Stolen bike, hidden storage charges.

[car]

Some shits stole my bike. Cops caught them, with the bike, phoned me Saturday. They told me that I'd be able to pick the bike up Wednesday, I'd have to wait while they finger-printed it. I called today to ask where I should pick it up from, and found that the Police don't have the bike. Porirua City Tow have the bike, and before I get it back, they want $50 a day storage. By the time I get the bike back, we're talking $300+.

Is this normal? Shouldn't someone, say, the Police, have told me that I'd be racking up charges, while they got around to finger-printing the bike? What's with finger-printing the bike when you've caught two scrotes with it already?

Not a happy bunny right now.

[DarkLord]

That is absolutely ridiculous. I'm not entirely sure what the legal processes are exactly but if it was me I would fight that every step of the way. It's not your fault the bike is in storage, if those slime bags hadn't stolen it, it wouldn't be there at all.

That really doesn't sound right to me at all, perhaps try and speak to someone else at the police?

[firefighter]

Go down to said plod station who found the bike, and tell them that as they left it there (at the towies) and required it to stay there and you could'nt take it until they were finished that they can pay for the bill........unfuckenbelievable.......

[C_A]

you probably wont get the bike back without paying as you already know, and good luck getting any reparations.
nate got done for 'sustained loss of traction' when the cops saw him go sideways around a corner on a rainy day -not his fault, something (i expect diesel) on the road and it kicked the arse out. he was probably lucky that he had the skill to keep it on the road and power out of it.
car went into impound and he lost his licence for 28 days. court case came up, he explained the deal, case was dropped due to lack of evidence to support he had provoked it, and that the car wasn't exeactly capable of 'burnouts and sideways driving'.
cops refused to pay the almost $1000 tow and storage fees, and he didn't even go into loss of earngins and shit like that. he pretty much had to jsut suck it up and get over it.
lucky yours is only $300 and you got your bike back maybe

[firefighter]

I wonder if you can take the police to the small claims court over this? Is it possible? Imagine it! I'm about the furthest from being anti cops as you can get, but I think in situations like this the police should have to front up......if it was me i'd be walking as I have a mortgage and no way of coming up with that kinda cash.......drink drivers don't have to pay up that much FFS and if it turns out your charges are dropped you end up being more persecuted than pissed idiot behind the wheel when the whole time you were innocent.

[imne1]

depending on you excess ... would insurance cover the storage costs?
... but surely, no, you shouldn't have to pay. if all else fails go to the media (or at least threaten to.) the storage fee should be slapped on the thieves.

[prettybillie]

Some shits stole my bike. Cops caught them, with the bike, phoned me Saturday. They told me that I'd be able to pick the bike up Wednesday, I'd have to wait while they finger-printed it. I called today to ask where I should pick it up from, and found that the Police don't have the bike. Porirua City Tow have the bike, and before I get it back, they want $50 a day storage. By the time I get the bike back, we're talking $300+.

Is this normal? Shouldn't someone, say, the Police, have told me that I'd be racking up charges, while they got around to finger-printing the bike? What's with finger-printing the bike when you've caught two scrotes with it already?

Not a happy bunny right now.

Is this something you can claim on your insurance? I know you can charge your towage fees to your insurance.

[Road Guardian]

I guess you will have to check your insurance police, and talk to your insurance company. But I would hope they would cover for things like this.

You should prob get the bike out if you have not all ready.

Good Luck

[ynot slow]

WTF? Isn't such a thing as COMMON sense in the cop shop/force.

Had a mate years ago get his Falcon stolen from Hawera,he had just put a recon 307Chev(sacrilidge) in it about 3 months earlier,cops found the car in nearby Opunake,they stuck the car "round the back" of cop shop,guess what?It got flogged again,but the first thieves had taken rev counter and his cluster of gauges including oil pressure.The second clowns drove around the province till I suspect it chevved itself,cops tried to pass the buck($1500 or so for parts alone)for repairs,saying the repairer didn't charge labour originally(mates rates)so why should they pay,good lawyer soon had them apologising,as they never secured the car,after first recovery.

[MadDuck]

I wonder if you can take the police to the small claims court over this?

Nope becuase it doesnt exist anymore....it would be the Disputes Trubunal

[car]

Thanks, all. Yeah, my insurance would cover it, but I found out (dumbass didn't read the fine print) that my "$400 excess, $500 theft excess" as listed on my insurance policy are not exclusive. In other words, I'm sucking up $400 + $500. Add loss of 15 years' NCB on top of that, and it just ain't bloody worth it.

Life throws you a few curve-balls now and then and it's only a few hundred bucks. If this is the worst thing that happens to me this year, it's still been a good year. I haven't been to A&E once!



I was fairly laconic about the whole thing right up until this afternoon when I called to check that I was "allowed" to go and get my bike, and where I should pick it up from. Being dealt the odd low blow by lazy thieving shits is one thing. A kick in the nuts from the plod is just insult to injury. I was steaming.

I paid the tow firm to deliver the bike back to me ($85 to them or $70 to hire a trailer) and to be fair, they've done nothing wrong. I won't be making an insurance claim, but I'm sure as hell making a complaint to plod. I doubt I'll see the money back, but I want to make sure that some moron or other gets his damned wrists slapped if nothing else.

Ah, now for a Macs. The missus stuck some in the fridge while I was one the way home.

[fireliv]

Stupid Police I would have thought that they should pay the bill. When you do the victim impact statemnt make sure you tell them you want the cost. In the end the snot nose shit heads that stole your bike should pay the bill.

All the best

[mdnzz]

had a car torched in dunners, police had it towed for forensic tests, then stored at a tow yard during the court case. the yard tried to bill me I passed it to the officer in charge and said you towed it and stored it you pay.
they paid.

[Okey Dokey]

Geez, it isn't right that you, a victim of crime, should end up out-of-pocket. I hope the expense can be laid at the feet of the thieves when they go to court to face charges.

[firefighter]

Nope becuase it doesnt exist anymore....it would be the Disputes Trubunal

Ahhhh, so common sense would dictate that would be the course of action I was intetnding then.....