Parking a car can be risky as some drivers need help understanding where they are allowed to leave their vehicles. However, it’s also dangerous because your car could be wrongfully towed and even sold. Naturally, a vehicle being towed means mounting fees. Now, two Delaware residents are owed lump sums for this very reason. In many ways, there should be a class action suit over issues like this.

A car can be towed even when it shouldn’t be

According to The Sun, two drivers used the City of Wilmington, Delaware, after they both had a car unlawfully towed. One of the two residents is Ameera Shaheed. Apparently, she received six parking tickets in a six-day period. After that, her vehicle was towed, but she says her car was not illegally parked. 

Naturally, Ameera decided to appeal the tickets and the decision for them to tow her car. However, the towing company still charged her fees while her appeal was in progress. This total came out to be about $320. Finally, 30 days after the company towed her vehicle, they decided to sell it for scraps. Sadly, this sale was legal as per the city’s codes. 

Ameera then joined a lawsuit with the Institute of Justice to sue the City of Wilmington.  Earl Dickerson was also a part of the lawsuit, as he suffered the same fate after the company towed his car. However, his fees were much higher as he would have had to pay $910 to retrieve his vehicle after it was towed. The lawsuit was supposed to go to trial, but they reached a settlement where both victims would receive $20,000 payouts. This has been on going for a number of years.

Additionally, the city plans to change how officials communicate with car owners who get parking tickets. With how often this happens, there should be a class action suit against multiple cities.