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PUC hearing officer gives vehicle owner until Friday to accept $500 settlement in towing dispute
Summary
At a July 15 prehearing conference before the Public Utilities Commission, Fred's Towing LLC offered Charlene Potter a $500 payment to release her vehicle and belongings by Friday at 3 p.m.; if not resolved, the proceeding will move to a formal hearing.
The Public Utilities Commission held a prehearing conference July 15 in proceeding 25F-0243TO, Charlene Potter v. Fred's Towing LLC, where Presiding Official Roger Robert Garvey gave the parties until Friday at 3 p.m. to resolve the dispute by payment of $500 to Fred's Towing and retrieval of the vehicle and its contents, or the case will proceed to a formal hearing.
Garvey opened the session by asking the parties what relief Potter sought and noting ambiguity in the complaint and answer about whether Potter sought return of the vehicle, personal property, or adjustment of charges. Potter said she filed the complaint because she believed Fred's Towing “were trying to charge me, an amount far exceeding the statutory limits,” which prevented her from recovering her property within 30 days. Michael Sercozzi,…
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