Total predatory behavior! They should be reported to the Better Business Bureau and they should all be in jail in my opinion. They sit there and wait for you to be one minute over the hour allotment and then they take your car all the way to Santa Clara. $585 to get my car back. And then you can't protest for fear that you might not get your car back. Their office is a sleazy staircase with caution tape. And yes, they only take the better cars. read more

This company is very unprofessional and rude and if you park at the Grocery Outlet on E. Santa Clara street don't park there even to get groceries this tow company will tow your car my car was towed and this tow company says it's only an hour parking they are a scam and read more

Had such a frustrating day thanks to these ass hats. They towed my car bc they said I was over the one hour limit but that's not true bc I was only in lees sandwiches for barely 40 minutes. They also said that my car was on grocery outlets side and they had authority to tow it, WHICH BY THE WAY IS BS SINCE THERE ARE NO SIGNS SAYING ITS A SPLIT LOT. AND ON TOP OF THAT WAS THE STARTING PAY OF ALMOST $500 BUCKS!!!! read more

I first use A&A towing about 20 years ago, always fast courteous reliable, I've used ever since.

Rudely stole my car for ransom. As a broke college student getting out of class was not fun realizing my car was taken from San Jose to Santa Clara. How am I supposed to get there when they took it soo far away?? Also people that run businesses like these are the scum of the earth and will have a special place in hell. $600 stolen from me!! read more

According to the HOA rule in my community/neighborhood, residents who have registered their vehicles with HOA can "Temporary Parking in Guest Parking Spaces. Resident vehicles displaying a Pass "OR" registered with the Association's managing agent may park in guest parking space for no more than twenty-four (24) hours." On Sunday 28th, A&A towed my vehicle around 4:20 PM/5:00 PM. To emphasize, my vehicle was parked in the guest parking lot around 3:50 PM--less than one hour before it was wrongfully towed. Under A&A's "Unauthorized Parking Violation C.V.C 22658A1, their written statement states that, "No permit visible/HOA required". They didn't even bothered checking with HOA to see if my vehicle was registered or not. They immediately towed my vehicle and made me pay half a grand for a mistake(not caused by me). Furthermore, the night prior to the pick-up date, I called their third party service, and the customer representative gave me a different price quote than the one that I had to pay at the towing shop. (Unprofessional and lack of communications from above to staff). Friends, community, we seriously have to work together to protect our rights!!! Imagine how many people have lost their cars or lost rent/food money because they got scammed or got their vehicles wrongfully towed by these businesses. Seriously, losing money when we're barely making money during the pandemic is an absolute nightmare. Tow breakdown: Tow fee: $230-excuse me, I live 8 minutes/less than 5 miles away from this shop. $90/a night..what? Health issues: Employees walking around and being in the same office as me without a mask. We're in a pandemic and I live with family members. The last thing I wanted is to put their health in danger. Total fee: $500 because y'all didn't see a visible permit. Yet, my car was registered as a resident's car, so I don't need permit to park in the guests parking lot for less than 24 hours. My review is truthful and based off facts & documents. I'm not slandering their name, I'm just telling you my truth & I have written/printed rules & statements to defend my claim & review. Isn't sad that I was hesitant to write this review although they wrongfully towed my car because the case is still pending? Nonetheless, I had to make a statement because I know I didn't do anything wrong. read more

Great experience, truly appreciate the staff and management. Very understanding of hard times. But FYI, the address in the email says 51 North Sunset Ave, but Yelp says 61. Thanks again for the great experience! Sincerely, Elizabeth Groves, Invoice #28211 read more

FRAUD AND SCAM - Parked in Village Oaks Safeway parking lot and returned to my car missing. It wasn't just me. 3 other car owners were standing there confused and frustrated because their car was missing. No signs up, illegally towed, and DAMAGED my car. No other option but to get my car out of the lot... they said they towed us because we Safeway wasn't operating 24 hours like they used to. They claimed signs are up stating they'll be towing cars quicker than usual. WHERE??? You know what the crazy thing was? Only the higher end modeled cars were towed. The parking lot was filled with other cars that were parked right next to my missing car... Seems like this business is getting desperate and illegally towing cars to stay alive. Somebody report this to Village Oaks center. Fucking ridiculous. read more

