McGarvey Towing

I was in a car wreck on Route 1 in Saugus, and wasn’t given the option to call AAA — the cops just automatically called these guys. They charged $ 147 for the tow, with an extra $ 35/​day it needed to stay there. I don’t think those numbers are unfair on their own, but they extort you when trying to get your car off the lot. If your car is totaled, they will total it for you, but they won’t give you any money for the scrap, and they won’t forgive any of the amount of the tow fee. If you need to have it pulled off the lot by a junkyard’s tow (we were offered $ 350 for the scrap by another company who offered to tow it away for us), though I spoke to two different people on the phone at McGarvey and neither told me about this when I told them my plans, they charged an extra $ 90 to tow it *in their own lot* so that the folks from the junkyard don’t come into their grounds to do their tow. $ 147 to tow it all the way to their lot, but more than half that to tow it a few yards? Unreal.
So: Money to tow you. Money to junk. More money to let somebody else junk. There is no way here to not get screwed. I intend to write a letter to the DA about this practice, as a similar scam existed in my hometown (Milwaukee) and was found to be extortion — completely illegal, and got shut down. I would say don’t go here, but since you probably don’t have a choice, if you’ve had a similar bad experience, let’s all make the effort to report to the DA/​the BB Bureau — we’re not all crazy, and after experiencing the trauma of an accident, this is serious salt in the wound.

I had the absolute WORST experience with this company. Just had my car towed ½ mile and the driver charged me $ 180. When i asked why that high he said because that’s the price he felt like charging and the drivers can charge anything they want. A half a mile = $ 180??? WTF?! Never felt so taken advantage of by a company before. DO NOT USE unless you like sketchy business practices and scumbag drivers. Had to ride with the DBAG driver who talked on his cell the whole time instead of paying attention to driving. Thanks for endangering my life too there buddy. Ugh so disgusted with this company, I wish i could give negative stars. Better Business Bureau? Yes Please. What they do CANT BE LEGAL

Had my car with a dead battery towed by McGarvey based on my service call to AAA. I was quoted a service window of 1 hour, but the tow truck driver happily beeped outside my home within 10 minutes — fantastic!
He easily maneuvered his flat-​bed tow truck between the giant snow banks that lined our driveway and had my car safely deposited at the garage within 30 minutes of my call to AAA.
I’d give him 10 stars if I could. Great service!