Towed Over: October 2011

Pink tow truck catching some stares, raising awareness - WNEM TV 5

Pink tow truck catching some stares, raising awareness

Posted: Oct 2011 1

By Jessica Maki, TV5 Reporter

BAY COUNTY, MI (WNEM) -

From the bright pink color, to the inspirational words written across it, this tow truck for Tim's Towing and Body Shop in Linwood is sure to catch some stares.

For Matthew Ballor, the truck is not just an attention-grabber, it also serves as a reminder of what his grandmother went through with breast cancer.

"My grandma, she had a fight with breast cancer a couple years ago. We just thought it's about time to do our thing and help raise awareness for breast cancer," says Ballor of Tim's Towing and Body Shop.

Ballor and his co-workers decided the best way to raise awareness for breast cancer was to paint and design something lots of folks would see.

Anytime someone requests the pink truck or "Lady Luck" as she's been named, part of the funds will go towards the American Cancer Society.

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This is a really good article link about the public contesting towing fees. It would appear that there are some unscrupulous towing companies that do abuse their position as a city contractor and illegally tow cars. There are also towing companies that are charging unauthorized fees. Both the illegal towing and the unauthorized fees are wrong. Its not good for the public or the scores of towing companies who do their job with integrity to be caught up in a situation this contentious. I think better marking of the tow zones and cameras watching the zones would solve a lot of problems

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Cold shoulder: Drivers should avoid getting stuck on the side of the road

By Associated Press, Published: 2011

From The Associated Press — If you spend any time behind the wheel, you know it takes one mistake, one flat tire or one erratic driver to ruin your whole day. But if something does go wrong, experts agree: Do not stop your car on the highway unless you must.

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“It’s hard to imagine and comprehend how fast those cars are going until you’re actually standing there hearing them,” says Lt. Scott Harrington, spokesman for the Kansas Highway Patrol in Topeka. Other drivers “are not paying attention to you . they don’t even move over.”

Highway patrol officers, tow-truck company owners, the American Automobile Association - all recommend driving a disabled vehicle off the highway whenever possible. And if it isn’t possible, pull as far as you can onto the right shoulder, into the grass if you can.

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Thousands of bay area drivers find their cars have been towed

From Abcactionnews.com
September 2011

By: Jackie Callaway

TAMPA - It happens to thousands of drivers all over the bay area. So far this year, more than 4,000 people in Hillsborough County returned to their parked vehicle to find it missing.

We are not talking about auto theft but towing.

Some companies are more aggressive than others in enforcing no-parking zones. Tow companies are regulated, but too often consumers who feel their wheels were removed in error don't know where to complain or who might be able to help them.

Image via WikipediaRachel Blunk is among those who claim the tow company made a mistake. "There were signs there that said 30-minute parking and it had not been 30 minutes," says Blunk. Her daughter stopped at a CVS, purchased an ice tea for which she says she has a receipt, then walked outside and sat on a bench to drink the tea. "She walked around to the side where her car was parked and the car had been towed," says Blunk.

Blunk's tow took place in Pinellas County, where tow operators don't have to obtain a license with the county, but they do have to abide by the local ordinance.

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