valets EXPOSED!!!!!!

sam.k · 10-28-2009, 02:07 AM

here is an interesting video on valet parking in LA, click on the link below for the video.

sharing with the rest who hasn't seen this yet. next time before you valet, think about this video.

Rogue Valets Exposed

Valets in Los Angeles are hijacking public spaces, wrecking cars, using fake signs and hiding tickets from customers -- and we've caught them on tape.

VIDEO:http://www.nbclosangeles.com/around-...jc1uHw0ErouE4B

rsmamg · 10-28-2009, 02:19 AM

wow. very frustrating. i never valet anyways.

10M3MAN · 10-28-2009, 03:05 AM

Yea I use to valet when me and the wife would go out...That ends...good video...

MJC///M3 · 10-28-2009, 08:30 AM

Wow, thanks for posting this up. I never use valet's anyway....if need be, I'll throw the guy 10 bucks and ask if he doesn't mind that I park it myself (out of the way of course)...usually works all the time. Would never let a valet touch my car...too many horror stories.

NYSPEM3 · 10-28-2009, 08:49 AM

I live in a neighborhood with lots of restaurants. Those azhul valets occupied (probably illegally) a bank parking lot after the bank closed in the evening.
I pulled into the parking lot and used the ATM, and those valets had the gall to ask me to leave so as not to be in their way???
Sure I did leave... after I conducted my businss and really took my time pulling out of the lot, blocking a bunch of them and no doubt pissing off their customers.

jibaholic101 · 10-28-2009, 09:56 AM

wow!! this is shocking! the city needs to go after these valet companies and shut them out! that is ridiculous !

SlammedR8 · 10-28-2009, 10:02 AM

wow
that sucks

Jaypod · 10-28-2009, 10:08 AM

Thats why I only Valet rentals and friends cars - not my own!

FStop7 · 10-28-2009, 10:09 AM

LOL @ "valet zone", what a bunch of douchebags

sam.k · 10-28-2009, 11:02 AM

worst thing is that they use your car to shuttle valets around.

jblaze · 10-28-2009, 11:06 AM

id never valet a car on the street anyway, only a underground, and still id ask to have my keys

SlammedR8 · 10-28-2009, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sam.k

worst thing is that they use your car to shuttle valets around.

Not everything is what it seems or what the media shows us, so just because you saw a guy getting into the car doesnt mean it was used as a shuttle. It is very possible that they were going to park the car, and the other guy jumped in because he had to pick up a car to bring back to the front ? Afterall thats what valet does, and if they had to bring back 2 cars - that would explain it. What do you expect? the guy should walk to the lot when there is another valet guy taking a car to the lot?

PoorMan · 10-28-2009, 12:51 PM

I never use valets as well.To me it's the same as letting someone else wash your car... Unthinkable.

Green///Hell · 10-28-2009, 01:16 PM

You go Anna Garcia, screw the valet

ebohon · 10-28-2009, 01:17 PM

Its a rip-off and the business they serve allow it... it would stop if people didnt patronize those business...but, they allow it prob cause they get a kick-back and there are too many people in LA for these thiefs to care one way or the other. I parked at this building in LA a few months ago and chose to park myself instead of valet. But, when I wanted to use the restroom in the parking structure on my way back/when leaving ... I had to pay a parking attendant at the restroom door. I'm never going to that place again.

Silvertige · 10-28-2009, 01:34 PM

Hell A. Gotta love it.

chungdae · 10-28-2009, 01:52 PM

Never valet. It's putting a stranger behind your wheel.

tightie · 10-28-2009, 02:02 PM

man, i knew there wasn't that many loading zones.

Spec 1 · 10-28-2009, 02:33 PM

I never valet. I'd rather walk 7 blocks to my destination then let some guy who doesn't really give a damn drive my car off.

flyinb501 · 10-29-2009, 12:31 PM

I valeted 5 years throughout college at a very swanky account. Sick gig, and I got to drive amazing cars everyday. That said, I never valet my own car. I wouldn't recommend it if you have a nice, or modded car.

Garduna · 10-29-2009, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chungdae

Never valet. It's putting a stranger behind your wheel.

Worst thing you could do to your car in my opinion!

jeremyc74 · 10-29-2009, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyinb501

I valeted 5 years throughout college at a very swanky account. Sick gig, and I got to drive amazing cars everyday. That said, I never valet my own car. I wouldn't recommend it if you have a nice, or modded car.

I have four good friends who valet (or manage valets) at some nice places in Palm Beach County, and they all tell me exactly the same thing. They're always talking about "taking a lap around the test track" which means taking the long way 'round to the lot so they can open them up.

They're pretty decent kids, but they also tell me stories about some of the guys they work with that have stolen things, and done damage to vehicles.

About a year ago one of the new guys found a Glock under the seat of a car, and swiped it while he was parking the car. The owner turned out to be a US Marshal who realized he'd left it there about 10 minutes after he sat down to eat, and came back to secure it. He walked out to the car and found it missing, and called the local Police. No one fessed up, but later on they found the missing gun in the valet stand.

