Why You Aren't Able to Valet Your Own Car

I don't allow valets to touch my car. I worked in the subrogation department at an insurance company and had to go after the valet companies when they damage our insured's vehicle. They don't have any assets other than the podium and maybe an umbrella and they file for bankruptcy as soon as you sue them, only to start the same business for the same company under a new name. Then our insureds get pissed at us because they are out their $500 deductible.

Don't valet your car if you can't afford to pay your deductible.

That really doesn't help in this situation as it has already happened, but thanks.

My club gives you no other option, but to valet.

That sucks but 😂 at the vigor in the post. Sometimes shitty weeks happen. Like they say in the Mrs Maisel show before she takes the stage, deep breath and tits up. Better luck next week.

Too bad that happened to you Wiffle, but my rules still applies, no fucking valet will touch my vehicle, and any club that tries to scan my I D will not get me as a customer, I'll bet that there are more issues with valets stealing from, or hitting cars than from customers hitting other cars in the parking lot.

Follies was forced into it due to the traffic jam it would create without it. If you get there early enough you can park before he gets set up or if he just got set up he'll let you part it yourself but charge you for parking.

Several months ago they did have a meeting on the back side of the club with all of the valets after one of them gave the wrong car to customer and the police had to chase him down.

Waffle pussy lips is a fucking moron

===> "My club gives you no other option, but to valet."

One more club I will never visit.

My car is a tool. I honestly don’t care how it looks. Thus, scratches and dents don’t bother me. But, the shit that I carry in my car makes me NEVER allow someone else to get in without me in it.

The main benefit of valet parking is that your car is in a more secure spot since not many have access to it. And yes your car is safer in valet than in regular public access parking.

If your club requires valet parking how did a customer hit your car? Are you sure it wasn't the valet who is now blaming it on someone else by saying a customer parked their own car without permission. Either way it sucks and I hope things start going better for you.

The valets at hong kong lost THEIR STUB of the ticket and charged me $35 to release the car. and yes... i had my stub.

Totally sympathize with you Wiff, but I will join the chorus of people who generally won't go to a club where I have to valet my car. In all honesty, if I had no choice and the best club in town had valet-only, I might be tremendously irritated but I'd probably deal (or take an uber instead); but given remotely comparable clubs where one valets and one doesn't, not having someone else drive my car is a HUGE factor in my club choice.

Valet parking is one of my pet peeves. I’m perfectly capable of and willing to park my own car, plus I don’t like giving access to a stranger. Then you have to wait much longer to get your car back than it would take you to simply walk to your car and leave. It’s anther way to extract money from you, not a service. The only place I don’t really mind it is at Follies. With the crowds they get and the tiny parking lot, it’s actually a necessity there. They have to double park a lot of cars to fit them in.

Sorry about your car, Waffle. Hope your next week is better!

Given that I usually have a weapon or two in my car, there is no fucking way someone else is driving it.

@shadowcat, I found the shopping center across the street more than close enough to be convenient.

GMD - Many years ago I did park across the street and was glad I did. The club got raided that day and after keeping everyone ITC for an hour until they had all the dancers herded into the dressing room, they finally let all of the customers out. I can imagine how long it too the valet to get everybody's car.

Since then security in the Fiesta Shopping Center has been booting Follies customers when they catch them. I personally know of one and it cost him the $65 that he had left on him. There are a few tricks to avoid the security but I have my own tricks and have not had a problem with Follies valet.

I'm sorry about your car.

But, I'm also not a fan of valet service. I usually leave my "real" wallet in the car along with other items that I don't want a valet to access.

And, a less ethical valet may assume that a customer will be extra reluctant to contact the cops or even club management if they get their stuff stolen or otherwise messed with.

I don't think that's a bad assumption.

I just spoke with the valet manager. He wasn't there when it happened and was told the same story as me: a customer refused to pay valet and somehow got his keys anyway, went to leave, and drove in my car. Then kept driving.

The manager told me to bring my car back tomorrow so we can get an estimate done on it. He's getting it replaced for me.

I don't know if somebody was driving my car around and it happened off property or if what I was told is true. I don't think I will ever know. The valet is their own entity and doesn't work for the club, so I don't think I can ask the club to see any cameras.

I was extremely pissed off when I wrote the original post of this thread. I'm glad the outcome is somewhat in my favor that at least gets my vehicle repaired free of charge for me. The manager said he thinks he knows what customer it was and is going to pursue legal action with them if he's correct.

Some people do park in a grocery store parking lot across the street from where I work. But I don't know if I should risk parking there. This club is about 15 minutes down the street from where I live, so maybe I'll just Lyft from now on. I don't know.

For those of you who do follow my Instagram, I posted a photo of it on my story. It's clearer than another vehicle did collide into it and there is paint and scuff marks on my tail light.

I always see everyone bitching about valet and most (but not all, I know) customers leave intoxicated. Even one drink impairs judgement. So it does make the story of a customer driving into my car a little believable.

Well, I'm glad it's working out, at least somewhat, in your favor.

@shadowcat, I might ask you about those tricks if I find myself visiting there again. :)

I think it might have worked out for me that day because I arrived and left while the plaza was open, and parked in the middle of the lot among other cars rather than trying to be an outlier.

