<human>: Happy mother's day.  I wasn't at my cousins house 15minutes before my uncle came in an informed me that my car was being towed.  I went outside to find my car already gone.  I checked the small cul de sac road for a sign and sure enough there was a small sign not even facing the road (the road and a line orthogonal to the sign would be perpendicular).  Furthermore, apparently the HOA was trying to save money and only painted a couple small red "fire lane" patches on the curb.  This was my first time visiting this neighborhood and I genuinely did not see the fire lane sign and deduced from the patches of red on the curb that the unpainted spots were fair game.  I then proceeded to park in front of my cousins driveway which was of course not painted red.  I was enjoying a bacon wrapped hotdog and giving my mom her gift when my uncle came in and gave me the news.  My uncle said that the driver told him to come get me to move it, if I didn't want it towed, which was clearly a ploy to get him out of the way.  I was able to speak to a few neighbors and apparently this shady tow company has a contract with the HOA and they literally patrol the community ALL day on Fri, Sat and Sun, towing violators instantly (Hence my 15min tow time).  After calling the Chandler PD and talking to their legal adviser, I picked up my car with a "promise to pay" which I guess is AZ law.  They are charging $300 for the tow (which is a totally reasonable price for a 7.6 mile tow (not really).  If I don't pay the $300 within 24hrs the "company" threatened to take me to collections for $1500.  I can pay the $300 and move on with my life albeit with a sense of defeat and knowing that I've been taken advantage of by these leeches.  Or I can call their bluff and not pay them and hope that they don't come after me.  Advice?

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<bot>: My car got towed by shady company out of ambiguous tow zone after being parked only 15min in a secluded cul de sac.  Recovered car with "Promise to Pay".  Should I pay them or call their bluff?