Car theft and car snatching in the Greater Toronto Area is crazy right now. Almost all of us have friends who have experienced car theft.
One woman in Greater Toronto was unlucky, not only was her car stolen, but the real nightmare happened after the stolen car was found. Now she says, "I wish the police never found the stolen car." ”
According to Global News, on the morning of January 12, Joyce Madero-Buquid, who lives in the Tulane area of Greater Toronto, got up and looked into the driveway in front of her home to find that her car was missing!
Her silver Zynith 2023 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4xe parked in front of her house was stolen.
Like many other hapless car owners in similar situations, her heart sank.
"It's devastating," she said. ”
Security surveillance at her home** confirmed what happened. The burglar smashed the rear window of the car, got inside, manipulated the ignition system and drove away.
At first, she thought that this sad story would end there. She went through the insurance claim process, but unexpectedly, ** found her stolen car.
An officer from the Peel District Police Department told her the "good news" in a phone call at the end of January.
Now, 48 days have passed since the theft, and Madero Bouquede instead hopes that the car has never been found.
She was told that "the car was found inside a container at a loading yard ready to be exported," she was told
A month later, February was almost over, and she still hadn't gotten her jeep back.
A month after the seizure, the car is still there," Madero Bourquede said in an interview.
The car was parked in a police parking lot in Mississauga operated by the Lyons towing company.
Joyce said her insurer, CAA Southern Ontario, was unable to help her get her car back in time.
A CAA spokesperson said in an email: "We can unequivocally confirm that we have been doing everything we can on behalf of the client to demand the release of the vehicle and to defend the towing and storage companies involved on her behalf." "
Yesterday we also tried, we tried to contact the towing company and the place to store the car, but the other party did not reply at all. ”
The Global News reporter personally went to the Lyon towing company to seek answers.
Sylvan Naidoo, chief financial officer of Lyons Trailers, said, "The car was not impounded. ”
When asked why the jeep had not been released and returned to its owner, Naidu expressed regret.
There is no reason not to release the return ......I apologize very much......This thing was left out," Naidu said.
Initially, he insisted that the car was missing, but after inspection, he had to admit that it was still in the company's custody.
He offered to compensate Madero Bourquid and the insurance company.
If the time to return the car is not good, I have to write a check for compensation, and I will," Naidu said.
According to Madero Bourquid, the CAA has paid about $5,000 to the Lyons for the trailer and storage. Another towing company that works for the insurance company is scheduled to pick up the vehicle the next day and send it to a garage for repairs.
Although Madero Bourquid hasn't used her car since mid-January, she still has to pay for the car. And since mid-February, she can no longer use the rental car because her insurance benefits have been used up.
Worst of all, she said the CAA had informed her that her car premium would be about $1,300 a year, in part due to theft.
Madero Berquid now wants the police not to find her car and to ask the insurance company to pay her money directly.
If you make such a fuss, you might as well pay me the money directly. ”