A & A Towing - What about these cars??? - Roadside Assistance Near Me - San Jose, California

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chill lady but unfortunate situation. one thing is that it is a little hard to find the office but u can ask businesses around to find it. other than that chill vibes read more

My car got towed last night from wash america on alum rock and i dont know the reason for what. They claimed its because it was there over an hour but thats not true and now that im trying to get it out it starts at 560 and goes up 104 a day after that!! Insane! Other companies usually start around 300 something and charge 50-75 after that but this place is ridiculous. I need that van to take my kids to school and to help with my mothers doctors appts but you think they give a shit... nope. "Theyll say the same shit about im just doing my job , but its heartless. My uncles willing to help me with payment but lives out of state and they wont accept payment over the phone or online so basically im screwed and cant find anyone to work with me from the company. Lord help me! read more

This company its the worst they tow your car with no reason they make excuses just to make money I will call it fraud to collect money and reading all the reviews looks like I'm not the only one they tow the car with no reason. Yesterday they tow my car according with them they said " your parking permit is not visible" I told them I was cleaning my car and by accident the sticker came off but the sticker was on the seat inside the car but they said well its not visible when I try to get my car back they charge me $420 even when the parking permit was inside they saw it and they said ones the car was towed nothing we can do. Totally fraud this company..... CERO star they don't deserve one star but I have to give something read more

Getting a car towed is never nice. However, past that, it would be good if the people are at least courteous and helpful in the process of retrieving your car. The lady who works/owns this place is one of the worst person that you can deal with. very unhelpful and rude. Went in heavy rain, to get back my wife's car. But, apparantly the lady there has a rule, allowing only one person at a time. So, even if it is raining outside, she won't let my wife come in and made her stand out side in the rain. lowest level of people here. disappointed that the building owner folks choose give their business to these people. read more

Super helpful and nice staff. Stress isalready high when it comes to towing but they make it easier to deal with. Thanks to the guys like Eddie. read more

Unfortunately we got towed during the weekend. They chose and picked which car to tow obviously because there were other cars around us that was there before us and didn't get towed. When asking the tow truck driver why he didn't tow the other cars.. he said must have been there lucky day that they didn't get towed. read more

I'm currently consulting with a lawyer in regards to this. On Thursday I parked in a handy cap spot even though I had my placard on. I went in to get my groceries at Safeway it was already payed for I was just going to go in and pick them up. Not even 20 minutes inside it took me 19 minutes I come outside and my truck is gone. I got worried thinking it had been stolen but no people told me they had seen A&A tow it. I immediately panicked I couldn't understand by they will tow me specially on New Year's Eve. I waited for my family to pick me up I was stranded. I spoke to a couple who told me the tow truck was roaming around just looking to see who they pick up. They said this company does that when desperate for business. They plant or scan people even when not in the wrong. I went over there and they told me they towed me because someone called and said that I was parked in a handicap spot with no placard which I do have!! Even when I went to the office and showed them proof they wouldn't release my car without paying them $475.00!! I was furious but more disappointed that there's people and businesses like this that are open to scamming people even when they are not in the wrong even if I didn't have my placard which I do and it was showing they are not allowed to tow me they can fine me and give me a ticket but not tow me. There where not even signs and why would they be I was not violating no laws at all. This business is a scam people please if you have been through this consult an attorney if you are not in the wrong. I'm going to get my money back I had to pay them and I was not able to host my New Years dinner because I had to pay for this. I was furious but more so sad that they really drive around towing for no reason. I asked and questioned them who called you or who reported me look this is my placard paper work and I also had it showing in the card and they still marked it as towed for parking in a handicap spot. SMH!! 1 hour I picked it up immediately $475 you guys are a sad and unfair business that's probably why you need to scam good people that are not in the wrong. STAY AWAY!!! Not only did the my ruin New Year's Eve for me, scammed me, they also scratch and damaged my vehicle. I have never dealt with such an unprofessional and unpleasant business the guy was laughing at me saying "I don't care We make money here" YOU GUYS ARE A FRAUD, A SCAM!!!!!!! read more

