one 50 foot stretch and we did call the company to come. In Chicago there is-was (I don’t know if it still does) a store called the alley. If you you could park at the Dukin doughnuts and go there but I walked 5 feet the wrong way and got booted. The guy sat inside of the restaurant and booted you an his will, and i know they had a set up for kick backs.

[@bradentraub]

For anyone curious, AAA revoked this company's partnership about a week ago, and this week, a class action lawsuit was filed against breakthrough towing. The owner of Breakthrough Towing is named "Mike Dickerson". This McDonalds however seems to be working with a different Tow Company now. Inside Edition just did a report on this McDonalds and they 100% have a spotter who works for the MD's.

[@arturklotsmann3838]

Ofcourse it has to be dickerson lmfao

[@yannika6914]

He's a Dick

[@TBOooder]

Someone else wrote a few weeks ago that MCd's in that area is also owned by a Dickerson...there we have it, family scam business.

[@TBOooder]

holy shit, they're both mike dickerson hahahaha

[@LisaMaryification]

Good! Power of the internet, peoples!

[@JoeyCap.]

1.McDonald's is private property 2. Tow Trucks cannot enter private property without permission 3. Someone with authority at this McDonald's is allowing the tow truck to enter and tow these cars 4. There's no valid reason for these cars to be towed other than financial gain 5. It would be reasonable to conclude that the McDonald's employee(s) together with the tow company are in on the scam I can think of four to five very serious charges that should be laid and a lawsuit.

[@halo062885]

No shit that’s what the video is about. How mcds is allowing this

[@corbingarrett1206]

But they were parked in a space marked "no parking" see the crossed lines? This indicates that space is not a valid parking space, because of the layout of the lot, they keep that space open for larger vehicles to make the turn around in the drive thru lane. So actually if they get towed for parking there it's perfectly legal. The fact that they got towed for being their for only 15 minutes might be immoral but not illegal.

[@JoeyCap.]

@@corbingarrett1206 I don't know what you're looking at but I clearly seen White Lines marked for parking , as well as a very obvious handicapped spot clearly indicated as plain as day... as well as a very illegal recorded physical act of him trying to tow the vehicle while the car is parked in the handicap spot for less than 15 minutes This is just wrong on so many levels.. it makes my head spin

[@corbingarrett1206]

@@JoeyCap. looking at it again, the back quarter of his car is in a no parking zone, the front half of his car is parked long ways in 2 different parking spots. If that doesn't fit the definition of "illegal parking" I don't know what does. Like I said this may be immoral and I'm in no way trying to defend that, but if he parked in a similar matter the day he got towed, that's pretty damn well "illegal parking" they probably are running a racket, but when someone parks like he did, he's not really in the "right" to complain about being towed because he was parked illegally.

[@jeralm7829]

I was a tow truck driver for three years before becoming an OTR trucker. When we towed abandon vehicles off of business property we had to have a permission release form filled out and signed by the owner or the manager of the property or we could not touch the vehicle legally! We also had to legally present a copy of that form to the owner of the car when they came to pick it up! That may vary from state to state but I can't see it being much different.

[@TheBinoyVudi]

i had the same experience at another mc Donalds in the south bronx(new york city). I walked into an adjacent empty parking lot of a recently-out-of-business diner to smoke while my buddies who rode with me in my car, were inside the McD's eating the food they had ordered. I walked barely 40 feet - out of courtesy - so I don't blow cigarette smoke in the McD's parking lot into the faces of drive thru customers !!!! Less than 2 minutes later, this tow truck guy comes in and tries to take my car !!! I warned him and he wont listen ! Then I walked in to the restaurant and complained to the manager and pointed to my friends sitting at the table, eating what we ordered, and my sandwich and drink !! then the manager calls the tow company and asks the guy to bring the car back. It all made me so angry. Then I called the corporate HQ of McDonalds. I got feedback from them 3 weeks later that they fired 3 employees, and the manager (all spotters working for the tow company) and also got a restraining order against that tow company. They now have another tow company working there that follows certain rules before towing cars ! The rules they mentioned are : 1. ensure that a car is actually parked illegally - a person parks, and is gone from the lot for more than 40 minutes, and then, if the person does show up while the vehicle is being hooked up or towed, but hasn't left the parking lot, then release the vehicle with no charge. They also said this new towing company charges a reasonable $40 a day lot fee for towed vehicles in their possession.

[@santamaria4502]

Glad to hear AAA kicked them off their list of vendors. You did a good thing. Thank you for taking the time to follow up to expose the scam.

[@MrBeams707]

This towing scam is common all over the united states. Especially in apartments. I was a victim of this years ago. Cost me 350 to get my car back. The lady at the tow company was behind bullet proof glass. What does that tell you. My neighbor told me it was 100% OK to park in his parking spot, mine was full with another car. Then i come back the next day to see my car gone. Keep in mind we do not have badges or car numbers or anything to verify what car goes where. I then find out it was towed and the tow company told me that they do not give info of who called in to tow my car. My neighbor said he never called anyone. My guess, the security guard for the apartment complex gets a certain percentage for each tow he calls in. This has been going on for years. Many tow companies are doing this scam "legally" and screwing people over. Which means thousands of people employed for these security/ tow companies know exactly what they are doing. They are straight scamming people out of their hard earned money. These people are pieces of you know what and do not deserve to be employed. If i knew where to report this higher up i would. And i mean above the police which will do NOTHING like usual because the tow companies have the law on their side. Anyway this is a serious issue that needs to be investigated.

[@danedefense2046]

Loui W Yup happened to me once at a grocery store once. Costed me over $300 and the lady at the counter wouldn’t let me take photos.

[@phillipspackman]

Wouldn't surprise me if they had someone deliberately park in your spot

[@rainbowslimesbywolf9565]

They tried to tow my grandpa car at our old apartment even though they had the sticker that says they live there and they been paying for their stuff. This college kid would park in a handicap spot there and said they cant do anything though and the kid wasn't handicap wtf

[@100milli7]

happened to my mom she had two cars and put both of them on the papers so duh she get two parking places right??..wrong..they towed one randomly..we didnt have the money in enough time and of course fee went up evryday so they basically stole her car

[@lynx318therealone]

Only ' pieces of you know what' , you can do better than that, they're full sized cow pats!

[@lwing77]

Send this video to McDonald Corp office and the attorney General and AAA

[@cathyt144]

Nancy Burgio AAA posted a comment on this thread. Its close to the top of comments right now.

[@Draco137YT]

@@cathyt144 If you click on that supposed AAA account, you can see it's fake.

[@allbarzent]

Yep

[@johnbockelie3899]

MC Racket at Mc Donalds.

[@MrShanester117]

Yeah all the people who don’t care 😂😂😂

[@azinfandellvr]

I live in a tourist area..this has been going on forever..until last year..a law was passed that a vehicle could not be towed without an officer present and the lot owner present saying they did not want it on their property...

[@dv_darklight8970]

Love this! This is how it should be.

[@JenJen0582]

That’s great! All of them should be the same way

[@azinfandellvr]

It sounds like common sense to me...but I guess the business owners don't have time to bother with people spending their money in their stores🤦‍♀️. I'm sure the areas already marked "tow away zone" don't apply to this law...since we are at the beach the resorts give you a pass to put in your window identifying you are a guest..without it "all others will be towed"

[@toniexum1126]

Cops, can be paid off as well...everyday.

[@jeromebreeding3302]

Tow companies and businesses that enable them are the scum of the earth.

[@ekchuahstudios9066]

The information about this incident has to be sent to: 1. McDonalds Corporate Headquarters. 2. The local District Attorney. 3. The Chief of Police. 4. The local newspaper 5. The owner/manager of the McDonalds where this incident occurred. 6. The Better Business Bureau. If you do this I think you will get your money back and possible legal action against the tow company. Those of you who live in the area can do this for Jason if he is not able due to work and travel.