10-28-2009, 02:07 AM	#1
sam.k Private First Class 42 Rep 185 Posts Drives: 2016 BSM M4 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (8)	valets EXPOSED!!!!!! here is an interesting video on valet parking in LA, click on the link below for the video. sharing with the rest who hasn't seen this yet. next time before you valet, think about this video. Rogue Valets Exposed Valets in Los Angeles are hijacking public spaces, wrecking cars, using fake signs and hiding tickets from customers -- and we've caught them on tape. VIDEO:http://www.nbclosangeles.com/around-...jc1uHw0ErouE4B
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10-28-2009, 02:19 AM	#2
rsmamg Flying First Class 30 Rep 582 Posts Drives: M Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	wow. very frustrating. i never valet anyways.
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10-28-2009, 03:05 AM	#3
10M3MAN Lieutenant Colonel 34 Rep 1,498 Posts Drives: 2006 Nissan Altima SER Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wharton, TX iTrader: (0)	Yea I use to valet when me and the wife would go out...That ends...good video...
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10-28-2009, 08:30 AM	#4
MJC///M3 Colonel 87 Rep 2,324 Posts Drives: 09 SSII E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bronx, NYC iTrader: (0)	Wow, thanks for posting this up. I never use valet's anyway....if need be, I'll throw the guy 10 bucks and ask if he doesn't mind that I park it myself (out of the way of course)...usually works all the time. Would never let a valet touch my car...too many horror stories. __________________ "You will get there, but it is up to you and you alone. It is what you are willing to do, and how you are willing to get there. You must be relentless, you must be tireless, you must pursue at all costs, so that you are ready, when the time is right." -Dad
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10-28-2009, 08:49 AM	#5
NYSPEM3 Second Lieutenant 10 Rep 221 Posts Drives: E90 M3 DCT Join Date: May 2008 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	I live in a neighborhood with lots of restaurants. Those azhul valets occupied (probably illegally) a bank parking lot after the bank closed in the evening. I pulled into the parking lot and used the ATM, and those valets had the gall to ask me to leave so as not to be in their way??? Sure I did leave... after I conducted my businss and really took my time pulling out of the lot, blocking a bunch of them and no doubt pissing off their customers. __________________ -------------------------------------------------- E90 M3 DCT Interlagos Blue/Silver Interior, Tech Pkg, Prem Pkg, Folddown Seats, 19"... that's it Certified V1 Zombie
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10-28-2009, 09:56 AM	#6
jibaholic101 Brigadier General 158 Rep 3,496 Posts Drives: women wild Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0)	wow!! this is shocking! the city needs to go after these valet companies and shut them out! that is ridiculous ! __________________ some italian, german, and japanese ones; and on order more of the same
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10-28-2009, 10:02 AM	#7
SlammedR8 Major General 521 Rep 5,483 Posts Drives: 2019 X5 40i/2020 R8 V10 Spyder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	wow that sucks __________________ Current: 2019 BMW X5 40i - Carbon Black/Tartufo Individual Leather 2020 Range Rover HSE - Black/Black 2020 Audi R8 V10 Performance Spyder 6MT - Ascari Blue/Black
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10-28-2009, 10:08 AM	#8
Jaypod Brigadier General 125 Rep 4,971 Posts Drives: Frozen M3, AM V8V, 991 GT3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (7)	Thats why I only Valet rentals and friends cars - not my own!
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10-28-2009, 10:09 AM	#9
FStop7 I like cars 329 Rep 5,052 Posts Drives: M6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newbury Park, CA iTrader: (3)	LOL @ "valet zone", what a bunch of douchebags __________________ My photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/racelap/
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10-28-2009, 11:02 AM	#10
sam.k Private First Class 42 Rep 185 Posts Drives: 2016 BSM M4 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (8)	worst thing is that they use your car to shuttle valets around.
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10-28-2009, 11:06 AM	#11
jblaze Private First Class 11 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 05 range rover vogue SE Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: France iTrader: (0)	id never valet a car on the street anyway, only a underground, and still id ask to have my keys
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10-28-2009, 12:51 PM	#13
PoorMan Hello my name is... 23 Rep 539 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 6MT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	I never use valets as well.To me it's the same as letting someone else wash your car... Unthinkable.
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10-28-2009, 01:16 PM	#14
Green///Hell Colonel 183 Rep 2,873 Posts Drives: 991 GT3, F15 X5, 1199S Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (5)	You go Anna Garcia, screw the valet
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10-28-2009, 01:17 PM	#15
ebohon Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 255 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 Coupe, 6MT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Anaheim Hills, CA iTrader: (2)	Its a rip-off and the business they serve allow it... it would stop if people didnt patronize those business...but, they allow it prob cause they get a kick-back and there are too many people in LA for these thiefs to care one way or the other. I parked at this building in LA a few months ago and chose to park myself instead of valet. But, when I wanted to use the restroom in the parking structure on my way back/when leaving ... I had to pay a parking attendant at the restroom door. I'm never going to that place again. __________________ 2009 M3 : 6MT : Carbon : Silverstone : Fox Red Novilo : Aluminum Trim : Tech Package : iPod : MODS: Performance Spoiler: Clear Reflectors : H&Rs : Escort 9500ix hardwired : Tint : Macht Schnell Filter : RPI Scoops : Rogue Pulley : Fabspeed resonated x-pipe with Remus Race : ESS Tune: TVinMotion
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10-28-2009, 01:34 PM	#16
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10-28-2009, 01:52 PM	#17
chungdae The Asian Sensation 56 Rep 708 Posts Drives: 2009 Alpine White M3, S1000RR Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (2)	Never valet. It's putting a stranger behind your wheel.
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10-28-2009, 02:33 PM	#19
Spec 1 Faster in the Corners 52 Rep 1,062 Posts Drives: '91 E30, '05 ZX6-R, '06 300C Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	I never valet. I'd rather walk 7 blocks to my destination then let some guy who doesn't really give a damn drive my car off. __________________ '91 M42 E30 - All sorts of goodies.
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10-29-2009, 12:31 PM	#20
flyinb501 Captain 72 Rep 627 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 335i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN iTrader: (1)	I valeted 5 years throughout college at a very swanky account. Sick gig, and I got to drive amazing cars everyday. That said, I never valet my own car. I wouldn't recommend it if you have a nice, or modded car.
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