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A-1 Towing & Recovery

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2051 Ocean Pearl Rd Corolla NC 27927
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(252) 453-4002
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A-1 Towing & Recovery
Reviewer Name
Tyler Smith
Review Date
October 24, 2011
Average Rating
1

A-1 will ruin your vacation

NEVER CALL LARRY AT A-1 TOWING, OR YOU WILL BE WALLET RAPED!

A-1 is a straight up fraud. Long story short Larry responded to my call and after changing his pricing 5 times, demanded my id and credit card because I did not have 650 on me for a tow to the road, and if i refused he was towing my car to his lot which is god knows where. He told me he would hold my id and card as collateral, and that I owe him 650, though he only moved my car 15 feet, off of the main sand drive so other cars would not hit me (we were still 3 miles from the main road). Well he left, and I called another towing company, who graciously wrapped the tow charge into the final bill (blown alternator), and they towed it to their garage when Larry only wanted to tow to the 4x4 exit, where I would then call AAA. I then canceled my credit card, and got a new id, never heard from Larry again or paid him a dime, why pay a crook when they just want to rob you for more. I never gave him permission to charge it, so if he does that it theft, and having my id ad credit card? Easy case for identity theft. Also, after I gave him those cards and contacted authorities, they asked if I wanted to complain about Larry, because he was their friend. In short, Larry is fat good ol' boy who cruises the beach looking for his next victim. The local beach patrol will not help your cause....
If you get stuck, call ABC towing, they have a garage for repairs, and are the nicest people you will ever deal with. Their tow fee was $250, but if you read other horror stories about Larry he says you will only pay $250, and then he charges you $600+ once your car is on his truck bed...
Also, my sister-in-law (who was with us on the vacation) just informed me the pastor of their church just made the same mistake of contacting Larry for a tow, and were charged $175 for Larry to get them unstuck, which im sure was a 5 ft. tow....
Larry lives on the beach, mile marker 18, which means he only has a maximum of five miles to go if you get stuck....my company pays me $0.40/ mile when I travel by car....Larry is making a good $30/ mile....If he wasn't such a doucher I would ask for a job, he has to be a millionaire!

****He was also drunk when he arrived, and mentioned he carried a gun with him (it was dark out so I do not blame him), but that is a deadly combination, and the local beach patrol just thought it was funny****

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Average Rating
100

My husband's Silverado had to be towed out of Carova & Larry really helped us out. He is super nice & so is his wife, Anita & their adorable choc lab, Muddy!

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100

We got extremely lucky ! After driving like a crazy person on the beach because we were renting there for the first time, sand got into the fan of my Trailblazer. I thought we were screwed until...

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20

This guy is committing insurance fraud left and right. We needed our car towed, and Larry is the only tow truck driver apparantly for the 4x4 area. We got stuck, called him to come out. In the...

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20

This man charged me $50.00 for some advice. My advice is free, don't get stuck this man is a pirate and will take as much money from you as possible. He makes a bad situation much worse. A...

Average Rating
20

Charged me $125 for towing me 50 feet. All this guy does is drive up and down the beach screwing people.

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A-1 Towing & Recovery is located at 2051 Ocean Pearl Rd, Corolla, NC. This business specializes in Towing.

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