Yeah, they were hiding it because the 'Junkyard' pretty clearly sounds like a chopshop.

That type of stuff probably happens more than you realize. I had a van stolen from my property and when I called the cops, I was advised on which junkyard to start my search. Sure enough, it was where they guessed it would be but they had beat it up with a forklift to make it look like it had been in an accident. Therefore, my only option was to junk it. I was required to produce the title before I was allowed to tow it away, which was no problem since it was actually mine. After the cops arrested the person who sold it to them (I know it was actually a crew) during the trial a representative of the junkyard played coy as if they had been duped as well. If they ran an honest business, that would have never occurred. If I knew then what I know now, I would have sued them as well.

Depends. I once lived in a condominium where it was possible to call a tow truck to get a car hauled out of your designated spot if you came home to find it occupied. All that was necessary was to prove that you lived there and it was your parking spot. I'm pretty sure I could do that if I found someone else's car in my townhouse driveway blocking my garage as well.

Thanks for explaining. I was confused as to why the junkyard boys felt the need to hide the car, and whether that meant she had sold it to them or if she had just given it away. And I wasn't sure why the latter would make a difference, anyway

I think having a car towed and selling it to a junkyard are two different things. Heck, my car had been towed before just for parking in the wrong spot and I didn't know it until I came out from the bar to go home. But, I did try selling a different car for scrap before and, yeah, they want a title. But I'm assuming there's a reason the guys taking the car got arrested and were also trying to hide it.

You can just call and have a car towed, at least in Wisconsin. Someone left a car in my parking space at my apartment complex, landlord put a note to tow on and it sat there for a month +. I had to park on street and was getting tickets, finally called junkyard and got it towed. Had to sign paperwork saying i owned it esp because i didn't have key or title. The 250$ i received for the car covered the parking tickets i got from my landlord refusing to remove car.

Precisely. It was all scripted, and she may be a total unequivocal b***h, but she isn't a dumb one. It's the devious people like her who are like Chucky when you realize the batteries weren't even put in yet, and you're being played.

Yeah you can, I know it's hard to believe but not every junk yard or dismantler are staffed by law abiding folks. In this particular case I'm willing to bet she called around till someone was willing to tow it without a signed title. Also, yes you can i can probably have your car towed from in front of your own house. All I need is a shady tow company that's willing to play along.

Here in Ohio, about 25 years ago, we had a wrecking yard, a towing company and a Ohio Highway Patrol Commander in on a stolen car scheme. They would tow broke down cars off the road and take them to the yard and crushed them. A guy was there getting parts and recognized parts of his buddies stolen car. They all did jail time and as the tow truck driver was running a satellite station for the owner the tow company owner didn't know about the thefts he didn't have any legal issues.

I had to junk one that blew the engine several years ago and I'd had it so long I couldn't remember where the title was. All I did was sign an affidavit saying I was the legal owner, and they took it.

OP says in the comments that the gf had told them it was her dad's, the title was lost. And he admits it did look like it hadn't been dealt with in a while. So I could see the tow guys coming out for it, and absolutely taking it once they realised what the car was.

YES you can call a junkyard and have them tow it. I had a project car that got ruined by some punks who decided to completely trash the car. I mean broke every window, slashed the interior, beat it with rocks and bats. It was not junk. Didn't need a title and they gave me 50 bucks for it and it was gone. In this case it appeared the junkyard guys knew they had a treasure in the works and had no problem taking as they were going o part it out

you'd be surprised at how easy it is to file for a lost title. but seeing how this yard was in process of hiding the car, they probably had all or most of it parted out already... there are some shady junk yards out there...

That doesn't make sense. If someone illegally parks their car in your driveway, how would you have their title in order to have their car towed? I've had someone's car towed because they were parked in my reserved spot. I had to show my lease contract proving I owned that spot, but I certainly didn't have that other persons title.