LXFlyer

Could be someone who works in the terminal, right? OTG?

nrr

If EWR is like JFK, your plate is scanned when you enter the lot, so when they tow one of these cars out, they'll do another scan AND (knowing PANYNJ) they'll send the owner a bill for parking.

Xyzzy

It seems that the PANYNJ has oh-so-generously offered to waive the parking fee for the burned-ut vehicles.

Lux Flyer

Idk about how leased cars are handled. But for the people who were upside down; I'd be very upset if I don't have gap insurance. Insurance, your own or the party whose car started the fire, is only going to pay out the current value of the car, so they'd still be liable for the difference in the loan and their value. Not sure on NJ's insurance requirements, b ut I'd also be pretty upset if I only had liability on my car since this wouldn't be covered (at least they couldn't be upside down and owe money....if that is any consolation)

narvik

Considering the [apparent] outstanding warrants and arrest of the initial fire-starter's car's owner, it is quite possible that that vehicle wasn't insured at all. Sadly, there might be a few people out of some serious coin here.

RooseveltL

Is there a Telsa in the group? It is likely the culprit.
The gap-insurance thing is really sad for some.
After once returning from S.California trip to a snowed in car during a freak April snowstorm (no shovel, no gloves, no coat, no snow scaper). I promised myself NEVER drive/park to the airport again. I'll take the extra time of public transportation or expense of Uber/Lfyt even if a one-two day trip. Can't blame the owners but recent EWR Parking woes - return to vandalism of flat tires, car burnt out, other vandalism. Even if corporate card is paying the exorbitant parking rate it simply isn't worth it.

Proudelitist

Popcorn. Tons of it.

Real Genius stuff.

Flaflyer

Kinda like breaking ATL news gets posted in the DL forum. For---some---unknown---reason.

bocastephen

They have identified the person who caused the fire, so I would assume every upside down claim will be a lawsuit filed against them. Heck, for someone that stupid, I'd file a lawsuit just for sport.

Bonehead

Wider shot showed that this garage was close to the terminal, so I think it's the top deck of the Terminal C short-term parking garage. Probably not employees...too expensive I would think.

Here's a cool news video...shows multiple cars exploding

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...505129561.html

Lux Flyer

Are we saying the person who caused the fire is the guy who was arrested....for outstanding traffic warrants and suspended license? Maybe I'm biased, but someone with those types of violations doesn't stand out as having much money saved up to go after. You can sue them, will even win the civil suit and get a judgement, but a dry towel doesn't drip, even when squeezed...

StuckinITH

I take Uber to the airport for two day trips except when they don't show up (and that has happened often). But, then, I do have to park my car at work and I guess that something like that could happen there too.

I would get extremely annoyed if I arrive to any parking lot and see my car on fire. It's a pain to replace a manual car. When a SUV rear ended it, it took me one month to find one. When I moved back to the US, it took me two months to find one and had to drive 350 miles to get it.

eng3

I thought spontaneous combustion of bodies was a myth

RooseveltL

As a manual trans driver myself - I fully understand your concern.
I've stopped using Uber due to drivers indicating they picked me up {and I'm along for ride but still waiting for their arrival} or simply keep driving away/around never responding to inquiries until I cancel at which point they collect money. Sick and tired of the contacting Uber customer service on this to be issued a credit requiring me to use Uber again. Lyft seems more reliable on this front but like anything good - it can only last for so long before it is a scam.

I'm anxiously awaiting the root cause of the fire as without any evidence I assume it was a Telsa (spontaneous combustion) or some frozen gadget/battery which quickly heated due to sunlight.

Lux Flyer

Little bit OT, but you'd think with the fact your requesting device sends your location so they know where to pick you up, it would be pretty easy to program the app to tell if the driver hasn't actually picked you up....when they supposedly picked you up 5 minutes ago and are 3 miles away, but your location hasn't moved at all. (Of course this assumes that the person requesting is the person riding [which the app verifies if you aren't by making you confirm you're not at the pickup point] , and they have location tracking continuously enabled while a ride is on going).