Advanced Towing Company

It’s all about karma. We had some friends visiting out of town using a parking pass did they had displayed in the window advanced said they couldn’t see it in the windshield of a certain saw the permit. I guess you were just too lazy to look at it. Thanks the condo association they’re going to help cover the cost because these people are pathetic at all levels and they always think they’re right. I can imagine a more miserable job from the tow truck driver to the people at the office they all live daily in a miserable life. Stick it to live in misery everyday karma is a b****.

OK so I’m in a CVS parking lot and there’s 2 feet of snow I have a BMW coop that could not get out so I decided to leave it there overnight. I would think the general public would understand that I was unable to move it due to the snow. Not advance towing, these thieves took my car and charged me an extra $ 50 because she didn’t like the way I was talking to her which amounted to a $ 200 towing bill. What crooks! Karma will always come back around

Agree with all the complaints. Fast to tow for often-​questionable reasons. Total pricks to deal with. The parking lot has a giant pothole in the entrance, which they do NOT try to maneuver your car around while they back it in. The cars are packed so closely that I have a hard time believing they don’t get extra scuffs and scrapes. And, to top it off, I retrieved my car this morning to find that the doors had been left unlocked. So if anyone had wanted to help themselves to the books and umbrella (and God knows what other things I forgot) in the back seat, they could have.
Would give zero stars if that was an option. I hate dealing with these people.

I wish I could give this company 0 stars. Run by ignorant rednecks who don’t know how to deal with people. Hope this company closed down.

If you believe you were wrongfully towed from private property, as I was, a couple of tips:
1. ask them if it’s the business or property management who have entered into a contract with them for towing services. File a complaint directly with the contract holder. Hearing valued customers have been harassed will make the company less inclined to renew their contract with Advanced Towing in the future. there are plenty of other tow companies that act in a reasonable manner who value the fair treatment of their client’s customers
2. if you are towed and it’s not within the terms detailed in the contract… there’s another word for it: THEFT. The only power they have to tow your vehicle is listed in the terms of that contract. If it is in any way outside the scope of that, you are within your rights to report your vehicle as stolen
3. Contact your county to file a formal complaint, either by e-​mail or phone
For Arlington:

Had my car towed this evening, and maintained a level head despite the fact that I was fuming; just wanted to finish the «transaction» and retrieve my car.
The cashier took it upon herself to swear at me and tell me that getting towed was «my problem». I had parked in front of an ATM and stepped away for a 15-​minute errand with the intention of using said ATM upon my return.
I crossed paths with the tow truck driver as I was leaving. He politely told me to fuck off.
Keep it classy, Advanced Towing! The entire staff is inbred trash

Advance Towing is the scum of the earth.

This predatory sleezy company towed my car and charged me 185 because I recently purchased a new car in Pennsylvania and only had PA inspection stickers. Though I have new Virginia plates and my registration is good until the end of November, I was under the impression that all was good until the end of November. Nope, apparently you are unable to park on this private property without the Virginia inspection sticker even though I had a pass to park in my buildings private lot and had parked there the last month with no problem– they were just looking for a money grab. If I had enough change I would’ve paid the whole fee in all coins.

Predatory towers. If your apartment building employs these people make sure you have a sticker to park or THEY WILL TOW YOU! Money over everything… even dating your cousin.

This company towed my car by accident and refused to admit their wrong doing. If I wanted to see their proof I had to wait till 7am to see the drivers pictures
Of «proof» that I did not have a correct permit on my car for that community. I personally put the permit on my dashboard and it mysteriously was not there.

No stars. Predatory towing who hire lookouts and drive around to tow with little boys in their truck.

