Veteran sees man on driveway taking pic of car plates – then vehicle is towed over ‘violation’ unseen from the street

When a man was seen taking pictures of his car’s license plate in his driveway, a veteran was taken aback.

Even worse is the fact that his automobile was pulled away for a minor infringement a while later.

After their homeowners association let a tow firm to take cars from private driveways for a series of minor infractions, residents of Spring Hill, Florida, were incensed.

Brennan Wells, one of these residents, found that his truck had been towed because its registration had expired by one month.

A stranger was captured on Wells’ home security camera photographing his truck’s license plate before dragging it away.

Later, Wells, a full-time student and veteran of the US Coast Guard, had to pay more than $200 to get his car back.

Allison Shaw’s Tesla almost was towed while it was still connected to her home in a similar situation.

As anticipated, irate altercations broke out between neighbors and tow company workers who claimed to be following HOA directives.

While defending the Lone Star Ranch HOA’s authority to enforce rules, attorney Kathleen Reres questioned the strategy’s sanity.

According to the tow business, several cars were towed because their registrations had expired.

When Pasco County Sheriff’s officers stepped in, they warned the tow truck driver that towing cars without the right permission would be construed as theft.

The HOA banned the tow firm in question, A-1 Recovery, from hauling after receiving complaints from the neighborhood.

According to Florida law, the impound operator must return within an hour of being called, and automobiles must be towed within 10 miles of the location.

This comes as a new regulation that enforces a “72-hour rule” that prohibits larger vehicles from parking on popular residential streets or risked towing.

Some drivers believe it will disrupt their living arrangements, while officials say they were reacting to homeowners’ worries over nuisance parking.

Additionally, despite paying a parking ticket, a driver’s car was towed, leaving him stranded.

Sam Marcrom described the towing problem as “predatory” after he and his spouse parked at a Pay to Park private lot in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and his car was towed away.

He told ABC affiliate WBMA-LD, “I think it’s a commonly held concern this is happening at an alarming rate,”

Marcrom claimed that although they had paid for the parking place, his wife had inadvertently typed their tag number incorrectly.

“They were unwilling to refund ourmoney, even though we had paid,” he stated.

Marcrom claimed that in order to have his car back, he had to pay a towing cost of $165.

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