Advanced Towing Fraud
Advanced Towing Fraud
In December 2016, Arlington passed some new legislation aimed at curbing predatory towing and implementing new consumer protection measures . The most "controversial" of this new legislation is the "real-time authorization" rule, which is explicitly allowed by state law. See § 46.2-1232 : " obtain, at the time the vehicle is towed, if such towing is performed during the normal business hours of the owner of the property from which the vehicle is being towed, the written authorization of the owner of the pro
This bill is shocking in its blatant targeting of Arlington (technically, all of Planning District 8, which is only 1 of 23 Planning Districts in Virginia ) - a calculated move by the towing industry to surgically attack Arlington while avoiding other districts who may also be opposed to this kind of legal overreach. In most cases, it leaves the majority of the language in place, but then adds additional passages to target our little corner of the state with additional legislative burden. See the italicized
This occurs all throughout the bill. Another example relates to Arlington's Trespass Towing Advisory Board . Currently the County Board, recognizing that the purpose of this advisory board is to advise the County Board on towing legislation, has authorized 10 non-voting members of this board to contribute to the discussion (state law already mandates that local advisory boards be stacked only with equal voting members of the tow industry and law enforcement, with one resident). On our Arlington County Board
Advanced Towing Fraud
Advanced Towing Fraud