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Asheville City Council to talk about ordinance cracking down on predatory towers

Jason Sandford March 22, 2009

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

The Mountain Xpress has the story here:

The new ordinance:

Caps the fee for a completed tow at $100
• Requires a tow service to release the vehicle on the spot if it hasn’t completed the tow and the vehicle operator pays up.
• Requires towers to accept credit and debit cards for the payment of fees.
• Requires a tow service to move vehicles to a lot with a 10-mile radius of downtown Asheville or Biltmore Village.
• Requires towers to notify police that a vehicle has been towed within 30 minutes of the vehicle’s removal.
• Requires towers to have a person on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, who can acknowledge requests to retrieve a vehicle within 15 minutes and release a vehicle within 45 minutes.

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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b.c.w. March 23, 2009

There should also be definite rules about the parking passes that are used (appearance, design, colors, etc), as well as how they are displayed. Remember, I got towed because my sticker was in my dash, not on my rearview mirror. Clearly displayed, but got towed anyway.

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Ron March 23, 2009

These are good rules. However, what are the penalties for non-compliance? A fine? Taking someone’s car illegally should be treated as theft, and prosecuted as such: grand theft auto.

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