Towed Over: July 2011

Has Chicago Become A Towing War Zone.....

From www.nbcchicago.com

Chicago: Tops in Hostile Tows, Survey Finds

New survey of auto insurance professionals puts Windy City at top of list when it comes to skyrocketing, inconsistent towing charges and fees

July 2011
By Lisa Parker

Add this to Chicago’s long list of accomplishments: first, when it comes to the most hostile towing market.

That's according to a new survey of auto insurance professionals, which puts the Windy City at the top of the list when it comes to skyrocketing and inconsistent towing charges and fees connected to vehicle towing and storage.

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Chicago’s home state gets a dubious distinction in this survey, too: as the state most in need of legislative remedies on towing issues.

"Chicago topped the list as the city with the most hostile towing market," said Deirdre Manna, the Vice President of Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, which commissioned the survey of more than 300 companies.

The PCI survey found that consumers nationwide pay through the nose when it comes to unfair and excessive towing fees- to the tune of about 300 million dollars. In Chicago, they say, those abuses run amok.

Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-tow-125846713.html#ixzz1Sf36VZfh

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From www.theindychannel.com

Towing Ordinance Could Lead To License Revocations
Mayor Pleased With Law Council Passed

NDIANAPOLIS -- A new towing ordinance passed by the City-County Council on Monday night could carry stiff penalties for towing companies that don't follow the rules.

Councilors passed the ordinance by a 25-2 vote, months after a 6News report detailing towing practices many considered to be predatory in Broad Ripple, one of Indianapolis' cultural districts.

The ordinance is basically a bill of rights for motorists, setting standards for what towing companies can and can't do, 6News' Jack Rinehart reported.

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Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon says a local towing company is taking advantage of unsuspecting tourists.

from WKRG.com website

Orange Beach, Alabama

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon says a local towing company is price gouging drivers who get towed from private parking lots. Kennon says Orange Beach Towing is charging drivers more than 200 dollars to retrieve their vehicles.

Known as "trespass towing"...the owner of a private parking lot...usually a hotel, condo or resort complex...has a car towed without the owner's consent. The charge to the owner of the car? 200 bucks. That's double what a tow would cost if your car breaks down or if you're involved in a wreck and Kennon says that's not right.

"If you tow without the owner's consent, there's got to be some type of flat rate without holding the car hostage," says Kennon. "They're essentially holding the car hostage and charging drivers whatever they want."

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Tower Banned in New York?......

Printed in YourNabe.Com

By Joe Anuta
Thursday, July 14, 2011

A towing company criticized for using the streets of Maspeth as a private junkyard was temporarily bounced from a city program, and documents from the city Department of Buildings indicate that it should not even be operating a wrecking business at all..

American Collision, at 60-05 Flushing Ave., is no longer allowed to tow cars from accident sites on behalf of the NYPD as part of a city program, according to the city Department of Consumer Affairs, which suspended the towing company’s privileges until a hearing is conducted July 14.

The business has drawn heavy criticism for leaving banged-up autos parked along nearby residential streets, which neighbors said takes up parking spots and makes the neighborhood look bad.

“When a company has been doing what American Collision has been doing for so many years, abusing the neighborhood and turning our streets into a junkyard, they don’t deserve to be part of any city program that is funded by taxpayers,” said Bob Holden, civic leader and vocal critic of the company. DCA’s suspension came from two complaints that the company overcharged for their services, and an inspection revealed that the business did not have log books required to participate in the program on hand.

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