Attention: TDR Forum Junkies KOKOMO, Ind. -- A DaimlerChrysler worker who defied a new policy by parking his GMC pickup truck in a spot reserved for Chrysler-only products will not have to pay for his vehicle being towed from the lot.
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The owner of the towing company said he would not charge Indiana Transmission Plant worker Donald Campbell because he does not agree with the policy.
Campbell, 37, said he owns two Chrysler vehicles. But he told the Kokomo Tribune for a Wednesday story that he decided to drive his 1989 GMC pickup Monday and intentionally park it in the Chrysler-only lot.
"I did it to protest this policy because I don't like it," Campbell said.
DaimlerChrysler had his car towed about 3½ miles to Kokomo's Fisher Towing Service in the city 50 miles north of Indianapolis.
Owner Jim Davis said he towed two cars from the plant Monday without knowing the specifics of the new policy. After learning more, Davis said he decided to stop towing cars from the lot and would not charge owners of vehicles he had already hauled away.
"I thought we were towing them for being parked illegally until I learned the full scoop of it," said Davis. "Now we're not going to do it. "
The policy designates about 80 percent of employee parking spaces for Chrysler vehicles only and forces workers to park much farther away if they drive a vehicle made by a competing manufacturer.
New blue lines were painted on the parking lot and signs declaring "DaimlerChrysler Parking Only" and "DaimlerChrysler Vehicle Parking" were installed about two weeks ago. Last week, employees began receiving noncompliance warnings leading up to this week's towing enforcement.
Davis is not alone in refusing to tow cars from the lot.
Don Ellmore, owner of Martin Wrecker Service, also turned down a job at the plant.
"We backed off for customer relations reasons," he said. "It's just not worth it to aggravate somebody. "
Chrysler spokesman Edward Saenz said the automaker does not expect towing to be an issue.
"We're not expecting to tow people," he said. "We don't expect that to happen very often. "
He had said earlier that a survey indicated 90 percent of Chrysler workers drive Chrysler vehicles.
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Do you agree with Chrysler's policy that will force non-Chrysler owners to walk farther to work?
Yes
No
Results | Disclaimer
The owner of the towing company said he would not charge Indiana Transmission Plant worker Donald Campbell because he does not agree with the policy.
Campbell, 37, said he owns two Chrysler vehicles. But he told the Kokomo Tribune for a Wednesday story that he decided to drive his 1989 GMC pickup Monday and intentionally park it in the Chrysler-only lot.
"I did it to protest this policy because I don't like it," Campbell said.
DaimlerChrysler had his car towed about 3½ miles to Kokomo's Fisher Towing Service in the city 50 miles north of Indianapolis.
Owner Jim Davis said he towed two cars from the plant Monday without knowing the specifics of the new policy. After learning more, Davis said he decided to stop towing cars from the lot and would not charge owners of vehicles he had already hauled away.
"I thought we were towing them for being parked illegally until I learned the full scoop of it," said Davis. "Now we're not going to do it. "
The policy designates about 80 percent of employee parking spaces for Chrysler vehicles only and forces workers to park much farther away if they drive a vehicle made by a competing manufacturer.
New blue lines were painted on the parking lot and signs declaring "DaimlerChrysler Parking Only" and "DaimlerChrysler Vehicle Parking" were installed about two weeks ago. Last week, employees began receiving noncompliance warnings leading up to this week's towing enforcement.
Davis is not alone in refusing to tow cars from the lot.
Don Ellmore, owner of Martin Wrecker Service, also turned down a job at the plant.
"We backed off for customer relations reasons," he said. "It's just not worth it to aggravate somebody. "
Chrysler spokesman Edward Saenz said the automaker does not expect towing to be an issue.
"We're not expecting to tow people," he said. "We don't expect that to happen very often. "
He had said earlier that a survey indicated 90 percent of Chrysler workers drive Chrysler vehicles.
:-laf
Moose00
Unless they are going to pay for or at least pay the difference between DC and brand x, you should be able to park where you want.
