Accident teaches a lesson on the perils of valet parking - STLtoday.com
About one-third of all auto claims for vandalism, mischief and partial theft — which includes broken windows as well as the theft of personal belongings — were reported in those three months in 2013 and 2014. And roughly a quarter of all theft... Just ask Duane Jessee, a longtime user of valet services at restaurants and hotels. , man opted for the $27-a-day valet service when he stayed at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel a few weeks ago. He parked his 2014 BMW 335i xDrive Gran Turismo outside the posh Central West End hotel on July 31 after returning from dinner at Juniper and handed over his keys in the valet parking area. Before he set foot on the ground, a valet-driven SUV struck the open door, bending it forward and hitting the driver’s door, Jessee said. “I’d never even thought about the ramifications of what would happen if an accident happened while with the valet staff,” said Jessee, 52. Those ramifications are on his mind a lot these days. One estimate is for $2,600 from a body shop to replace his car door’s shell, which has a bent frame, and to repair the damage to the car’s body from the door hitting it. The Chase contracts with Maryland-based Towne Park company, which touts... Source: www.stltoday.com