[@bestleesinna7702]

the judge who issued the order actually.

[@dalegorski6229]

stay out of detroit

[@bestleesinna7702]

@@dalegorski6229 you're telling me! Didn't wanna go there in the first place.

[@ReeseL4D]

Welcome to Detroit kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIrJo35orZWaes0

[@jswarpaint6215]

The areas where the cars are parked are not parking spaces look closely at video

[@justmythought1586]

Did you send this to the local news stations? Rob Wolchek on Fox 2 for example.

[@vids2002]

His channel is great

[@peterrose2373]

Put this dude in the HAAAAALLLLLLLLLL OF SHAME shout out Rob Wolchek

[@JMRabil675]

OH SHIT yeah Rob would be all over this. Good call

[@navycorpsman9291]

Somebody at that store is in league with the company and receiving kickbacks off this racket🤔

[@homergump3]

Precisely.

[@conradb7200]

@@everettmenard8250 You are absolutely correct! It is incredible how dumb some people are!

[@ericnegrete7130]

Shhhhh!!!!!

[@ericnegrete7130]

Mind your business

This was on the news. The store manager gets a kickback for every tow. They were towing cars who hadn't even been there past the 30 minutes limit.

[@justinfisher7918]

Looks like a nice class action against McDonald's for allowing to happen.

[@maryeh4636]

Just that franchise owner.

[@KrishanBhattacharya]

McDonald's mangers are probably on the take from the towing company.

[@jordansmith1626]

I would normally agree but I really don't think so. They hired a company that was AAA approved apparently but it turns out to be a shit company. Have you met tow truck drivers? These companies are scum bags. Mcdonalds doesnt give a fuck about a small tow kickback. These companies are scams and making money OFF mcdonalds parking lot.

[@hellotheregeneralkenobi365]

McDonald's doesn't have an agreement with that towing company. If you Google Michael Dickerson the owner you can find out he was in a lawsuit and in the previous case they couldn't come up with any contract with McDonalds. There was also a a case with CVS and they couldn't come up with any contract with them either. The property owner is supposed to call in the trucks but you can see it's the guy in the blue truck doing it. Wouldn't you know it, the info about who called it in is always blank. This is outright theft, pure and simple.

[@dirkrichmond6342]

no doubt

[@KrishanBhattacharya]

@@hellotheregeneralkenobi365 I didn't say McDonald's

[@ROTAXD]

Krishan Bhattacharya mayor duggan probably is too.

[@matthewcollins6109]

Break Through towing is not a AAA company they were actually sued by AAA for using their logo. AAA won was awarded damages and the judge ordered a permanent injunction on them using the logo. See case #13-12775 everybody who sees this video should contact Federal Judge Paul Bormans office and let them know that Break Through is still using the AAA logos I bet he won’t be happy the company is violating his injunction.

[@tmanepic]

Thanks for that information hopefully this comment gets pinned.

[@tugglemiles2991]

Thanks

[@alaeriia01]

I bet some lawyers will be very happy to hear that Break Through Towing is illegally using AAA's logo.

[@misfit29]

@Mike Brink 😂😂😂

[@mikemesser4326]

AAA spotted this. Yay!

[@legacymaster9580]

I am disabled and a long time AAA member. This is very disgusting and I hope to see a follow up to this whole ordeal. Being on a fixed and very limited income and for them to be carelessly towing disabled people’s cars and charging $450 is outrageous. That could be someone’s whole disability check for the month and then they won’t be able to pay for their medication, food, or electricity. Shameful!!

[@griffmustard]

BREAK THROUGH TOWING: Actually, we are trying to discourage people from eating Fast Food, and get them to eat more healthy, by going to a grocery store instead.

[@deadpoolongoogle9682]

nope then they will tow you at the grocery store

[@bubblebass9992]

Or you could mind your damn business

[@gettingpast4391]

Is that you Joe Biden?

[@rshaw90044]

Lol

[@Brianx220]

I tow for a living. What that company is doing is unfair and unlawful. They can only legally tow from property if the car is on a property but the owner is not doing business with the place of business. In this case you are doing business with McDonald's and it is an unlawful tow. However they will keep it up if unchecked. I would take this video to corporate of the company involved.

[@PaganWizard]

I completely agree with you, however there is a grey area in his case. The car he was driving was a rental. While he was in lawful possession of the car, he is still not the registered owner. Does this make this companies practices legal?? I doubt it very highly, but it is certainly not fair especially after the car had only been in the lot for no more than 10 minutes. I hope this guy not only sues the towing company, but also reports this to McDonald's corporate office. I would also report this to every local news broadcasting agency.

[@blaws6684]

Corporate in this case is Shaquon. He’ll be right back. Hes out back in the porta-crapper

[@jslugbug37]

This is black thing the acoumplice is in the McDonald's

[@jamessveinsson6006]

No I'm sure free-for-all your towing company around I'm sure there's scammers with the your company to make money all the ways you Could not exist

[@DemocratsareagentsofSATAN]

ALL tow truck companies are scammers.......as are the people they hire.....ZERO MORAL PRINCIPLES ruining lives one tow at a time......

[@silvermediastudio]

Pro Tip: Don't eat at McDonald's.

[@christinemarie6976]

Especially in Detroit

[@redemptionofthebeast50]

800lb Gorilla *THE INTERNET STANDS WITH JASON* *BAD REVIEWS FOR THEM ALL*

[@silvermediastudio]

Anywhere. It isn't food.

[@vandal1182]

Pro tip... People will continue to eat at McDonald's

[@rose_274]

ADEBISI ADEBISI Gee I wish I could be so witty!👌😎

[@RKSNomad]

NEVER NEVER pull your car off the truck. let them do it, if they say no, tell them its a safety liability for you because you don't have the proper training. if they say no still call the police and inform them that they are attempting to force you to perform a dangerous act. They do this to trick you into an insurance claim. they will either claim you for damages to the tow truck, or if damage occurs when you're pulling it off, they put the blame on you.

[@GameCriticNoob]

I will remember this for future reference.

[@joemann7971]

They should have called the police when their car got towed for pretty much no reason. I would have even had a police officer present when you go pick up your vehicle just to have a witness. Unless the police in this city doesn't give a shit about stuff like this going on... Then that explains why it keeps happening.

[@BearNDragon]

joemann7971 didn't they say it was Detroit, they probably didn't want to wait for the police, who would probably tell them to fight it in small claims court, probably why he started filming the guy refusing to unload his vehicle in the first place. perhaps if it was not a rental and in his home town he would have done things differently.

[@joemann7971]

BearNDragon Yeah, it's in Detroit. I'm not talking about the guy filming, but just in general. I mean, this guy probably made more off the monetizing the video than he lost paying those crooks. I meant about other people in general. He made it clear this wasn't the first time it has happened. But reporting it to police would help crack down on these assholes.

[@sentzkal8287]

Yeah but then you realize the cops are in on it too.

[@boomer2095]

I love this guy!! You can tell he is just like a new Yorker, and gives as good as he gets when dealing with idiots. He confronted the tow truck driver but never lost his cool, and didn’t go road rage like the people here in Colorado do that aren’t used to daily interaction and are passive aggressive, and hold everything in and then do something stupid.

[@gchsbus]

Funny story about the same scenario. A good friend of mine's uncle works for the state dept that licenses these trucks. Its not Michigan. I was over one time when his uncle dropped by and he told me him and a coworker went to Burger King and he comes out and the car was on the tow truck. It was a state owned car by the same dept that licenses the tow trucks. His uncle basically told the tow truck driver that he wasn't going to say who he was but if he doesn't unhook and drop the car, the business will regret it deeply. The tow truck driver told my friend's uncle to f*ck off and drive off with the car. So he tells me the next day, he shows up to the towing yard with his boss, an investigator with the dept of revenue, and the state police. They walked right in, informed them they were pulling their state license to operate, seized all the tow trucks and put them on tow trucks, arrested the owner for tax evasion and fraud, and arrested the tow truck driver for auto theft and theft of state property. Then they locked the placed up and called it a day. Michigan tow truck drivers must not have a lot of oversight from whoever licenses them. Some states don't play around with this type of stuff.