These guys are scammers. I called asking, how much to get my car back tonight and they said $425(my car got towed 4 hours prior wtf?). Even with the inclusion of a gate fee which was initially not explained to me this was expensive. Thats like $100 per hour wtf.!Then the guy mentions at the desk when I get to the towing company that it would have been $100 cheaper to get the car back tomorrow. Then I was like il come back tomorrow and pick it up then. He was like we already have you on camera coming in today so They will still charge you $415 tomorrow if you come in and try to pick it up lmao wtf. This guy didnt even drive 15 minutes to get to the place and is acting like he crossed the Sahara desert. The dude with dreads is a complete shit bag and makes it sound like its your fault for not asking questions is why you pay more. Thats probably why god gave you the genome for a receding hairline you sleazy scum bag. Isn't it your job to explain towing to people? Common sense says waiting another day to get your car will cost more so why would you expect someone to think in reverse and wait longer to get their car and think thats cheaper? Read the attached image. These guys try to blackmail you into not giving bad reviews online about them in threat of sueing for def on their receipt. The business is complete crap and a fraud. Edit:Guy who replied is an idiot. I didn't question why I was towed. il retract my statements when you give me the $100 back for withholding information from me about what the gate fee was when i called in to pick up my car, then telling me when I'm already there! read more

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Just your typical predatory towing company patrolling parking lots and using unethical practices (in my opinion) to maximize their income. Over the one hour limit by minutes at grocery store (BTW i believe a one hour limit at a grocery store is unreasonable) and gets car towed. Paying $500+ to pick up my car same day it was towed amounts to extorsion. read more

They only had my car for ONE HOUR and charged over 400 which is obviously a rip off. Please do better

Place is a shit hole. Parked for only 2 hours at the Safeway parking lot and got towed. Funny thing was every car that was parked there" illegally" didn't get towed except for the nice cars that were there. You desperate F***s are something else. read more

I got my car towed at village oaks for parking over the limit. Safeway's 1 hour signs are not visible on all areas of the parking lot. Even more the lady you call is disrespectful and unprofessional. She made this experience ten times worse. I called and she was rude for no reason. Horrible. read more

I have never had such a horrible experience with a business until today. My husband and I live at an apartment complex that only provides one parking permit, so he often parks his car at a business lot after hours. We left it there a little longer than normal, which was completely our fault. However, my experience with the tow truck driver was ridiculously negative. I drove past as he was beginning to tow the truck, asked politely if it were possible for me to grab my keys to move it. I apologized numerous times. He wouldn't look me in the eye, kept moving, if not faster, and said that my husband and I "haven't learned our lesson." He then proceeded by raising his voice and saying "there are people watching, I suggest you don't touch me" when I was standing at LEAST 6 feet away???? Physical abuse or harm wouldn't have solved anything and that was the last thing on my mind. It was completely humiliating and he was condescending and misogynistic about the entire matter. The fact that the co-owner of the truck is there and saying "hey, let me go grab my keys at the apartment" should hint to any person with common decency that the co-owner was trying to alleviate the situation, not get in a physical argument. I ran to my apartment (which is 20 feet away...) and he zoomed off. I understand we were at fault for leaving the car there, but he was completely disrespectful about the entire matter. read more

Had the worst experience with these people while helping my elderly aunt retrieve her Toyota Camry. The 'president' Delilah assured us (over the phone) that she would work with us financially due to my aunt being on a fixed income and the price being over $1200. Delilah backed out at the last minute leaving the office for the weekend only to show up while we were picking up the car to be the biggest jerk ever. She yelled that she never made any promises and that this isn't a customer service business so she didn't care what happened. Her office smelled of urine and was about as dirty as I have ever seen. My cousin works in the towing business and he warned us these guys were the worst and they lived up to that easily. I don't have enough bad things to say about these people but I pray for you if you have to deal with them. Good luck. read more

