Parking Garages in New York are Refusing to Park Tesla Cybertrucks, They Say, “Insurance Companies Have Asked Them Not to”

A Cybertruck owner who took his truck to Manhattan says several parking garages refused to let him park his vehicle in their facilities. The owner adds that liability insurance providers covering the parking garages are behind the silent boycott.

Atul Sharma is a Cybertruck owner from New York, and he says there is a concerted Cybertruck ban across several parking garages in the city.

Atul first noticed this phenomenon when he drove his Cybertruck to Manhattan for work. However, he was surprised to learn that none of the parking garages he tried were willing to let him park his Cybertruck on their property.

Atul shared his experience on the Cybertruck Owners Only group on Facebook. Here is what he wrote…

“I live in New York, and today, I decided to drive my Cybertruck to work in Manhattan. I was shocked to find out that none of the parking garages accept Cybertrucks.”

This is certainly a surprising development, and fortunately for those of us wondering what is going on, Atul did not simply accept their ban but chose to inquire why they were refusing to let him park his Cybertruck.

In this video, we discuss the possible reasons for a Cybertruck ban, including a possible political motivation, which you can watch at the Torque News Youtube Channel.

 

According to the Cybertruck owner, the parking garage ban for the Cybertruck has come about under the direct recommendation of insurance companies that provide liability coverage for the parking facilities.

Continuing his post, Atul writes…

“According to the parking garage operators, their insurance companies have asked them not to accept any Cybertrucks.”

Finally, Atul says the insurance companies passed the directive not to accept Cybertrucks “because Cybertrucks are very expensive and are not covered by the insurance policy.”

Atul was unhappy that he was singled out for driving a Cybertruck; however, in the comments, other Cybertruck owners shared their personal experiences of being denied various services for driving the vehicle.

Sam Cohen writes…

“I got the same exact comment from a couple of car washes in New Jersey. I’m like, that’s a way more expensive Mercedes S 550 in front of me…”

Another Cybertruck owner, Jayme DiSaverio, adds, “We were also turned away by several car washes in New Jersey—we were told the truck was too big and would damage the equipment—my husband was so annoyed.”

Returning to Atul’s case, it’s important to discuss why the parking garages refused to let him park his Cybertruck.

The immediate reason he received was that the Cybertruck was too expensive for liability purposes. However, this argument doesn’t hold water. Given how expensive vehicles have gotten recently, a $100,000 vehicle is nowhere in the exotic car category.

This argument is especially hard to believe in Manhattan. Jeev Yatigammana writes, “Aren’t all those Range Rovers, Lambo’s, Ferraris, Porsches, and S Classes and so on way more expensive than the Cybertruck? What gives with these places? Jeez.”

Tanya Hynd adds, “That's nonsense! There are a lot of cars in Manhattan that cost more than the Cybertruck, and they let them in! Like I said - it's nonsense!”

In the comments, people seem to think a better explanation is that the Cybertruck ban is politically motivated.

Glenn Crabtree writes, “Could it be a silent boycott due to Elon Musk's backing of our President-elect?”

Other theories include the Cybertruck ban being due to fears about EV fires or maybe the fact that the Cybertruck is a new vehicle.

Overall, it’s surprising to see more and more businesses denying Cybertruck owners services. Please let me know what you think about this phenomenon in the comments. Share your ideas by clicking the red “Add new comment” button below. Also, visit our site, torquenews.com/Tesla, regularly for the latest updates.

Image: Screenshot from Joe Tegtmeyer's YouTube channel

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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.