[@zulumagoo1]

Your story makes it worth the time I felt I was wasting in reading the comments. Hats off to your friend's uncle. I like the way he does his job. Signed, A former tow truck driver

[@JackDrinkn2DollarJim]

I'm sure the oversight is there......inside a weekly envelope drop.

[@vincerobinson6223]

Good news to hear them get shut down.we need everyone to report crimes such as these!

[@rickmossop3733]

There is currently a big scandal on right now in Detroit with Gasper Fiore and his towing company.

[@gchsbus]

001 002 You're right. I just completely fabricated this story because I have a low self esteem and I really wanted my comment to be liked because it would make me feel better about myself. LMAO!! Get lost troll.

[@vitomilazzo9064]

I thought the police had to be notified first because if I owned a tow truck and did this it would be grand theft. Detroit is like Chicago in the 30's

[@vadaminot429]

Not on private property....but the manager or owners of the place have to call....or be getting a kick back!!

[@alexjv1370]

kim Burnell definetly an inside job

[@SSZaris]

Only for repossessions or from an area that doesn't have Tow Away signs.

[@kristofevarsson6903]

Come on man, if you live here like I do you know Detroits not as bad as the hype. Don't be a dick, mind your business, and you can walk around just fine. Obviously there's places you don't want to be by yourself or caught unawares, but unless you're in the Shady business you wouldn't have a reason to be there anyways, it's that obvious.

[@RayValdezPhotography]

Outside of Detroit you only hear about how bad it is. If it is that bad, i can see a lot of people doing cut throat practices and scams to survive. Of course they dont realize or dont care about who they are hurting. it just becomes poor vs. poor because that trickle down shit is a fairy tale.

[@gpcaraudio]

How is it illegal parking when you are parked at a restaurant you at inside eating at in the restaurants parking lot.

[@AnonyMous-gs2gw]

it's not that's why it's a scam

[@docdaneeka3424]

Rather than scam, how is it not criminal activity? This guy is standing here laughing about it, why not go straight to the police? Where I live no one can just privately tow away someone elses car from private land and charge them for it, that would be basically car theft. I don't really get how it works in the US...

[@RayValdezPhotography]

Police dont give a fuck.

[@believeitornot5486]

The police give it a name" predatory towing" then do nothing about it.

[@mrtutus23able]

Doc Daneeka well, I mean they're in Detroit, and police do jack there.

[@terryrussel3369]

I have been a AAA member for decades and if I saw this happening I would call AAA to demand the pulling of their affiliation, and the local TV stations just so we could document them in the act.

[@SpaceCoast_]

Every county has a tow maximum. Once you pay over that amount you agree to said amount but... ANY non city tow company can not legally keep your vehicle. Call the police (yes it takes time) to have them meet you at the tow Yard to get your vehicle. A report is made and the tow company then can sue you. Meanwhile look up your counties maximum toe charge. This also applies to mechanics. ONLY state and federal can "impound" your vehicle. No personal or corporate entity can hold your personal property. (Please upvote, this is NOT SS crap. My police chief uncle help me as a teenager when I was wrongfully toed. This info may really help someone) Cheers!

[@terrionlacy3429]

Gud info...thank you

[@SpaceCoast_]

@@nicevideomancanada - lol, of course the 1st reply is a bitch over a simple, and comical, spelling mistake to sound advice that could help protect someone in a shitty situation. Real gem the internet is. (Insert Yodi reference here! and dont forget to complain about it) ((Edit, just in case someone doesn't get the joke, I spelled Yoda incorrectly))

[@tknofate1]

This would have helped me yesterday lol

[@TheDarkleatherbiker]

I would half agree and half disagree...because in a Rented Vehicle the circumstances are totally Different since a rented Vehicle by the law does not comply to what you describe...not even on a regular bail-bond basis...because a rented vehicle already is insured in advance for such outcome. The only thing they could have got, was a regular parking ticket...but also here they followed the rules, since they were customers of the Mac . Nevertheless, in a REAL Bail-bond situation where the right owner of the Car hasn't paid his or her Bill.. then it is correct what you are referring to..but this was NOT the case nor the Issue here. Since the Vehicle was Rented from a Renting Company !

[@dubtownman9508]

@Meg Que , ????

[@21rjuan]

OSHA & DOT SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS MAKING NON EMPLOYEES WALK UP FLATBED TRUCKS

[@TIMEtoRIDE900]

That's really not the crime here . . . .

[@alexb5275]

TIMEtoRIDE900, they’d likely get in more trouble/liability if someone was on the flatbed then if they were illegally towing.

[@lindahill1142]

How do the employees cars not get towed? McDonalds is definitely in on it

[@ryank9092]

sadly, i used to work for a McDonalds and my car got towed once. they put it back in another parking spot, but WTF

[@xxtwr1]

Employees cannot afford cars.

[@tuckerjoynt3014]

@@ryank9092 yep mine got towed and the gm had to call to get it returned

[@nicke1903]

@@xxtwr1 There's a sign out front in one locally $11.00 to start and more $$ depending on Availability and more $$ for Management.Damn Chick-fil-a is living wage certified 17 bucks a HR.

[@Nattidaddy]

Probably not.

[@brandycoke713]

They was doing that where I live a lot of people couldn't get their cars after they paid the rent and other bills

[@RedHeadAvenger]

When I lived in an apartment complex. The tow co. said they would pay me 50$ for every tow they got. I reported them to the police. They never came back. I'm so glad I have a house.

[@garvinkelly]

I lived in a complex once that would keep multiple trap spots open so that the tow guys could tow anyone who ever parked in them. Total scam.

[@lottolaughs9685]

I first thought you were a jerk off making some Lane video... After watching your video and being a tow truck driver for over 15 years much respect to you also getting that guy's face in the video... Also him backing up like that at McDonald's at that speed with kids walking around is absolutely ridiculous.CALL AAA

[@DarkRendarius]

People NEED to UPVOTE this comment... Because this will do WAY more than negative comments for their business.... Hell what do they care really about their rating??? And maybe they would just try changing business names if it wasnt too much hassle.... But AAA reporting, - with proof... Could cost them licenses... and be shut down for good... or at least the driver running this BS will be unable to operate his scam anymore....

[@FadedCalicoJack]

LOTTO LAUGHS fuck that beat that asshole down. Teach him a fucking lession he wont forget

[@konallong7927]

@@FadedCalicoJack I can just impound his tow truck for Illegal tows. I've had to do it once before. was funny to see the operator's face when he realized his truck was 10 feet off the ground in about 3 minutes.

[@joseoneway5065]

Glad you approve this 👍🏻

[@mikeicee]

McDs should refund the $445 because you were a customer!! This is probably a manger gettin $100 per car!

[@eyeseverywhere8246]

yep...kickbacks are a huge part of the towing business.

[@geneeverett7855]

Happened to me at a NY McDonald’s 15 years ago This won’t change

[@killax7]

No, you'd have to sue the company

[@arandom8280]

Considering there’s no valid reason to tow all those cars how aren’t they brought on theft charges and racketeering?

[@dragonf1092]

And extortion charges

[@apoettker82]

The manager of the McDonald's is probably related to the owner of the tow company. #scam

[@henryjames8654]

Mr corvette, and both share the same Italian last name.

[@bill7795]

So true

[@Treebeardicus]

WORD!!!!!!! Up

[@user-jt9fi2kl6n]

It has nothing to do with McDonald's.

