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  2. Tow companies accused of taking cars illegally and ... - AOL

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    State regulations allow a maximum towing fee of $150, plus an additional $25 to $35 for every day the vehicle is stored. Fees can be added under unique circumstances if special equipment is ...

  3. A Minnesota woman was left with a ‘nearly totaled car ... - AOL

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    As Liu found out, Illinois law requires towing companies to provide reimbursement for a tow and damages if a vehicle was towed illegally. However, ...

  4. Vehicle impoundment - Wikipedia

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    Vehicle immobilization is a key part of the act of impounding.. Vehicle impoundment is the legal process of placing a vehicle into an impoundment lot or tow yard, [1] which is a holding place for cars until they are placed back in the control of the owner, recycled for their metal, stripped of their parts at a wrecking yard or auctioned off for the benefit of the impounding agency.

  5. Wheel clamp - Wikipedia

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    In its most common form, it consists of a clamp that surrounds a vehicle wheel, designed to prevent removal of both itself and the wheel. [ 3 ] In the United States, the device became known as a "Denver boot" after the city of Denver , Colorado, which was the first place in the country to employ them, mostly to force the payment of outstanding ...

  6. Little River company illegally towed, impounded attorney’s ...

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    The towing company took his car from the same office parking lot multiple times before impounding it, the suit claims. Little River company illegally towed, impounded attorney’s car several ...

  7. Towing - Wikipedia

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    Some of these laws are designed to prevent "predatory towing" whereby a legally parked vehicle is towed – or an illegally-parked vehicle is towed by a towing operator unaffiliated with the parking facility (private or public) – to charge high fees from the car owner.

  8. Inside the Kafkaesque experience of getting your car towed in ...

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    Retrieving a towed car is a pain, and expensive, but it was something of a milestone in Los Angeles life. It would be sorted soon enough. Which just goes to show you how much I know.

  9. Vehicle recovery - Wikipedia

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    Vehicle recovery is the recovery of any vehicle to another place, generally speaking with a commercial vehicle known as a recovery vehicle, tow truck or spectacle lift. Recovery can take the form of general recovery, normally of broken down vehicles, or a Statutory Recovery at the request of the police using police powers, conferred in the ...