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Service Request #5: Dude, Where's My Car?

4/7/202633 min

A missing car reveals the confusing rules, murky fees, and private actors behind modern towing.

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Clips

Ransomed In A Dark Lot
From No Remorse To Regret
No Verification, Total Exploitation
The Neighborhood Spy Network
Barter To Save Your Car
Targeting The Low-Hanging Fruit
The 7-Eleven Tow Trap
Where’s The Line, Legally?

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

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  3. Kelly Prime· Guest0:58

    Well, I thought my car had been stolen, uh, which it, I was like, does, does that even happen? I guess it does, but, you know, my car is really old. It's like twenty eleven Mazda six, so I really didn't know why anyone would wanna take that [laughs] car.

  4. Delaney Hall· Host1:14

    This is Kelly Prime. We work together at ninety-nine PI, and she lives in Brooklyn. And not too long ago, she had an experience that shook her. She and her friends had been out for the day in Coney Island, and they were stopping to get some takeout

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