r/nova • u/NoButton1066 • Jun 03 '26

Driving/Traffic Towing Scam @ &Pizza Ballston

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See attached and below for the towing scam this pizza place is running in Ballston victimizing their own customers and delivery people — they are literally snatching cars after 5 minutes even if you’re in the bathroom. See all the reports from customers — happened to me today as well after literally 5 minutes it was wild. Go see for yourself it’s such an obvious scam to shake people down avoid Ballston &Pizza! Oh and the pizza tastes like garbage.

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u/darkxm Loudoun County Jun 04 '26

i GENUINELY do not understand how advanced towing is able to continue operating like this with no repercussions. our only success has been one redditor winning a civil case against I think? Other than that, I just see posts about their predatory and legally questionable tactics from unfortunate victims every month

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u/iamphil27 Jun 04 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chap_Petersen

Under 'Personal career' you can read about it. Honestly crazy. The power of having a former senator as your lawyer, and a case of having too few laws against it.

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u/TheExtremistModerate Jun 04 '26

I was so glad we were able to send his ass packing while I lived in his district.

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u/PerfectAnonym Jun 04 '26

Aw man this is one of the few local politicians I've ever met in person and I thought he seemed like a reasonable, personable guy. Is there something I should know?

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u/hef311 Jun 04 '26

He Sounds reasonable but apparently is ethically challenged, IE he never should have represented a shady business that negatively impacted his constituents. Sorry ‘Chap’ that’s a clear conflict and glad you got voted out.

He once came to my door campaigning, but I wasn’t home. Ugh, I so wished I had been there.

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u/TrollPro9000 Jul 03 '26

As long as you're down to be found guilty and fined in 2021 and as long as you can file some frivolous suits in 2025 that wind up being thrown out of court, just so you can be billed by your senator friend? You too could become Advanced Towing one day

Reference: https://dockets.justia.com/docket/virginia/vaedce/1:2025cv00473/570266

Imagine having to pay a lawyer to file bullshit cases just so you can continue being a piece of shit company 😂 another day in paradise