By Pepper Parr
January 6th, 2018
BURLINGTON, ON
It wasn’t me” he said.
“I’m just a tenant like the rest of the people in the plaza” said Bob Nadelko, owner of the No Frills on Brant street where Classic Towing has been pulling vehicles off the lot and using what appears to be a “flexible” pricing schedule for people who want to get their cars back.
The towing gets blamed on Nadelko because the brand name is up there on the bright yellow building – people just assume that I am the guy calling in the tow trucks explains Nadelko tells of the occasion when he was on vacation in Portugal and got a call from one of his regular No Frills customers asking why he towed her car.
“I wasn’t me” explains Nadelko.
It isn’t a public parking lot – and it isn’t the No Frills parking lot either but it is roaming territory for the Classic tow trucks – Up to $350 to get your car back.
In order to have cars towed from private property you have to have what Nadelko calls “a signature” or signing rights which is a relationship with city hall.
Earlier this week the Gazette reported on five of a group of six woman enjoying a holiday drink at Joe Dogs had their cars towed. They felt that it was latish in the evening, the parking lot was close to empty – they saw no reason why they shouldn’t park their cars.
Even though it is private property “people just seem to feel they can park their cars because it is convenient” – the flak falls on the No Frills brand.
Nadelko, who has owned the franchise since 1999, has nothing but great words for the community he serves. These are wonderful people. I have hired young people who first came to this store with their Mother’s when they were babies.
Nadelko, who lives in Vineland, does not own the property and does not have the authority to have a vehicle towed off the parking lot.
Lisa Lunski, Wellington United Church community coordinator. keeping an eye on the kitchen crew that helps prepare ther community dinner.
The people from Wellington Square United Church do their food shop for the community dinner they serve regularly.
No Frills is a franchise unit of the Loblaws organization. Nadelko said that he can’t make any comment on the price fixing mess Loblaws is embroiled in but he loves the idea of people signing up for one of the gift cards that are going to be handed out and have them passed along to the Wellington United Church people to help with the sizeable food bill for the community dinner they serve.
Related news stories:
Complaints from those who had their cars towed
Getting one of those Loblaws gift cards