[@emiberu775]

The Manger is getting money from each car they tow, which is illegal. Mangers should be fired and have charges held against them

[@skiprocker5751]

You need to contact McDonald's corporate and explain to them that the Manager is in bed with this tow truck driver. Exploiting McDs customers

[@jessealderson251]

its not only McDonald's that does it, there is a guy who will park near the area and takes pictures of people's car that sit for 10-15min. even if you come out before its loaded, they refuse to drop it and demand money right there

[@fatalequinox6553]

Jesse Alderson yeah but if the manager gets fired a new one would probably call the cops

[@lexkasady9072]

corporate has been contacted and they said it's owned by a franchisee so they can't do anything about it. there are videos on it.

[@hotmama9772]

@@jessealderson251 somebody gonna shoot their asses!! They keep F'n around with people shit!

[@Grumpyagain]

@@lexkasady9072 If this is true then they can either revoke the franchise or make them correct the problem, McD's has some very strict rules on how the franchises are run.

[@kimberlybeaumont76]

It's called "tow spotting", G&G Towing in MD, lost a 22 million dollar Class Action lawsuit for this same scam recently in MD. Contact the Attorney General in your state regarding this scam.

[@MarqNash]

Pretty lady..and super supportive. She was all for making an adventure out of this..my wife would've said "this is why I prefer chic fil a" and kept it moving.

[@topsyball1049]

Mine too, just so you know.,,the girl is a model of Jasons. Yup she is HOT too.

[@BeyondAIMan]

I've been a AAA customer for 14 years all my cars and my home are insured with them if AAA doesn't fire this company I'll fire AAA plenty of other insurance companies I can buy from this is racketeering.

[@juliogonzo2718]

Steve AAA doesn't have anything to do with them. They are a contractor for AAA. All AAA does is feed them tow and service calls. AAA is totally worth it for a member. I used to drive tow truck in a remote region, and had to charge $400-$900 for breakdowns fairly regularly. We charged $100 to hook up and $2.60/km plus fuel surcharge, plus tax (canada) it adds up fast. If they had AAA/CAA and bought the better coverage one tow could buy years of membership. I still have CAA and think it's worth it!

[@DjChadow]

Of course he knows the AAA service is good. That's why he chooses to use them. He's saying that AAA needs to cancel their service contract with them and not give them anymore business.

[@towtruckaj]

AAA has nothing to do with this, I doubt they even know of this, AAA is such a huge company that it would be silly for them to do this for money, They only risk losing uniformed customers that seem to think they are apart of it, All AAA does is dispatch calls in your towing area, And they do try to keep people like this off of their payroll, They do background checks, And they check up on service providers, They do try to find this shit.

[@Nobody-11B]

AAA responded to this video and are doing an investigation. AAA is a rock solid company.

[@Commissar0617]

AAA rates are usually barely profitable for the companies. that's part of why many operate *legitimate* private property impound. this is a predatory towing scheme.

[@jerryupp9387]

Tell the law about it. They can be arrested. This scam is illegal.

[@BananerRepublic]

the tow company is being sued.. class action lawsuit.... turns out they have the same exact scam going on at a liquor store

[@discosecret6363]

Jerry Upp These companies work with the police to perform mass towing scams, Downtown, on weekends.

[@ankles632]

The cops are probably in on it . Getting a cut

[@jwhiteheadcc]

@@ankles632 Or more likely, 'just following orders' with sh*tty city/state rules that give the truckers a license to steal? Sounds like a Floridaman scam. :/

[@randyman8984]

I agree, Sounds like the police are getting kick backs too as they dont seem to be doing anything about it >[

[@Tyggs42]

I wanna know if anything comes out of this. Did you contact cops and the local news? Sure they'd love their con being made public all over town...

[@chrisvelo2595]

Yea especially since AAA left a comment about them investigating

[@Tyggs42]

@@chrisvelo2595 ooh, I missed that comment. The plot doth thicken.

[@Nirrrina]

There's someone on their Facebook page who contacted all the authorities and the news station. Hopefully if others support them someone probably the news will actually do something.

[@greatjagras6381]

@@Nirrrina I need links I want to see what happens.

[@Nirrrina]

@@greatjagras6381 the Facebook link is above in the description.

[@leonardmckay8661]

So do the MacDonald's employees call as well? I did hear stories of restaurants employees calling them

[@yetithehabib2114]

The whole process he is doing is wrong wrong wrong! I'm a AAA driver myself and I worked at a company that did illegal parking tows. First off, you need to get pictures of the car parked illegally with a time stamp then you have to leave for at least 10 minutes to give them a chance to leave. After the 10 minutes, you have to come back take another set of pictures with time stamps and then you can pick up the vehicle and have the property manager sign a paper authorizing the tow.

[@StanleyKubick1]

www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/09/25/aaa-ends-relationship-with-predatory-detroit-towing-company-breakthrough

[@buudoom1]

www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/09/25/aaa-ends-relationship-with-predatory-detroit-towing-company-breakthrough AAA ends relationship with them two days go lol

[@MajBoothroyd]

Is that the same process if the company has a contract with McDonalds to patrol their lot?

[@yetithehabib2114]

@@MajBoothroyd from what I know, that's how the process is done legally and fairly. Someone had replied to my comment mentioning that someone was getting kick backed for picking up the cars and needless to say but hes more than likely 100% right! When you're a PPI tow truck driver, you do get commissions for getting cars but the manager who was flagging cars down is more than likely getting kick backs too, causing this whole conundrum

[@yetithehabib2114]

@ReallyNotBob Tech the truck driver is just a driver if anything. If he was the property manager, he knows what hes doing is extremely illegal, especially considering the amount of signs on the property and the rules set on those signs. Nonetheless, the driver is making alot of money, as well as the company and from my best judgement, the manager of that McDonald's is getting kickbacks too for flagging the cars down.

[@benjaminlee4463]

Send to McDonald's corporation then city counsel and city management as well as the chief of police

[@RayValdezPhotography]

Isn't the city corrupt though....... I will say no more.......

[@gma904]

Yes, they may have to stop.

[@squareglow]

In Dertroit? Maybe the city management. When the McDonalds HQ starts up calling again and does a bidding war on permits for property development, maybe the permit dept will give another more local franchise the permits

[@bb3ca201]

It's Detroit. No-one will care

[@servandoresendiz9194]

@@squareglow very true

[@divergence_tiffanyramos4337]

Hey Jason and Em! My family and I are tow truck operator's and owners. What happened in this video is ILLEGAL!! I don't know what your follow up had been, but you need to peruse it. AAA is a separate entity from this towing company and if they haven't already been informed you need to let them know. They'd be furious over the way this company is conducting itself. AAA has a rating system of who they give calls to. Our company is in the top 20 in California. We worked hard for that endorsement. If you would've been parked in the McDonald's parking lot for over six to eight hours? Then yeah, maybe you could've been towed. Key word, emphasis on Could Have. I'm implore you to see this through. The behavior of this company gives us honest tow truck driver's a bad name. I apologize for what both you and Em had to go through. Be safe in your future endeavors. If your ever in Cali and need road assistance hopefully we'll be the one's to come to your rescue. Take care!😎

[@JosephLedbetter]

Right on Tiffany!

[@divergence_tiffanyramos4337]

Joseph Ledbetter : Lol. Thanks!!

[@jnush]

I posted before i read replies. This video kinda irked me. AAA is not perfect, but I agree with you 100%. Be safe.

[@divergence_tiffanyramos4337]

Bob Cat : Thanks Bob! Your correct. No system is perfect. I can guarantee you AAA was not to happy with this business practice at all. I just wanted to make sure they followed through. I'm sure they weren't the only ones to fall victim to this tow company. Hopefully more will see this video and report them. We definitely put our two cents in and sent the video to the powers that be. This is so wrong on so many levels and it gives those of us who work in the tow business a bad name. Seriously! Who trolls McDonald's parking lots for business? This tow company needs to be out of business as far as I'm concerned.

