$100k False Imprisonment Settlement Paid by Maryland Car Dealership

[Editor]

This lawyer seems like a good guy... Interesting stories, for sure.

$100k False Imprisonment Settlement Paid By Car Dealership - Whitney, LLP

False imprisonment settlement recovered by attorneys after lawsuit filed for damages and compensation. Legal Consultations.

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https://jalopnik.com/apparently-some-car-dealers-think-its-ok-to-detain-cust-1846238476

I'm sure many would love to know the name of the dealership.

 

[vraiblonde]

I'm sure many would love to know the name of the dealership.

No kidding. That would be a great public service.

 

[Bonehead]

Ther would have been some serious azz whipping at that dealership if I were related to her.....

 

[GURPS]

I've been reading about this more and more

 

[black dog]

No kidding. That would be a great public service.

I believe it was Al Packer’s White Marsh Ford.

 

[Editor]

Ther would have been some serious azz whipping at that dealership if I were related to her.....

I would rather have the $100K than spend time in jail.

 

[black dog]

I would rather have the $100K than spend time in jail.

Plan accordingly and one can get both.

 

[kwillia]

DARCARs did exactly these tactics to my sister when she returned from test driving a vehicle! She was about 22 yrs old and alone. They wouldn't giver her her keys back and was there about just over 6 hours. There were no visible phones, no food, only water fountain, this was before the day of cellphones and she ended up buying a car from them as she was crying. She honestly didn't feel she had a way out.

 

[Sneakers]

DARCARs did exactly these tactics to my sister when she returned from test driving a vehicle! She was about 22 yrs old and alone. They wouldn't giver her her keys back and was there about just over 6 hours. There were no visible phones, no food, only water fountain, this was before the day of cellphones and she ended up buying a car from them as she was crying. She honestly didn't feel she had a way out.

That's absolutely cruel. I guess it takes a special kind of person to be a car salesman.

 

[Editor]

They wouldn't give her her keys back and was there about just over 6 hours.

There are tons of stories like this; anything from we lost the keys and are looking for them to actually throwing the keys on the roof.

Two Tips for Women (or Beta Males, aka Soy Boys):

1. Take an Alpha male with you.
2. If you're doing a trade, give them the valet key and keep the main key in your pocket. If they pull the lost key crap, tell them you'll be suing them in small claims for a replacement key, pull the other key out of your pocket and leave.
3. Take a paper copy of your driver's license and give that to them. If they demand the actual plastic card, leave.

 

[Sneakers]

Just an option, but I never finance thru the dealer. I get better terms at my credit union and just pass the dealer a bank check, and it ticks them off to no end.

 

[Kyle]

One of the things I learned from a family member that was in the car business 40 years ago, never trade in. If you want to get rid of your car, seller on the street privately and you’ll come out far better.

For me it never mattered because I drive whatever I have until it dies or I give it to a family member. Haven’t had a vehicle for less than 250,000 miles yet.