What do you get when you mash up casts of Deliverance and Hills Have Eyes, and then give them a truck? You get the lovely bunch from Advanced Towing.
Shame on the owners of Fillmore Shopping Center for employing these thieves!
I am a local. I have lived across the street from CVS on Columbia Pike for a long time, and I have parked and brought more hard earned money to that shopping center, than they realize.
Then on one unfortunate day, I dared to walk around the corner, towards Giant to meet a friend. Once I spotted her, we proceeded to patron businesses WITHIN Fillmore Shopping Center. Apparently, the creeps were already in motion.
These people are filthy thieves, bullies and racketeers. They literally stole my vehicle and mocked me when I tried to plead, explain, and pitifully waved my receipt from a Fillmore Shopping Center business in front of them, while crying. Oh, and of the dudes was literally in front of the window in his chair sleeping, with his mouth open. They should all pack up, leave Arlington and go make meth at some random Walmart bathroom. I do not know how do they sleep at night.

During late afternoon/​early evening on July 24 there was an upsetting incident involving Advanced Towing outside my apartment building near the Clarendon dog park. While towing a car, one of their drivers hit and (it appears) killed a dog. I did not see the incident, but from what I understand, the dog was on a long leash crossing the street with a dog walker when this happened.
If you live in the area, I’m sure you’ve seen Advanced Towing drivers recklessly weaving in and out of traffic and driving at high speeds. As I said, I don’t know exactly what happened here but this sort of incident, where the dog is leashed, seems like it should never happen.

I’m not sure why Hana left 4 stars with such a terrible experience. This place needs to be shut down. They are discussing predatory thieves. They have a spotter and a driver working in unison to snatch people’s cars when they leave the phở 75 restaurant to use the ATM at the 7 – 11. The shop owners hate them, the police hate them, and multiple stories have been written about them exposing them for what they are. THEY STRAIGHT UP LIE ABOUT THEIR BBB RATING ON THEIR WEBSITE. THEY HAVE AN F!!!
I honestly can’t belief this place hasn’t been set a blaze.

These people are bottom of the barrel kind of folks. Racist, rude, liars who should not be allowed to reap millions off locals with their predatory practices but they are so your stuck with them.
Was towed and have never in my life dealt with such people before or since. One day they will get theirs for being lying cheats. For now they are clearly protected by the police, they pay someone off real well.
If you need a tow company go elsewhere, if you get towed then be prepared to spend an hour dealing with some true bottom feeders.

I have been the butt of Advanced Towing’s predatory practices numerous times over the years. I have seen it happen to a number of friends as well. While I agree that those parked illegally should be towed – what ATC is doing is unfair. The end user has little to no recourse –even if they were parked legally.
I feel for Britt McHenry and commend her for taking one for the team.
You must be extremely careful of these predators while in the Arlington area!

I wish Unilocal would put a rating for ‘0’ stars. After reading recent reviews of this towing company, it compelled me to write something about an incident that occurred last year.
My sister was in town from Hawaii and had rented a car. She stayed at my place and I had gotten a permit from my condo office for a week. Apparently, the tow truck towed the car the morning she the was leaving for her trip. They said she didn’t have a permit to park there. This was clearly not true. She had it in her car the entire time. My theory is that that 1) the identified the car as a rental 2) looked at the dates of the permit and 3) towed her car the day the permit was valid and 4) removed the permit from the car. What other explanation could there be. At any rate, $ 135 dollars later they released her car. To me its almost as if they knew someone wouldn’t argue with them when they are about to leave.
I notified my condo and of course they couldn’t do anything, but I am now aware and now take pictures of the permits in the car and send them to my condo office in case these folks decide to do the same thing against innocent people.

Advanced Towing, a bunch of felons that just got work furlough. They did me the favor of towing my car, picking my door lock and breaking the automatic locks and a few of the items in my vehicle. It is no wonder they have an F rating with the Better Business Bureau.