[@jnush]

You're welcome. Who are you?

[@benjie128]

The tow truck driver claimed yall went to the restaurant afterward. Yet yall had the receipt before the spotter blue truck appeared. And the lady who was almost towed was literally walking out of the McDonald's.

[@tim7471]

Even if the McDonald's/tow company followed their 30 minute rule before towing, who would ever think they had only 30 minutes in the lot? After walking in , waiting for your food and bringing it to your table, eating, maybe going to the restroom, it would take most customers more than 30 minutes. This is clearly a scam and McDonald's should know it. Outrageous!!!!

[@FlanneryYT]

Well, 30 Minutes from the time you get your food is fairly reasonable (which, 9 times out of 10 when a company has this kind of policy is what they do). The problem is only if they note the time you pull in or place your order as being the "top of the clock". The policy in and of itself is an anti-loitering policy. Some people will go into a store, buy a $1 item, and then just wait around for an hour or two because they have nothing better to do. This helps cut back on that to free up parking spaces for actual customers. As long as they have signs clearly marking the lot as such a location, they haven't done anything wrong. Another problem is when (like at this location) you're not even following that policy and towing after 15 minutes.

[@Fearls1]

hell no not enough time when they fuck up your order over and over yet every employee has to take a competency test 300 questions long to even get the job......mcdonalds is a phenomenon for sure.......smart idiots working for shit pay ...black magic fuckery...

[@FlanneryYT]

Fearls1 "30 Minutes from the time you get your food is fairly reasonable". You are starting the clock way earlier than most companies with this policy do.

[@RagDollRat]

not to mention is the tow truck just their 24/7? or do they call it when youve been their for like 15 mins xD

[@FlanneryYT]

RagDollRat The tow truck is likely in the immediate vincinity and the spotter calls them over shortly after.

[@hatchetmobile9280]

AAA has officially severed ties with this tow company. it was in the news

[@luxdevoid]

AAA are criminals..destroyed my 4 wheel drive by improper towing and refused to pay or settle even after THEIR mechanic confirmed the cause of the damage. I'm out $2400 after 30+ years with AAA They are the worst company and should be out of business!

[@Keevus03]

+Lux DeVoid You can get your money. You can go through the BBB and Consumer Protection. And also the State Consumer Affairs, by filing a complaint. If that fails, I would sue. And if money is a problem, each state has an office that handles cases pro bono. Every lawyer has to do so many hours of pro bono or reduced fee work.

[@Keevus03]

+Lux DeVoid Also, a little further down the feed a post by J ZIM says a civil lawsuit has been filed against the tow company. You should see what you need to do to get in on this.

[@NightShiftBear01]

Provide a link to the news report please.

[@Keevus03]

www.google.com/amp/s/www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/09/25/aaa-ends-relationship-with-predatory-detroit-towing-company-breakthrough%3fmedia=AMP%2bHTML

[@junkrust2182]

Maybe I’ll buy a tow truck and go around following other tow trucks and tow them and charge them for oversized vehicle

[@w5pda]

Wild guess...your name would be Karma? ;-)

[@reazmohsinpretom4543]

Junk Rust make a video of it on KZbin and create a go fund me page. Will support.

[@servandoresendiz9194]

Lol

[@Therealphantomzero]

I'm game

[@4everAngelFace]

Fuck yeah!

[@christieintexas]

That is freaking insane!! Notify McDonald's corporate and, if they do nothing sue the hell outta both freaking companies. This most likely is a franchise and, the owner gets a cut. So, anyone there over 5 minutes they feel needs to get towed. How do they know the difference between worker's cars and customer's car. It's a huge scam!! There's definitely some shady shit going on.

[@danburch9989]

McDonald's is private property. A tow truck cannot come onto private property to tow a vehicle unless the owner of that property requests it. Therefore, you can surely bet that the McD's owner it probably getting 1/3rd of that towing charge even though the towing company and the McD's owner will never admit it. I'd file a complaint with McD's headquarters. They'll probably say that the owner is an independent franchisee and is free to do what the want.

[@gravitationaleddie5611]

No, it hurts their profits. No parking spaces = no customers. Spaces occupied by snowflakes going to Chipotle or Jimmy Johns.

[@Westman122343]

but as seen in the video here that parking lot was empty except for maybe 4 cars when it can hold about 12-15

[@danburch9989]

Kenny Massey Yes it was an employee in this country on an expired tourist visa.

[@TheKnightda8]

It is way too hard to make a buck selling hamburgers.... stealing hundreds from your customers is way easier.

[@WILDWOODislandder]

Do you honestly think the manager cares about the brand and it's McDonald's who the f*** cares it's like eating cancer the manager at the McDonald's probably owns the tow truck company or his brother does or sister or whatever

[@Texas240]

Looks like auto theft. Hopefully you've shown this to the local police and an attorney. You can find that tow company's commercial insurance provider and let them know the are having customers drive off the tow truck.

[@redemptionofthebeast50]

Tx240 Shut them down!

[@Kyle17206]

Not to mention the fact that they made them drive off the truck into oncoming traffic. I'm sure the insurance company would just love to hear about that lol

[@elkycruiser79]

Report that shit to Michigan department of consumer protection

[@channasmith9184]

So much for AAA taking "immediate action"! There's reports from 2 days ago that it's still happening. Obviously they either like the kickbacks or simply don't care.

[@groowanderer]

Really? I seen another comment from two years ago saying that the business went under after facing prosecution, then opened another business called magic towing, that also went under.

[@channasmith9184]

@@groowanderer Honestly no idea. I followed the links in the description to the business. It says open 24hrs, with complaints from like an hour ago. I'd like to think something has been done.

[@groowanderer]

@@channasmith9184 I seen someone also said they just complained on their site haha so I'm thinking the only thing left alive for that business is hate from people viewing this

[@channasmith9184]

@@groowanderer Maybe it's how they get publicity 😅

[@J-ZIM]

As of September 25, 2018, from the Metrotimes News: A Detroit towing company that has come under fire for its aggressive tactics and $400-plus cash-only towing fees is now facing a class action lawsuit that alleges it routinely engages in "illegal, predatory, and rogue practices." The suit filed Friday by attorneys with the Truth2Power Civil Justice Fund alleges that Breakthrough Towing violated state towing laws by hauling vehicles from private lots without proper permission, refusing to release vehicles to owners who showed up before their vehicle was towed, and failing to notify police before removing vehicles. Breakthrough Towing was recently the subject of a viral KZbin video that purported to show the company trying to tow McDonald's customers legally parked outside the restaurant's location on Woodward in Midtown. The allegations detailed in the suit plus a handful of additional horror stories shared by Breakthrough victims with Metro Times together paint a picture of an operation so aggressive that it easily catches people parked legally, taking their cars regardless of circumstance. As one of the plaintiffs in the case says she was told by a driver - "once he was dispatched, no matter if the car was hooked up or not, he had to take it." Once caught, vehicle owners can be robbed of a week's paycheck almost instantaneously, forced to pay cash for tows starting around $400 with additional fees tacked on for inevitabilities, like having to retrieve their vehicle registration from inside the car. The company appears to rely on "spotters" for alerts when a car has been parked too long (it denies this, but we've seen people stationed for hours at a time outside at least one of the lots from which it tows) and keeps its trucks idling throughout Midtown

[@davef.2811]

This is called racketeering, in case there is any question of it. This activity is very rampant in South Florida, especially around the Miami area. This is very profitable, as these companies are often "all in the family" operations with collusion and shadow ownership going even up to the highest of politicians and other "government" officials, active or retired. Municipal contracts are often awarded through no-scrutiy, no- bid contracts using obfuscation to hide the true structure. It would appear to only be getting worse over time, as well.

