Beware of Valets

[Balthezor]

I never do valet. Never. My wife’s Model Y or my Range Rover. Don’t trust anyone.

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[jf64k]

Jay Leno says he never valets. If it’s a ‘requirement’ he’ll park it himself and pay the standard valet fee+tip.

I did valet at Billy’s by the Beach the other day. They drove it a few feet to park it out front and that was it. Lots of attention from the outside bar, haha!!

 

[tmeyer3]

This was one of those places that required a valet. When we first pulled up to see if we could check the n early we had 4 valets surrounding us. I told them I just wanted to park it and see and one of them kept asking for the key. My wife said she wanted to stay in it and they acted out off by it. I don’t care about looking like a Karen when these kids are so desperate to drive it.

I’ll take yours and others advice to just tell them I’d like to park it myself with the same pay.

Yes, this is just bullying tactics to make you feel like you have "no choice". There are only a few places in the world with truly mandatory valet and NONE of them are in the US. If you're unsure, just say no.

 

[ModelC]

I booked a short anniversary vacation at a resort in Ft Lauderdale and even though they have a small car and SUV policy they happily allowed me to bring my CT and parked it up front. The valet team were typical for the area, younger guys and they basically fought to be the one to drive it. That should have been my sign.

Overnight we got several alerts and when we left we had a lot of sentry notifications which as you know is normal. The only problem is that pretty much every valet got into it, opened the bed and even opened it up for other guests to look around. I’m pretty sure one of them even took it out for a spin but I couldn’t tell based on milage

I expect people to look in it and take pictures next to it. But man these valet guys were gutsy. You’d think they know that it records everything.

I called the resort pissed and they put me in contact with the manager of the valet department but he was the one showing it to people, so…

Beware of Valets.

EDIT: Yes, I put it in valet mode. Even set the speed limit to 50mph.

If I had a Pinto, I wouldn’t use a Valet

 

[Late_Refustration]

Op I’m surprised that you’re surprised this happened with a valet.

 

[GatorCyber]

there should be dashcam video if they drove around.
I recently was in a similar situation. The valets acted like they never saw a Model X and my wife overheard him comment about 'taking it for a joyride'
I screenshot the app screen with the mileage and put it in valet mode.

 

[rlhamil]

Yes, this is just bullying tactics to make you feel like you have "no choice". There are only a few places in the world with truly mandatory valet and NONE of them are in the US. If you're unsure, just say no.

Hmm. There is or was a parking garage in NYC across from the "Hotel at Times Square" (not actually on Times Square, but close). It's not that much wider than a multistory row house, but has a car elevator to get to the upper levels. I expect it's insanely tight maneuvering in there, too. Can't see that they'd let anyone park their own in a place like that. Shame too, because a reasonable fairly nice hotel within walking distance of Times Square, Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall, etc, with parking close to the hotel is otherwise a heck of a logistics win in a nightmare place like NYC, where driving is crazy and parking is crazier.

Maybe that's not valet as such, but they have to drive it a bit. Limitations like that are something best discovered in trip planning.

 

[mark555055c]

I am very aware of Valets, so much so that i'd never valet any vehicle that is at all unique, or, one that is any more valuable than a 2005 Chevy Malibu with 100k miles.

 

[65SoYoLO]

Valet mode doesn't limit much, i think the speed is limited to 70mph? it should be 10mph.

 

[Cybertruck on the beach]

Valet mode doesn't limit much, i think the speed is limited to 70mph? it should be 10mph.

I agree 100%... There should be a way to adjust that to your liking.. Not all valets need to drive on the street.

 

[Wonderful]

Coming from someone who gets their car valet all the time. Tip the valet at the start and ask them to park it up front. Be nice to them, they are people, although mostly teenagers. Expect people WILL walk around and look at it. If its a concern make it known when giving them a tip. People are motivated by money and usually will do what you ask when you pay them. Usually people who tip first will tip again at the end so they want that double tip and will probably protect your items vs showing them off.

 

[Gixx1300R]

5 things valet mode should do

1. Lock the Frunk
2. Lock the glove box
3. Lock all settings in the MCU and grey out your home address and travel history
4 Lock the vault
5 Limit speed to 15mph

 

[Cyber Satoshi]

5 things valet mode should do

1. Lock the Frunk
2. Lock the glove box
3. Lock all settings in the MCU and grey out your home address and travel history
4 Lock the vault
5 Limit speed to 15mph

Maybe go into FSD mode and bring the truck back to the restaurant if outside of a 3 mile radius?! ? (just kidding, kinda)

 

[dralkim86]

I left my Beast with a valet during a recent trip and didn't have any issues. I checked in on the car using the remote camera and it was just plugged in and charging the entire time I was there.

That being said, I would definitely lodge a complaint and raise hell with the valet and the hotel. That was extremly unprofessional of the valet to do that and you should be compensated. Your car is private property and by entrusting your car with a valet, you're allowing them LIMITED access. I would argue that anything beyond that limited access constitutes trepassing.

 

[Gixx1300R]

Tesla Model S Performance airborne adventures, Valet edition! Flying over a ditch into a concrete! - YouTube

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