ASAP Towing

What a bunch of scam artist losers. Someone needs to do something about this criminal behavior, speaking of ASAP!!! They are literally targeting innocent people for their own monetary gain and I’m soooo confused as to who they’re hired by or how this could possibly be legit. We were towed today IMMEDIATELY while my husband crossed the street and I came back mid street cross to grab coffees for us at D&D. You’re not supposed to be towed if you’re a D&D customer! Yet, we were and had to pay approx $ 140 to get our car back (not to mention the $ 20 – 25 cab fee to get there). Totally sketchy «business» upon arrival (you never get a chance to see who you’re dealing with) and super unprofessional. We had no rights AT ALL in the entire process and the guy literally hurled multiple insults at my husband, including calling him a «douchebag» since we couldn’t see him. Everyone please take as much action as possible!!!

Worst SCAM company ever… Total Losers! Everything that everyone has written here is 100% spot on. To add to the shadiness– the only bright spot is… They only accept Discover or American Express. I mean, what business only excepts the most costly percentage credit card rates to their business and the two cards that most people don’t carry. Yup– these losers! But if you do happen to have either one of these cards– they got it all figured out. They will just charge you that high percentage rate and call it a transaction fee! Dont have any credit cards or only carry the most popular ones like Visa & MasterCard? don’t worry!!! There is a shady ATM right behind you so you can give him cash — which the punk behind the one way glass won’t give you a receipt for so he can keep it off the books!

Call the cops before you go. Don’t go alone. Everyone who has ever dealt with these people should get together and call the media, IRS, and better business bureau

These are a bunch of sickos. My car got towed after my boyfriend and I shopped a bit around peatland and then headed over to party city. Like wtf? Someone who used to work there told me that they watch from above toys r us and wait for their victims. These people have no lives. Money really must be hard to get by nowadays if this is what is has to resort to. It’s just a shitty feeling when you’re having a great day and then you find out you have to pay $ 140 to get you car back. They also start raising the price after three days.
Update I went to their junkyard and there’s a poor little dog all locked up in a tiny cave with so many flies roaming around.

These guys are criminals. Not only did they tow my car… while I was 8 months pregnant and the day of my baby shower, but I witnessed them breaking into another car and have it on video. They are vultures and I’m sure what they are doing has to be illegal.
The businesses in the plaza 48 shopping center should be ashamed to support this practice.
Don’t worry ASAP and Plaza 48, I’m one mad mama, and will make sure to do anything I possibly can to take action.

They are also involved in some type of insurance fraud as well. I got a letter a month after having my car towed and it says I was in an accident while driving an asap tow truck. Funny about is I don’t work for this company I never even driven a tow truck in my life. My license number and name was on the police report and it was signed by a police detective so there might be law enforcement involved. Please nobody use this company it will cost you in the long run.

Literally a criminal organization; I will report them in a letter to the DOT and all the stores of the parking lot where I got towed because ASAP is clearly committing predatory towing.
I showed up and while at their tow pound I called bases r us and was able to get the gentleman who had helped me. He told them over the phone that I was a customer and I had been at the store and they still refused the release the car without changing me.
Whoever is in charge of this parking lot and towing scheme should take note because I’m going to bring this to the attention of the corporate offices of their stores starting from toys/​babies r us.
These are 3^rd world country abuses and I’m shocked to see it happen in NYC.

My daughters car was towed today by ASAP at the 48^th street shopping center in Astoria. They recorded her crossing the street and towed her car. She even shopped in a store in the lot she parked in. When she went to pick up her car, they had the video of her playing on the tv over and over again as she walked in the door. They directed her to the lot to get her registration from the car where she was greeted by a sleazy, shirtless guy and his pit bulls ! They are sneaky crooks who like to try to intimidate people. The shopping center who hired this towing company has no regard for its customers.

As others have noted, these people are part of a legal but predatory towing scam. They have spotters/​video cameras in the National Wholesale Liquidators/​Toys R’ Us parking ot. If you walk across the street, they will call this company to tow your car and get a kickback.
It’s so consistent that liverys wait in the lot for someone to get towed so they can take you to the lot.

As others have already said, this company are engaged in predatory towing. They are still in the parking lot for Toys R Us, National Wholesale Liquidators and Party City 48^th St., Astoria. Not sure if they are the ones setting the parking rules for that lot or if it’s the businesses, but it’s nothing more than bullying. They are telling you exactly where you can shop. You may spend a hundred dollars in one of their stores, but if you walk across the street afterwards to buy even a candy bar, your car will be towed and it’ll cost $ 140 to get it back. These businesses should be ashamed of themselves for treating their customers like this.

Predatory towing is supposed to be illegal but apparently not in the 48^th St, Astoria parking lot for Toys R Us, Party City and David’s Bridals. I spend a lot of money in these stores but will now make it a point to never shop in these stores again. It’s the store owners’ fault that the cars get towed. They hired ASAP. The practice of scoping and laying in wait for your prey is supposed to be illegal. Breaking and entering into your car is also illegal. Shame on the 48^th Street stores for allowing this practice.

Complete scammers! They towed our car the minute we cross the street, we will shop also to one of the stores on their lot but they towed our car… cost us for $ 136! The security officer that patrols the lot had no clue at all of what’s happening in the lot! what kind of S.O. are you?!!
Also, be careful of livery cars over there. they are conspiring to charge you $ 20 bucks to get over to the dog/​cat poo smelling lot. THEY ONLY ACCEPT DISCOVER CARD/​AMEX because they have an ATM inside for MC and Visa cards — CROOKS! Will file a complain to DCA about their practices.

These guys are crooks. They have been the subject of multiple complaints as well as investigative reporting because of their predatory towing practices. They are waiting inside the lot, and have a network of crooks working for them. Based on the DCA, as long as you have a receipt for the time of towing from one of the stores around, they are supposed to release your vehicle. They, of course, do not comply with it. Be sure to avoid any of the stores where their signs are posted. And avoid using this company for anything. Companies like this one should not operate with this impunity. If you have been a victim of this crooks, make sure you leave a record (as I have done) with 311 and DCA.
This company has been called the «Infamous ‘ASAP Towing’ Company» by CBS as a result of investigative reporting.
And keep your eyes on the facebook page (s) and the blogs that document their abusive and often illegal practices, there will be a moment when all the complaints filed with 311/​DCA will be of use. If you haven’t filed yours, don’t just sit and stay upset, start doing something by filling a complaint:

You got to be kidding me. These guys are engaged in predatory towing in the parking lot of Party City, Wholesale Liquidators and Toys’r us in Astoria. They will watch you on their video cameras and if you cross the street for whatever reason they will tow your car.