[@notinusesoon4975]

still not feeling it is justice unless the mother fuckers suffer from physical and unbearable pain

[@ki4nge4]

@@davef.2811 Sarasota / Bradenton area of Florida to.. Off the top of my head I can think of 8 companies doing this same Deplorable Disgusting Despicable thing... if I had a Dictionary handy I could think of more words that start with a "D" to describe these DICKHEADS....

[@nolagirl7082]

I’m so glad y’all are calling them out and leaving links to leave shitty reviews on them in your description box

[@KeithsReviews]

Detroit is corrupt as fuck. It's the wild west out there.

[@VnfvitYGhozT]

Everyone should send this to Philip DeFranco, and other news outlets online to cover this. Get it trending on Twitter.

[@DaftPunkSkittle]

I have reported stuff to Philip DeFranco about issues needing to be covered by a bigger outlet or news stories that are about to go trending or viral. But he has never responded back or tweet at me back

[@droidss21]

Good old philly D

[@VnfvitYGhozT]

Steven Salgado 😆😂

[@VnfvitYGhozT]

Lil Clout Same here, he probably has a bunch of people messaging him about other things too. I think he has a team that looks through the messages and pick a few stories that sound good enough to rack up a bunch of views to put in his video. It doesn’t hurt to try though.

[@jimmydesir8452]

The Manager at that McDonalds store should be fired!!!

[@057rcbartman]

You know you seem like me , if its not fair or a rip off trying to do something in a small way is at least satisfying. if people get away with crap like this and no one says anything then they will just keep doing it . Great job !

[@Kcducttaper1]

I'd fire off a stolen vehicle report. When he goes to argue, McD's security cameras will verify everything.

[@calvin6235]

>>>we had to clear our security system for maintenance... :)

[@texasrubicon392]

it's probably as reliable as the ice cream machine.

[@donkazoid]

U dont want stolen car on your carfax report.

[@colinellis5425]

Hello tray, you are so right, many times I have asked for a milk shake, only to be told the ice cream machine is down, Oh im from the UK by the way. and we NEVER have a problem with parking

[@stormcrowlegendary3512]

Since as far as I know you have to file a report with the police before towing, yeah that is a legit strategy. I knew a guy who ran one of these. He said he had to wait for slips to be planted on the cars for 24 hours. Most of the people who never picked up their cars had them crushed.

[@midos6767]

If that McDonalds franchise is doing a towing scam... you need to report it to the McDonalds Corporation. You should also file a police report.

[@JMRabil675]

Yes. This idiot youtuber is doing this ALL wrong. You can tell he is fucking stupid

[@michaelespinoza3726]

You would have to have proof that the manager was getting kickbacks. He's not stupid. It's not that easy to file a lawsuit. Not to AAA has left and official comment on this video saying that they are currently investigating the incident. Even if he did file suit and got his money back, $450 is small potatoes. They'll just keep doing it to others. Exposing what they are doing is far more effective.

[@ttyngordon]

Sue the tow company and McDonald's and then sue the city.

[@colourfulbees]

Then sue the country and the continent and finally sue the planet

[@__________________________6139]

Them sue the galaxy

[@lonnieis18]

Lastly sue God

[@Albus_Rex]

I'd hold off on sueing the Galaxy. Wouldn't want little green men coming in their UFO's to appear in court.

[@AwesomeAlex808]

@@Albus_Rex thats ok, we have that dude in the vid to tow away their space ship and we can sue the aliens for abduction and sexual assault.

[@emilygrace1960]

I would love to see an update on this... I sure do adore you and Emily. I LOVE that ya'll did this.

[@MissouriOldTimer]

turn the driver in to AAA they will not use his company any more,,

[@nerychristian]

Unfortunately, they probably make most of their money towing the cars at McDonald's

[@elisamaer4739]

If u see the answer from AAA Auto Club Group above, that is in response to e mail I sent them---I was a driver and later a dispatcher for a AAA contractor in Miami (25 years+)--they sent me an email that they were looking @ pulling their AAA certification/contract. Elisa's husband sez this

[@MissouriOldTimer]

yes but I don't think AAA would want their name associated with this kind of activity, it's bad publicity.

[@joemama-os5ks]

This company probably has nothing to do with the service AAA. A lot tow and bail bond companies put the letter A so they appear first in the phone book.

[@JMRabil675]

AAA wont give a fuck.

[@djorgen104]

Just a side note I scrounged up elsewhere on the intertubes... "AAA Michigan recovered a default judgment in federal court in Detroit for violations of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act and trademark infringement, Case No 13-12775, against Breakthrough Towing and its owner Michael Dickerson, and Judge Paul Borman entered a permanent injunction against the towing operator. The key allegations were unauthorized use of AAA’s emblem to the public." I will further note the case was decided in January 2014, with the first cease and desist notice by AAA being issued in 2011. Here we are, seven years later and the trademark theft is still blatant in utter defiance of the Federal courts.

[@Commissar0617]

"unauthorized use of AAA’s emblem to the public"... all AAA contracted towing companies are REQUIRED to display the AAA logo. now, if they're not a AAA contractor, that's different.

[@dannydaw59]

The towing co. will just change their name and keep screwing people over.

[@mindwideopen2579]

@@Commissar0617 Commissar.... "Unauthorized".... "Violation of the Michigan Consumer Act & Trademark Infringement".... "Federal court, Case No.13-12775" Yeah, uh, that means no. Not contracted with AAA. Maybe try reading the whole comment instead of skimming next time? Yeah, that'd be a good idea 😁

[@mechanicalman8048]

@@Commissar0617 that's exactly what he explained. They are cort ordered to stop because they are not really members of AAA.

[@StormAlterWorlds]

Commissar apparently has a reading comprehension issue.

[@xxBEAUTY111xx]

I have been to this McDonald’s, and walked out of the McDonald’s to the car gone and towed. After I called the towing company the lady on the phone decided to harass and make nasty comments to us and changed the price 3 different times. Break through towing has people sitting in the parking lot to let the towers know which car to tow!!! This company is outrageous and I hope AAA makes a change to their system.

[@Commissar0617]

no, they're not.

[@xxBEAUTY111xx]

I beg to differ. However, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. The types of people sitting in their parking lot, towing people who ARE eating at the McDonalds, is unquestionably wrong. With no probable cause of towing each car that comes in there, it seems as if there is some illegal activity going on within Breakthrough towing that comes into the private property of McDonalds; especially if McDonalds had not ordered for each car to be towed. Also, while sitting on the side of McDonalds I witnessed a handicapped man go in and order his food, and coming out to his car being gone. This man was disabled with a handicapped sign on his rearview mirror. What was he violating? Absolutely nothing. The man later explained that when he was on the phone with Breakthrough Towing, they could not give him a price until he came to the towing yard the next morning. He called again and the towing company told him a price of $575 for it to be removed from their lot. This man CRIED because he could not even afford the rent payment for his home. If this doesn't stand out and show the level of disrespect and illegal activity this towing company is doing on a private property, then some changes need to be made, and Breakthrough Towing needs to be shut down. But like I said before, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

[@slojoegtstang5775]

Burn that place to the ground

[@laurenjarnac1131]

I agree Nicole. My car got towed and I was harassed as well. So terrible.

[@budsforyou5908]

Nicole k

[@georgetabback9084]

This has been a long going scam at this location. Rob Wolcheck exposed it. The manager was getting a cut of the profit of all cars towed. They were using "spotters" in the parking lot who, ironically, were the ones breaking the rules by being there more than 15 minutes!

[@journeyon1983]

Why didn't you go back inside McDonald's and speak to the manager? That's what I would have done. Then you should have taken your dated receipt and your video to small claims court and sue not just the towing company but that particular McDonald's fast food store too. Getting that manger on the chopping block to be fired would have been my goal.