This is my first experience working with any towing company. I usually try to park in actual garages but I guess we all make stupid mistakes at some point in our lives. My only word of caution with these folks is: If your car has been towed by any of these folks, make sure and CHECK YOUR SIGNAL LIGHTS to see if they are working before you leave their lot. My signal lights were working perfectly before my vehicle was towed. I picked up the vehicle an hour after I figured out it was towed. While I can't put the blame on them now because I've left their premises, I can assure you that it was most likely THEIR fault my lights are broken. read more

I work for a security company and I had to call then 3 times for the same property tonight. The dispatcher was pleasant and the tow driver responded quickly. Unfortunately, the tow driver was only able to lift one car before a swarm of residents appeared with the vehicle owner. The vehicle owner was able to get their vehicle back but with a drop fee attached that is reasonable. The tow driver was respectable but still able to hold his ground in the mists of arguments and upset residents. The car was going to be towed for parking in a no-parking zone. I feel comfortable calling them again and again. read more

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They may have switched bills on me! I was texting while they were checking my bills and one happen to be fake? the only other place I went to after the bank was McDonalds. Beware when giving cash keep your eyes on your bills. they may switch them on you and you may be stuck with a fake bill! Shit. I counted my money right in front of the guy thinking he would then process my car. When he then started saying uh oh uh oh striking a bill several times more than once became suspicious saying this is fake.. I feel like an idiot while he was fumbling with my cash I think he switch the bill on me and I wasn't even looking :/ read more

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Lady with curly hair Was not wearing mask and looked very visibly sick.GROSS! absolutely awful customer service from start to finish. Really Bad people in these times what a disgrace, be careful with this nasty spot!! read more

"I'm a fan" may be a stretch. I'm not a fan of being towed. However, it was my fault for parking where I shouldn't have parked. Nonetheless, A&A was polite, respectful, informative, and fast. * The car was available at their facility very soon after it was towed, and the City was immediately informed so when I called into the police number to find out what happened, it showed up on their system and I was informed where to go and what their number was. * The facility was a 10 minute cab drive from where I got towed downtown between 6th and 7th st in San Jose * The rates were comparable to what the city of San Jose charges you if they impound their car * The woman I talked to on the phone was polite * The guy I interacted with there to get back my car was very polite and gave me some pointers as well: They patrol every hour, and they make announcements in the grocery store or other establishment prior to towing a vehicle so if you ARE actually shopping in there you will have the chance to get out and prevent it from being towed * There was no line * The place itself is dirty and run-down... but it's a towing place. I didn't really expect much. * Their bathroom in the waiting room doesn't smell bad, surprisingly. It's not glorious but it's not terrible. Overall, I really can't complain about this place. And given the lines and stress of being towed into the City Impound, I would take this experience over dealing with the City any day. read more

A & A Towing - Surprisingly good, all things considered - Roadside Assistance Near Me - San Jose, California

If I could give zero stars, I would. This company is absolute trash. I haven't seen worse customer service in over a decade. Avoid at all costs. Also ask to verify they have a motor carriers permit to tow in the first place. I can't imagine an establishment as shady as this one could be licensed for anything at all. read more

they overcharge per the san jose towing fees found on the sjpd website, $225 per tow $90 per space outside is $315 yet they still charge $320 which is the max, 5 dollars that do NOT belong to them also the lady working inside does not wear a mask inside the office nor outside, so ignorant and inconsiderate of other people's health it shows what type of people work/own this place read more

Please do not use this ripoff company. They towed me from a handicapped space and I do have a valid handicapped placard. The San Jose PD was no help at all, and the tow driver was a real jerk. This is a totally disreputable company, do not waste your money dealing with them. Challenge any tow that they do. read more

