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All but the very luckiest of souls has, at some point, had their
car towed away from them in the wake of malfunction from an
automotive towing company, or worse, come out to the place it
had once been parked only to find some phantom tow truck had
grabbed hold of their prized possession and quickly spirited it
away. The latter case is always most infuriating, though having
to call an towing company is never anyone's idea of a ripping
good time in itself. Either way, without traffic enforcement
bylaws and tow trucks we probably wouldn't recognize the world
we live in, so it's time to accept their existence, and know a
few things about them that can help you in case you have to
cross their path.
The first thing to make sure of as a car owner is that you have
a plan of action in mind in the event of a breakdown or, God
forbid, a sudden realization that you haven't the requisite
amount of gasoline to continue running that combustion engine of
yours. It's embarrassing, yes - but hey, it happens to all of
us, so the best thing to do is swallow pride and vanity and ring
up a auto towing company ASAP to get that motionless heap of
your off the road as quickly as humanly possible. Having a
number handy with you in your car at all times is a necessity.
Just when you're having the worse day of your life as your
engine overheats on two-lane bridge in the middle of summer,
billowing smoke out like chimney, you don't need the added joy
of having to stop and ask someone if they know the number of a
tow truck so that you can quickly get out of the flow angry
motorists who are bound to be making vocal their aggravation
with you.
But that, of course, is the worst of the possible scenarios
which could force you to have to call a towing company. We've
all done the key-in-the-ignition thing, where we frantically
grope ourselves in hopes of realizing we've left our set of keys
in some secret, hidden pocket we didn't realize we had, and then
peered in through the tightly sealed window to see them dangling
there inside locked doors. Again, we hate to admit our own
stupidity, but it happens, and a towing company is the first
number you punch into your cell phone to admit the
understandable lapse in common sense. Of course, you may also be
in the unfortunate position of having battery with no more juice
without another soul around to help jumpstart you back into
running order.
And then there's the other kind of auto towing that we have to
bear witness to on a daily basis: the parking violation tow
away. This, surely, is no laughing matter, but it's also
important for you as the motorist (in this case, parked
motorist) to know that there are rules and regulations that
every towing company must abide by before they hook themselves
up to your car and speed off to the nearest impound lot. These
laws are up to you to be aware of, and are occasionally broken
at the motorist expense, when companies assume that car owners
will be too ignorant to know their rights. Firstly, a car cannot
usually be towed by an auto towing company due to a parking
infraction unless the proper authorities are noted, and a
significant amount of time (usually in the neighborhood of an
hour) has elapsed to give the owner a chance to claim his
automobile. Second, if you race out to see a truck in the
process of raising your car up to tow away, you have the right
to tell him to lower it back down, and it is against the law for
him to impound it after you have done so.
Just knowing this much can save you money and stress, in what is
bound to be a costly and stressful enough situation as it is.
Know your rights and be prepared, and your encounters with the
towing companies won't be as horrifying as they could be.
About the author:
Christopher M. Luck has have many years experience with
automotive towing and is now offering his free professional auto
towing advice to the public. If you are at all interested in
Christopher's auto towing advice, tip
Written by: Christopher M. Luck
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