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Originally Posted by fliptuner
1. The shop shouldn't have allowed the car to be towed by a regular truck.
2. The shop shouldn't have allowed the car to be towed by a regular truck with only 2 nuts/wheel.
3. The shop shouldn't have allowed the car to be towed by a regular truck with only 2 nuts/wheel w/o dollies
4. The truck driver is an idiot and shouldn't have towed the car on a regular truck w/ 2nuts/wheel and no dollies
5. The truck driver's a douchebag for leaving
6. ICBC's trying to weasel their way out of it by telling you to go after the other 2 parties
Bottom line is either talk to a lawyer or if it's not worth the money, take the tow company to small claims court, stay on ICBC's back and see what the shop is willing to do for you since they should've looked out for your best interest.
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This x2.
I don't know jack about running a shop, but when I have plumbers or electricians working on my projects-shit gets done to my specs. Just the other day I got into a "disagreement" with my plumber about the way that he wanted to install a bathtub. I told him straight up that I didn't care how much longer he's done this than me, I have personally done it enough to know how I want it done.
And it was installed, what I'd call properly.
If my name goes on something, I want to be able to back it up.
The shops name went on this little ordeal. They only bolted 2 lugs to the wheel, and they watched it pull out without the dollies.
At any point, they could have said no.
So that's their issue.
The tow truck driver also could have said no at any time.
So where it lands between them and the tow truck company is their business. They file against his insurance, and god sorts it out. Whatever they get goes to you, and whatever is left uncovered in damage comes from them.
And if they are such good friends, they don't leave you holding the bag-in Alberta! Because that sucks this happened while 100's of miles away. You couldn't have done anything different.