These guys towed my truck today I went to my perents house thinking to myself I'm doing something good dropping off groceries for them since they are elderly and giving the situation that we're in covid-19 quarantine and I come out to this bull$hit Peggy your company is garbage praying on people 450$ even though you know most of us are without work trash trash trash read more

I agree with Aaron--these guys are scammers. They install a small sign of time restriction on each entrances of a big commercial lot of Grocery Outlet next to San Jose city hall. As drivers from busy streets can not park on the street to read those small characters on signs, they are not aware they can not park over an hour. Once customers park over an hour, AA towing company tow away their cars and charge them $300+ to return their cars, even they just tow the car. They are practicing predatory towing. I heard many people had been scammed by their predatory towing. I'll encourage people who has been scammed by them report to San Jose city and office of district attorney. More complaint are filed, more possibly city will stop this scam in the soon future. read more

This place is a joke. I'm surprised the woman at theif office hasn't received a two piece combo yet. Rude is an understatement! My co workers car was towed from across the street of my apartments. Here's the kicker....there are absolutely NO signs on the street that inducates no parking...NONE!!! There defense was there are signs in Safeway parking lot. Mind you, if the car wasn't parked in Safeway but on the street, how is that even valid?? The signs in Safeway isnt even visible from the street. If you are everrrrr unfortunate to visit this dump, be prepared to be disrespected and given NO logical explanation as to why your car was towed. read more

My car was illegally towed from the Safeway parking lot AFTER they put up a sign near it even though it was parked there before the sign was put up. I've been parking I that same spot along side the curb ever since I moved in. Not only is it going to cost 435 dollars to get my vehicle back but we are in the middle of a global pandemic with a strict shelter in place order for Santa Clara County. I have not left my house in three days so imagine my shock when my car was missing when I left to go pick up my daughter from her fathers house. From what I have read this company is notorious for it's illegal towing and appalling customer service and criminal practices. Putting up a sign while a car is still parked there and towing not only that car but other cars falls under predatory towing and will not go ignored. We will be suing this company not for profit but because they have a history of illegal theft disguised as a legal business. Companies like this contribute nothing to our society so please, don't ever use them. You will get screwed over. read more

These people are horrible. Do not do any business with them. It was bad enough that my car was towed at unclearly marked lot, the people at the towing company had the nerve to give me and 2 others, in my situation, attitude. They are horrible human beings to say the least! Beware! read more

I wish I could give this business a negative 1. It is not even worthy of having a 0. Worst experience ever!!! The guy there, Daniel, is a jerk!!! Super rude and inconsiderate of people's hardships. Ok .. if you can't lower your prices, fine ... but please be nice. Doesn't cost you anything to have a little sympathy. read more

I hate them. They are super rude. They are just taking advantages from other people. They charge me 400 bucks for towing my car. I bet nobody wont willing to do business with you. Wish your business worse and worse. Lol. read more

The worst experience I ever had...they are so unprofessional and they have some stupid attitude for no reason. I wish there was some place I could complain about them and that would take an action on them...I think this company is just there to cheat people!!! read more

Brandon, we come in to find Brandon at the front desk. I was already expecting a attitude towing guy since other companies have the rudest guys that work for them...Rebellos! LMAO. Anyways,we walk in and we are welcomed in by his smile and politeness. We took about an hour in there because he extended his advice and made us feel better after getting our car stolen...he made a terrible experience a great one in that office. He is amazing he even got a tow truck to jump the vehicle because these thief's drove until the tank was empty. Thank you so much Brandon. Keep that positive attitude and smile you are awesome! read more

Inmoral business practice with sleazy owner. They got to supermarkets and tow customer's car as soon as the car passes the allowed free parking time limit. Like a previous reviewer, my car was towed only after 1 hour and 15 minutes and the parking lot wasn't even half full. I went to pick up the car, there were 3 people in front of me, complaining about cars being towed at the same time fromt he same location. Apparently their business model is by extortion. Stay away! read more