[@Bryan-Hensley]

I'm sure it varies but it only cost $128 to get a civil suit warrant on them. Even if you lose it's worth it just because they have to come to court. You can also get the news paper and media to announce the lawsuit.

[@Kid617]

They are supposed to have posted signs stating the time u are allowed in the place of business after set time u will get towed or if u leave the property on average u order your food waite for it sit down and eat its atleast 15 min

[@ReaperCheGuevara]

The thing is if he was fired from McDonald's he would literally be on the chopping block in multiple pieces.

[@MacMashPotato]

oh hey, your one of those people that think talking to the manager makes a differance

[@johnwilburn]

Talking to the one in a different color shirt they call a "manager" is worthless. You should talk with the franchisee first and then the media.

[@kevski7650]

Please post a follow-up video explaining how telling corporate went, I'm sure everyone wants to know!

[@leberino5583]

Kevin Scannell yep we need an update

[@jaylast1958]

current lawsuit. I wouldn't expect until afterwards

[@frenchman936]

The AAA is here check my comment

[@keithmagee3744]

Contact the towing regulators for that area. That is against every regulation and towing laws. I know from experience i used to tow for 14 years. NEVER in my career would i allow someone to climb onto my rig and do that. I did not even allow cops to climb on my rig. It is a major safety hazzard.

[@davetherockguy]

This guy Tows..

[@vudogaming115]

@@davetherockguy he's gotta eat, at least you know he's against scamming people like this. Nothing wrong with towing an asshole that thinks he's important enough to park in a handicap spot when he's able bodied.

[@valfreyaaurora4922]

or someone whose car has broken down and really needs a tow. Not all towing is bad!

[@georgegonzalez319]

Got towed at a Ross in Los Angeles. Asked the manager about it. He said they didn't call but a guy sits out front in a tow truck and watches the parking lot for people leaving to other businesses to. I looked up the local towing laws and learned what he was doing was ILLEGAL! Tow companies are NOT allowed to generate their own tow! A business has to CALL THEM and ask to have someone towed! We called and threatened to sue them and they released our car and we avoided paying almost 700 dollars in fees!

[@syracuselux1450]

Make sure you tag AAA of Michigan. They represent and tow for them as advertised on the trucks hood. I’m sure they would like to know about it!

[@AutoClubGroup]

Thank you for helping bring this to our attention. AAA has high standards of service for our towing service providers. Actions such as those seen in this video are in no way tolerated. We are currently investigating this matter and will take appropriate and immediate action.

[@stevenboesky6692]

@@AutoClubGroup @jasonlanierphotography did you see this response?

[@GRJCLyon]

AAA Auto Club Group I’d pay to see the video proof that anything was done.

[@RayValdezPhotography]

www.yelp.com/biz/breakthrough-towing-detroit

[@tarusproducts79]

you're not fooling anyone. You are not AAA. Your channel is brand new and has zero content.

[@jonathanjames2162]

People just bombarded them calling them all night. Both Break Through Towing and this McDonalds should be out of business.

[@omarponce1006]

This is terrible, need to contact news station so they can do a report and full investigation to McDonald's and towing company.

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

My thoughts exactly. Contact TV news and give the tow truck company the bad reputation it deserves along with that McDonald's franchise. I would also confront the blue truck driver and let him know he is recognized as part of the illegal scheme.

[@tinafansavga]

So what happened after the video was posted?Did things change at that McDonald’s and the towing company

[@MsCrow-dm3ss]

Department of Transportation and that tow company's insurrance carrier would be interested seeing you drive off the tow truck...also, what tow/impound delivers car to where they were towed from?

[@jamesbizs]

Ms. Crow I would have driven forward 😂. Whose fault would that be?

[@danbrown9098]

Me and a good friend of mine decided to go Detroit to enjoy the weather and check out the city. We stopped at McDonald's on Woodward. Parked in the parking lot for McDo and went inside. With the drive being over an hour we had to use the bathroom. The men's bathroom was locked and we both had to use the restroom. We had planned on sitting down and eating but we had to use a restroom first. Apparently at this McDonald's you have to be "BUZZED" in to use the restroom. No sign letting us know that at all. So naturally we had to find the closest restroom. Next door happened to be the closest one. We leave McDonald's to use the bathroom at HopCat. We both use the bathroom and head back to McDonald's to eat. Keep in mind this took maybe 5-7 minutes to do so. As we are walking back there we look over at my car and we see a tow truck getting ready to hook up my vehicle. I flip out and run over to him. I say “Sir I'm at Mcdonalds” and explain to him that the bathrooms are locked. He says “you have to be a patron of Mcdonalds”.I said “we are”. “We just had to use the bathroom”.He says “it's too late”...He says “go get the manager from mcdonalds”. I go get her and she is no help as he continues to chain my vehicle up. At this point I am pretty angry. So I call the police while he is chaining away. I tell him and he says they already know about it. So I finish up my call to the police and they say they are sending a squad car. I tell the tow guy and he pays no mind that I asked him to wait for the police to arrive. He starts to get the vehicle all the way on the tow truck and we just stand and watch him steal my vehicle basically helplessly. We acquire info and numbers and addresses. So we know where the car is going, price, time etc. Tow guy offers no info but to call the number on the truck. I do that. The lady on the phone tells me it's $395 to get my vehicle back and they open at 9 am. It was currently 9pm and we don't live in Detroit sooooo... At this point what are we going to do? We are stranded... The tow guy finishes up and does a really terrible job loading my vehicle. My front right tire was on top of the side railing! EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! Not only for my vehicle but for him and all people on the road!!! He asks for my keys. I said no way am I giving you my keys. You just stole my car!!! He says “We are not liable for any damages that occur with your vehicle”. He drives away... My vehicle is ready to basically fall off the side off the tow truck.... At this point me and my friend have no clue what just happened. Luckily a nice young lady asked us if we needed a ride. We said yes and quickly thought of where to go. We had a few choices. Walk the streets all night till morning. Get a hotel. Call for ride back to Toledo. Uber etc. We decide the easiest thing to do is hit the casino all night till morning. That is what we did. So we waited till 7 am and called BreakThrough. It states on there online presence both 24/7 and open 7am to 7pm. Neither true.... Opens at 9am. Keep in mind we walked from MGM to their office. Got there at 7 am no one there. Ok so 9 am it is. We are exhausted by this time from staying up all night and walking. We go to Burger King to pass the time to 9. 9 comes around and we are ready to get the car and drive home. Praying the car is not damaged from the way he loaded it up. We get inside and see the sign that says cash only. I didn't have $395 in cash So I had to go to the atm at the gas station next door. The atm only allows $200 to be withdrawn at one time... I had to draw out twice to get $400. That's 2 charges from the ATM and 2 charges from my bank just to withdraw cash! Walk back over to get this nightmare over with. Guy at the counter tells us he needs license, registration and proof of insurance. Ok cool. I have all of that. Except my registration being in my car for legal reasons of course. I find out that it's $25 more because it is in my car and not in my wallet!!! Who has their registration in their wallet?!?! I hand over $420 in cash. He gives me a receipt. I asked him nicely can I have a time when the tow guy picked up my car. No time on file.... At this point we are exhausted and still need to drive home from Detroit to Toledo. He says “do you guys need a ride to the yard to get your car?” Yes I said not even knowing where it is!!!! Tow guy comes and brings me to the car yard about 4-5 miles from the office. We get there and it is a straight up JUNK YARD!!! The tow guy had to pull a smashed rusted vehicle out of the way so we could get in there. I'm soooo mad at this point! My vehicle is laying in a junk yard over night in a field of rusted metal and overgrown grass and weeds and garbage everywhere!!! I'm guessing my car is totally messed up. Thankfully it had no issues or dents or scratches from what I noticed. Very thankful of that blessing. Look I get it... People park at McDonald’s and go other places and should get towed. My situation was not that. No understanding and inhumane. It’s not about the money they stole from me. It’s a moral issue on their part. PLEASE SHARE! Let’s keep these businesses...OUT OF BUSINESS!

