George Smith Towing Inc. PA 19153

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Ani

The school allegedly either has a contract with George Smith’s towing or they’re getting kickbacks from them. My car was legally parked on Mifflin st for two hours from 7:45pm to 9:45pm. The school obviously closed allegedly has a rule that you cannot park in front of their supposed “driveway.” There is no driveway, there are no posted signs stating that there is a driveway, and where I was parked was a clear curb. I don’t know what cars the school has jumping a curb to drive into a park but I highly doubt they are doing so after hours. The only clearly marked signs are those that state “No Parking on School Days between 7am to 4:30pm.” I grew up in a major city, I know how to look for every LEGAL reason a city has to ticket and tow a car. There was nothing here stating this was a driveway. I was left on S 61st at night in 20 degree winter weather for the incompetent dispatcher to tell me I had to wait for a tow drive to potentially return so I can hand him $175 in cash. So you wanted me to stand there for God knows how long in the cold with a considerable amount of cash for what? Either the school is hurting for money or the tow company is broke and needs to make money. The pictures are blurry because my hands were freezing. My car was exactly where the black SUV is siting. The posted signs on the fence of the alleged driveway state “Cars Parked Illegally will be Towed” but yet I parked there outside of the posted times in a spot that is not a posted “driveway.” Not sure when a park became a driveway but then again the President is a convicted felon so I guess anything is possible now.

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Dave Schneider

I implore businesses of Philadelphia to cease working with this scam company. I understand that there is a genuine need for towing. Sometimes cars are parked where they shouldn't be and need to be moved.<br><br>However there is an ethical way and a scam way. This company was fined in 2017 by the AG for unethical business practices (google it). They drive around looking for cars parked in front of their signs and then call PPA, send them a photo (PPA isn't even present), ticket it and tow it. They do not get any sort of authorization from the property owner. This, unfortunately, cannot be disputed, but it is certainly predatory. They are also incredibly rude on the phone and resort to name calling.<br><br>There are other tow services to choose from and we should all demand better from businesses that operate in Philly.

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Andrew Jonathan

This towing company is as bad as it gets. They made me wait in the cold until they were ready to help me out. They proceeded to take their time while I filled out paper work in the cold. They gave me my car back but not after yelling at me for taking too long to get out of their lot since they were closing up. A level of human decency did not exist here and I am sorry for anyone else who has to deal with them.