$178 for towing 2 miles?!?

cossie1600

To make a long story short, I was towed today after parking in a visitor spot on private/public road for 15 minutes (I guess the city sends out tow trucks to drive around to look for cars with no permits, they tow whatever they can find and make money off that. I am a visitor with an out of state license plate, I just didn't get a piece of paper from the security guards). When I found out what happened, I immediately went to retrieve my car as my baby's milk and my dogs were in the car (This is in a so-called upscale neighborhood in Boston). Instead of the maximum $90 that they are allowed to charge by law, the jerkoffs decided to tag on an additional $35 in storage fees (for less than one hour), $55 in dolley services on top of it. The total ended up to be around $178 for basically one hour of work. Does the total seem unusually high for you. I have a feeling that the $55 fees is illegal under MA law based on what I can find. I am going to have a talk with one of their city officials Monday to verify, but I just want to see what you guys know about getting towed. Does the total seem awfully high to you guys? To be honest, I don't expect to get a single dime back from this whole deal. Yet I am so upset with the situation that I am willing to pay $50 and waste time to sue them in small claims for $55 if I have to.