[@the_reaper7583]

i know its anoying but we did not ask for the equivlent of UR LIFE STORY jeseus

[@blake8813]

BangDieFries a life story would be 10000x times longer

[@tripalong]

BangDieFries just as nobody asked for your bitchiness.

[@JoeMCool]

BangDieFries piss off asshat. no one forced you to read it. what a dumbfuck!

[@RichardWraith]

I'd be taking those chains off faster than he could put them on, and throw the damn thinks over the nearest wall. No way in hell would they take my car away, its private property, so they cant even call the police. In the UK, if you get in the vehicle, they are legally not allowed to tow it away either.

[@gregs7519]

This kind of crap is exactly why when I eat at restaurants I always sit at a table where I can watch my car the whole time while I eat.

[@demonpride1975]

and that's the sad part, you have to be in watching distance so nothing happens to your vehicle. whats the point of going to places like this then right.

[@edwardalamo2507]

Would be to late, park on street legally

[@andrew_koala2974]

@Slater Exactly. ..I always do likewise. This is the first time i heard of such an activity. Police need to investigate and discover who is callig the tow truck and the parties involved in this. Besides the economic injury to the victims somewhere in this criminal activity is conspiracy. That increases the seriousness of the charges.

[@mfibonacci5275]

This happens all the time at apartment complexes. The apartment managers/ owners/tow companies and police are in on the illegal scam together making dirty money. How to stop them all and put them out of business in jail and every victim get their money back?

[@jjredick6588]

Here in Sacramento a tow company was doing this type stuff for awhile after a investigation all 5 employees were arrested

[@RayValdezPhotography]

seeing that it takes detroit ten fucking years. either the city is in on it or city government is dumb as shit.

[@BobBuilder-om4rd]

I bet the manager of McD's is in collusion with the towing company

[@zahidshabir4038]

He *CLEARLY* stated that in the video

[@user-jt9fi2kl6n]

It has nothing to do with McDonald's.

[@BobBuilder-om4rd]

@@user-jt9fi2kl6n yes it does

[@McBeaner720]

Enrique Torres Uhh if the manager of the McDonalds actively ignores his customers being towed away your damn right they’re getting a cut.

[@amye9655]

Bob Builder trump should contact them

[@44hawk28]

What they are doing is considered auto theft in the state of Michigan. Not to mention the bribes that the manager is probably getting to be complicit in such a scam. I live and work in the Detroit area and have worked as an investigator and seen such schemes but never one quite this blatant. Being in Detroit, they're very lucky somebody hasn't been shot yet. My next question is is if it was a rental vehicle that was stolen why didn't you just call the rental company and say the vehicle was stolen it was stolen by this company and send them to pick up their vehicle and bring you a a different rental vehicle. Tow companies have been ripping people off in the Detroit area for at least 20 years. Everyone complicit in these crimes should be jailed for a minimum of a year. That includes the tow truck drivers. Because they have to know what's going on if they've been there more than twice.

[@emitizmo7456]

Robert Fustin No way the McDonald's manager isn't in on this. It's his parking lot he knows what's going on. Absolute disgrace.

[@GoHard1102]

I used to work for a rental company... You are responsible for the vehicle, if it gets towed the customer is ALWAYS paying for it. No matter the circumstances.

[@holdencaufield4539]

While the managers might be complicit in this scam, it is probably the franchise owner who is profiting from the predatory towing. McDonalds Corporate lawyers can explain to the owner who this is a really bad idea.

[@annacarrasquillo1282]

I know this was 3 years ago but am wondering if AAA was contacted about this?

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

Why not chase down the blue pickup truck and turn its license plate into the police?

[@VanillaSunrise]

World of Retro Gameplay they didn’t break any laws you can arrest someone for sitting across the street

[@SmolBold]

@@VanillaSunrise uh. Yes. It's called organized crime

[@swinde]

There is no reason to cite a blue truck going down the road. It could have been coincidence but it is likely that he is a "spotter" for illegally parked vehicles. These cars WERE illegally parked partially blocking a lane of traffic that goes around the drive through lane and also accesses a second drive through order window. The paint was faded but the areas was marked with white angled parallel lines that mean no parking. The legal handicap parking space is closer to the street. There are no marked parking spaces in this area. The video poster is parked across TWO legal parking spaces. The only thing I don't understand is why didn't the tow truck driver tow these vehicles.

[@andrewclayterman6230]

Why not chase down the blue pickup truck and turn the bitch driver into swiss cheese or catch him going into a store and accidentally hit him a couple of times with a baseball bat

[@swinde]

You are correct that the paint should be corrected, but I think since there are no parking spots marked in this area it would be a clue. About the handicapped lady There is some confusion caused by the fact that is a slightly earlier part of the Video, it DOES show a car legally parked in a MARKED handicap spot. Notice the hubcaps design. Later the shot is about 100 feet deeper into the parking lot and the handicapped lady's car is similar, but different. Hubcap design is different including a missing right front hubcap. Also the spot she is in doesn't have the blue lines and handicap icon. This car is parked in the no parking zone.

[@ImuRazz]

OMG I was there last weekend and I went to bathroom. I was there for like 3 mins and manager was looking to see which car it is. He went to the bathroom and asked who’s car it is. I was gonna get something to eat and I just ran out and left. cuz I saw the tow truck parked on the other side of the street. It’s ridiculous. Detroit sucks

[@oni3342]

You would be safer taking a piss in a bottle than going in there to pee at all. Might cost you 400 dollars for a ten minute pee pee..

[@alegroman4294]

Jason, you should bring this scam to the local TV station, so they can do a sting coverage. You are doing a good job bringing this scam through KZbin, but a local tv station can do an even better job and ruffle some feathers of local authorities. Unless the local authorities are involved nothing is getting done.

[@GamerSapss]

There actually has been coverage about these exact guys, and there is already a class-action lawsuit going against them kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZojZYpSLhdp8d5Y The guy doing the coverage has done a lot other over shady deals like this one

[@judahmourn3690]

alegroman no need for local TV everyone watches KZbin in this internet age they are screwed now for sure

[@alegroman4294]

@corey lew I understand everyone watches KZbin. My concern is- is someone or local authority doing something about it so they don't scam other people? Just because everyone is watching KZbin doesn't mean someone is doing something about it. Usually if local tv station are involved local authorities will have to initiate action because they are put on the spot .

[@DarthHumongous]

@@racheldiglio3402 he knows too you fucking idiot. Grow a brain

[@annamariaecolraine8281]

McDonald’s is the problem.

[@missbaileyofficial]

My car was towed on Good Friday on Southgate Blvd in North Lauderdale Florida! By McDonald’s, The tow truck and cops tried to extort 85.00, which turned into $200.00 at their tow scammer yard!

[@LivingWithTheGuzmans]

They are running a scam and the Manager at the McDonalds there is taking a cut or the lot owner . That's what they were doing over here in N.Y. the police were pissed off because they knew what they are pulling off.

[@nonyobussiness3440]

I think if you jumped the spotter and the tow truck driver you’d stop it

[@chill3568]

Yep kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnubk6qeqt-onrM

[@cynthiarothrock4255]

I'd like to borrow a Sherman tank and run it over the tow truck a dozen times.

[@Th3OmegaPoint]

Probably just pissed that they weren't getting their cut.

[@godisgood_7]

This video needs to go viral !!! This is horrible what mc donalds is doing !!! Mc ripp off !!!!SMH!!!

[@zeppelinmilk]

Everyone that can should report this company to the IRS. With a cash only business who knows how much money they hid from the IRS.

[@DEADLOK69]

That is the same company from the Rob Wolchek report in the Hall Of Shame. they changed it to Magic towing. But the license is under Breakthrough.