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Auto Towing Need Not Be A Nightmare

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

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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