Perfect Resume for San Antonio’s New Towing Contract
San Antonio’s Recycling Program: Corrupt Tow Companies Edition
Only in San Antonio can a towing company that already had its hand caught elbow deep in the cookie jar somehow land back in charge of the entire pantry. Vehicle Management Solutions, yes, the same “management” company that illegally auctioned off cars, including those belonging to active-duty military personnel (because what’s more patriotic than screwing over service members?) is back in business.
And not just back. They’ve been rehired by the city to oversee towing and impound operations. Because apparently, second chances in San Antonio extend beyond people to the very corporations that abused public trust in the first place.
Let’s pause for a moment. Imagine your local bank teller embezzling cash, making headlines, and then being brought back by the branch manager to “watch the vault” a year later. That’s what San Antonio just did with Vehicle Management Solutions. And we’re supposed to nod along like this is business as usual? Spoiler alert: it is business as usual in the shady underworld of municipal contracts. The public outrage is real, and rightfully so. Residents are wondering how a company that already got busted for treating people’s cars like free inventory could possibly be trusted again. But city officials, in their infinite wisdom, handed over the keys to the impound lot as though none of that ever happened. Did they run out of towing companies in Texas? Or is it just easier to cozy back up to the devil you know rather than put in the legwork to find an honest operator?
Here’s the reality: when a city gives its towing and impound contract to a company with this kind of rap sheet, it’s the citizens who end up paying, literally. Every time a car gets hauled off for some petty reason (expired tag, street cleaning violation, or the unforgivable sin of parking where Big Towing says you shouldn’t), you’re rolling the dice on whether your vehicle will be “managed” responsibly. And if history is any guide, good luck.
Military families should be especially furious. This wasn’t some minor clerical error; it was outright theft dressed up as “policy.” To auction off the vehicles of people serving the country while they’re stationed elsewhere is so low it makes a snake look tall. Yet here we are again, giving the same shady players another chance to cash in on San Antonio drivers’ misery. So what’s a driver supposed to do? You can’t exactly stop the city from signing boneheaded contracts, but you can be smart about protecting yourself.
If your car gets swept up in this mess, you don’t want to be scrambling through red tape while your wheels rack up storage fees in some impound lot that acts like it owns the place (because technically, they think they do).
If your car disappears into the black hole of San Antonio’s impound scene, OUTPOUND.com helps you figure out what happened, where your vehicle went, and how to get it back without losing your sanity, or your savings account. Think of it as the GPS for when your car’s been abducted by the city’s favorite repeat offenders.
Bottom line: San Antonio decided to rehire the fox to guard the henhouse. You can’t fix the politics, but you can protect yourself. And when the tow trucks roll in, OUTPOUND.com is the only ally you’ll have that isn’t looking to make a profit off your bad luck.