I prefer no valet park my car because of concern of them looking through my car.
i only have valet parking when there is no other practical option.
I don’t get too concerned about the valet being enthusiastic about driving my bad ass Prius.

Uber everywhere

@Wiffle Waffle

I had a similar experience when a drunk driver on a rented Truck/Van hit my car in a hotel parking lot, I was informed by the parking attendant immediately because he knew me.

I called the police to make the accident report and the police didn’t do anything I was expecting them to take him in for drunk driving.

I did get all the insurance information and the insurance of the car rental place took care of the repairs.

I hope you are made whole and your car gets repaired with minimal hassle for you.

If you think using Uber of Lift makes sense to you, you should give it a try.

I hope you have a nice rest of the weekend,

Wiffle, glad to hear the valet manager is taking care of the problem and not trying to shift blame and telling you it isn't their fault since they weren't driving.

You could probably still ask the club if they have a camera that covers that part of the parking lot or the valet stand to see who it was. It might make for a good story if he ever comes back and tries to get a dance from you.

Wiffle, hate this happened to you. From customer perspective I think valet is just another nickel and dime expense the club is trying to get.

A half-way measure at Follies is to leave your car running in Park, and then keep your key. The vale charges and will park your car, but then retrieving it's a breeze because I just walk straight to it and leave.

The booting over at the shopping plaza is real. I never like sitting someplace, wondering if I'll be able to drive my car away safely when I leave. Sometimes the few extra $ are worth the peace of mind.

I'll jurst state tge obvious "valeting yoir own car" is parking it yourself.

rod. your procedure only works if you can remove the key without having to shut off the ignition. both my Scion and 1991 suburban require fully turning off the ignition switch in order to remove the key. but as weird as it is i can do your suggestion with my bad ass prius!

Modern smart keys allow the vehicle to run without the key in it, just can’t start again once it’s turned off.

I keep weed in my car and would never ever valet it.

I never valet - unless it’s in NYC at a parking garage - where there’s little choice of finding a self park lot/garage.

I was staying at a hotel in Austin Tx - and I walked to the valet - asked for the keys to the Dell rental SUV - I had the keys in less than a minute. I returned the SUV a few hours later, and I then realized how lax valet standards can be.

Yeah - strip-clubs are not the safest place to park one's car - for starters you got some douche custies that don't give a fuck - and then you got some guys leaving the club drunk - if I can I avoid parking next to big pickup-trucks or guys that have parked at a bad-angle.

Having said this, I don't like anyone driving my car or being inside my car - chances are nothing would happen, but I rather not have a stranger driving my car and having access to the inside of my car - a lot of valet guys are shitheads and I've seen how they drive other people's cars like they were Formula 1 cars whereas I tend to drive conservatively and take care of my cars and don't like seeing someone drive my car like a race-car.

Concur with most of these comments however, 99% of my club valet parking experiences have been in Detroit where many of the clubs really give you no choice. Luckily I have had 0.0% issues for the hundreds? of times I have valet parked my car. BTW I always tip the dude a few bucks on the way in..... valet a car is one of those situations where it makes sense to tip before the transaction.

Why not find a safe parking spot within a few miles of the club and then call an Uber? The five or ten bucks would be well worth it. First, you don't have to worry about some creepy ex-con having access to your car while you're inside the club. Second, cops will sometimes stake out a club for easy DUI stops. This way you get out of the general area without the hassle.

I have never had an issue with my car being rifled through or anything missing. Honestly it's really not that big of a deal and in fact I don't have to worry about it being stolen or broken into. I know allot oppose the enforced aspect to the valet and if you hate it that much then just Uber or whatever.

Drunks hitting cars in the lot are definitely a thing. Valet eliminates that threat. I would also expect clubs are not looking for reasons for the cops to show up.

I've seen a few valet accidents in my time.

I take my mom to a specialist in a large hospital down here in Miami - mom is 90 ys/o thus I valet for her convenience since it's kinda a PITA parking at this very large hospital.

A couple of weeks ago I took her to an appointment at this hospital - I valet the car and we proceed to sit in the waiting room which has large windows to the outside including a view of the entrance where one drops off their car - the valet drop-off area is a ramp w/ about a 30-degree incline on each side - one goes up one side when arriving, and down the other side when leaving - I was w/ mom sitting there in the waiting area and looking out and I see one of the young-valet guys, a 20 or 21 y/o tatted-up dude with tats on the back of his neck and all, anyway I see him coming in a customer's car and he's supposed to go up the ramp on one side but it's blocked w/ other cars trying to valet - so he slams the gas, makes an aggressive u-turn, and then goes to the exit side, puts in reverse, and slams the gas again going in reverse up the the exit-side of the inclined ramp - I was what the f*** - I don't drive my car that way and would not appreciate anyone driving it that way either - and this was not the first time I've seen the way some valet drive folks' cars when the owner is not looking - many don't respect the owners' cars w/ the way they drive them; especially the young-guys which many of them are.

remember the valet in ferris buler’s day off? classic!

Why I always prefer to park on the street, and in a residential neighborhood if possible.

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