Oh Advanced Towing, the «villainous bullies» of Arlington County, deemed by the public.
I’ve had the displeasure of being towed by Advanced on 2 occasions. These 2 occasions were definitely NOT my fault. The incident’s were perpetuated by my property manager giving me the incorrect decal in which to place on my car.
I called Advance and the rude lady who answered the phone told me it wasn’t her problem and $ 135 I can have my car back. I was not being disrespectful or argumentative, simply inquisitive and she hung up the phone on me! When I got to Advanced I explained the situation to her. I asked her to call my property manager to prove that I was not lying. She refused to call my property manager. I asked her to please call the owner of the business or to have the owner of Advance call my property manager. She flat out refused to! I called my property manager so they could contact Advanced and straighten out the situation. Needless to say my property manager informed them that my car was towed inappropriately. I got my car back without paying a fee and no pushback from the company.
The next day I wake up and surprise my car is gone again. I do the same thing to pick up my car. However when I go do you start my car the battery was dead. I’m not sure what inadvertently was done to my car however I was not happy. One of the guys who worked at the company was nice enough to give me a jump and apologized. So now I ended up having to buy a new battery and a new paint job for the scratch I found, which was probably from a patron who was careless when picking up their car.Bummer.
Upon picking up my car this second time around. I saw a huge incredibly fierce and intimidating looking pitbull dog where the towed cars are stored. I was a tad apprehensive to venture out to the lot to get my car. I whistled for the dog to see his reaction. He showed interest in me and appeared to be friendly. He quickly ran over to me so I could pet him and gave me kisses. When I got into my car I playfully patted the passenger seat next to me and the dog jumped in the car with me! I was instantly smitten with this «pup». I jokingly told the guy who gave me a jump that he could keep my car and I was taking the dog. This was another lesson in life that proves looks can definitely be deceiving.
To be fair no one likes to be towed. Living in town with a company like Advanced you definitely have to be extremely observant and read all signs posted and obey them. Since I know Advanced is always lurking in the shadows I have become an ace parker and officiant sign reader! One thing is for sure I am glad Advanced can only tow off of private property. If they could tow off the street our wallets would all be $ 135 lighter.
I’m sure everyone at Advanced isn’t all bad. A couple of the drivers helped me when I was locked inside of a garage and when a friend of mine accidentally locked her keys in her car. They were there faster than AAA and cheaper. The tall driver with the blonde hair who’s name I cannot recall, is also incredibly nice, he literally bought my niece out of all of her Girl Scout cookies which I think was nice. One of the drivers even warned me when I was walking that there had been a robbery in the area at night, which was very kind of him.
In retrospect as everyone knows in Arlington parking is extremely limited. Like it or not the area needs a company like Advanced. The reason they are hired is because they are on top of their game. It really sucks when someone has blocked the entrance to your driveway and you need to get home. Or when you pay $ 175 a month to park and some random drunk person has taken the liberty and parked in your spot. If you don’t want to get towed read the signs twice and stay between the lines and don’t park like a D-​bag.
Also to the people who are getting towed who claim their children or animals were in the car. Ummm… hello you are lucky someone did not call CPS. I know emergencies happen but people in this area are fickle.
The only reason I’m giving them stars is because they towed my ex’s car. :P PS– tow it again!
Thanks Advanced!

towed my brand new car after my building that I had just moved into forgot to give me a permit for parking. Complete Mishap. That wasn’t A-​1 Towing’s fault…
What was their fault was when I went to pick up my brand new car with less than 400 miles on it. I noticed they had dragged my fender and damaged it.
The guy who sits in the trailer on their site, told me there was «no damage reported.» I asked to see the car before it being released. When I noticed the damage I came back to the trailer and said «sir there is in fact damage.» He scrambled and scribbled something on my info sheet. He goes, «Oh yes there was a dent, but they didn’t say where.»
I said, «Interesting there is no dent to be seen, BUT My fender is damaged and it’s covered in the dirt from your yard.»
It’s been over 2 weeks since the incident, after several phone calls, emails, and voicemails, I still have had no response from A-​1Towing.
Since then I’ve heard of several additional complaints by this company. The city needs to get rid of them.