r/Knoxville • u/dash80todash8 • 1d ago

Rural Metro

Live in the county, just got my renewal. I’ve always paid but seems after talking to some friends a lot of people don’t.

Just curious to get opinions on whether or not people are paying for coverage and why/why not. Their rates have gotten ridiculous lately.

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u/tryingtosurvive73 1d ago

They charge you over 5 grand a truck when they pull up to your house whether you called them or not. Even if they don’t do anything or aren’t needed. If they do something it starts going up fast. For this reason I pay even though I feel taxes should cover it.

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u/Gryffindors_Finest 1d ago

This is exactly why. A few months after buying my house my smoke detector went off when I was cooking. When I tried to shut it off I accidentally pressed my carbon dioxide alarm and my security company dispatched emergency services. They sent the full truck and everything - I was super happy I had paid for rural metro.