Oh, I was assuming it was something like driving without registration, insurance, or a license; either that or it was a street sweeping thing. In other words, I thought it was a matter of the police pressing charges, ordering the car towed, and then subcontracting to a private company who contacted the car owner directly. In which case if I was the car owner, I’d tell the tow company that I’m dealing with the cops and the courts, and so should they.

If it’s a repo situation, then I would probably still ask for a copy of the paperwork, and tell them that I’d prefer to work with the original company who loaned the car to me and hired them, and they should deal with the company who contracted them.

Then again, I don’t understand how so many people fall into repo situations. Either pay your debts or give the car back. One or the other. Doing otherwise is just theft. Unless you have the means to remove the VIN, swap the plates, and remove all the tracking gear (which would be more expensive than just buying a cheap used car off Craigslist), it’s not even theft that there’s a possibility of getting away with. This isn’t like a house where the bank only forecloses when there’s no other way, a car lender could immediately turn around and make money about a day after you don’t have the car. Two, if you were particularly filthy