Fair Towing Alliance
Vision:
Family stability and economic vitality is furthered by the working poor having access to a car free of the risk of it being towed for matters that are neither criminal nor related to public safety.
Mission:
The Fair Towing Alliance advocates for public policy and practices by partnering with the business community, elected officials, policy makers, and government agencies related to towing practices.
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Case Law.
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The claims process.
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The role of the Police.
Insurers.
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Common motorcycle accident scenarios.
Fault, part-fault and non fault incidents.
Case Law.
Case studies.
Injuries and rehabilitation.
The claims process.
Valuing a claim.
The role of the Police.
Insurers.
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TowJam: Working Poor Losing Jobs Over Unjust Towing Practices
1. FAIR TOWING
ALLIANCE
A collective of citizens, business leaders,
government officials, and nonprofit
institutions committed to helping
individuals who are poor and at risk of
losing their car through towing.
2. Introduction
The impact on many people who are poor when their car is towed:
Permanent loss of car
Loss of employment
Loss of access to education
Loss of shelter for some
Extensive Study Completed In California ~ Towed Into Debt ~ was
relied upon to help create this overview.
Study included: Public Law Center, Legal Services of Northern
California, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights for San Francisco
Bay Area, Bay Area Legal Aid, Western Center on Law and Poverty,
American Civil Liberties Union of California, Public Counsel, Legal
Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, East Bay Community Law
Center, Analysis Group.
3. Fair Towing Alliance
Primary Work:
Supporting individuals in circumstances
when they are at risk of being towed.
Public policy and legislative advocacy at
the local and state level
Alliance Members:
Individuals
Business leaders
Government Officials
Law Enforcement
Legislators and local officials
Attorneys
4. CHALLENGES FOR THE
POOR AFTER LOSING CAR
Many cars are towed for
matters not related to
public safety.
5. Tags, Tickets, and Time
In California one fourth of tows are related to out-of-date tags, past
parking tickets, and parking in one sport for more than 72 hours.
These tows result in cars being sold by government / tow company 2-6 times more frequently than
cars towed for other reasons.
In San Francisco 50% of cars towed for outstanding parking tickets and 57% of cars
towed for lapsed registration were sold since they were not recovered by the owner.
The average cost to recover a vehicle from debt related tow is $1,100
Many cities are losing money on their towing programs since a sizeable number of
cars are not claimed and later sold at auction for far less than the cost to tow,
store, and conduct the needed administrative and legal documents for the auction
sale.
6. Fees That Are Too Much to Pay
Type of Fee Average Fee
Tow Fee $189
Storage Fee $53 per day
Administrative Fee $150 per day
Fees After Three Days $499
City Average Parking
Citation Fee
Parking Citation Late
Fee
Minimum Additional
Cost of Debt-
Collection Tow
Los Angeles $68 $68 $680
Modesto $33 $42 $370
Berkley $47 $80 $637
Average Towing Fee in California
Additional Costs to Recover Vehicles Towed for Debt Collection
7. Personal Economic Impact on Losing Car
The second highest self-reported cause for the inability to work is lack of access to
transportation.
Car ownership plays a bigger role in getting a job than a HS diploma or citizenship.
People with cars leave unemployment and welfare faster than those who do not have a
car.
People with a car are 2X more likely to remain employed at current employer after two
years if they have a car.
Those who take a car loan attain an 8.2% increase in compensation – one third
of employees indicate more than a 10% raise.
Unpaid tow fees can still be collected by Tow Company. For example, if total tow fees
are $3,000 (tow, storage for 30 days, and administrative fees) and the car sells for $500
at auction the former owner is still liable for $2,500 and is sued. The person who did not
have money to pay for three days storage is obligated to pay for 30 days storage.
8. Public Transportation
Public transportation is often not accessible to the poor.
Public transportation is slow and expensive.
People with a car have a wider range of employment
opportunities.
Access to a car helps workers achieve 40-hour work
week.
Commuting Penalty leads to employees working
nine hours less than car owners.
Car owners in the same position as someone who relies
on public transport make $.70 - $2.06 more per hour.
9. Additional Challenges for Families and the Community
Negatively Impact Public Benefits for the Poor
Some benefits have work requirements.
Access to Education
Not all school transportion is safe, voucher students, about 50% of children (in California) are driven to
school instead.
Limit Housing Opportunities
Gentrifiction has pushed Section 8 and affordable housing farther from jobs commonly held by
employees who are poor. People struggle between a job they can get to and a home they can afford.
Individuals Living in their Vehicles
In Los Angeles County fifty percent of children who are unhoused live in cars.
The Economic Roundtable of Los Angeles found that initially one-third of people who are homeless live
in their vehicle and one year later only one-sixth live in vehicles and most have moved to a tent. The
Roundtable’s report linked the loss of cars to towing for tickets and tags.
10. Summary
Towing for tickets, tags, and time:
Disproportionally impacts the
poor
Is a direct threat to the
finances, economic
prospects, reception of public
benefits, education, housing
opportunities, and shelter
when living in a car
Is an initiative that results in
the government losing
money
Is an initiative that crushes
families and drives them
further into debt
Towing for tickets, tags, and
time is counterproductive to
the common good
11. Public Policy and Legislation
Common sense actions
that save the
government money and
help poor families.
12. Challenges That Could Be Addressed Through Improved Public
Policy and Legislative Action
Lien sales are costly, ineffective and the government often loses money on tows.
Towing for tickets, tags, and time is bad for business.
Towing for tickets, tags, and time often moves people from work to welfare.
Upon release from the hospital or jail people find their car has been towed after
sitting in one location for more than 72 hours which jeopardizes their ability to work.
The victims of car theft, even when their car has been recovered by the police, may
not have the needed resources to pay the impound fees and are unable to recover
their car. Victims may also be invoiced or sued for the expenses related to the
storage and selling of their stolen car – since they lacked several hundred dollars to
have the car released in the first place.
Excessive government action: In 2016, 215,389 and in 2017, 224,900 cars were
towed for non-emergency and non-safety reasons in the State of California.
13. Constitutional Issues
Fourth Amendment prohibits warrantless tows
Tows, without a warrant, for tickets, tags, and time because there are fees and fines due violate the
Fourth Amendment. Tickets, tags, and time are not emergencies, crimes, or safety issues.
Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause requires adequate notice and
opportunity to contest a tow
The government must provide notice – before seizing the property of a citizen – and with enough
time for the individual to challenge the intended action
Eighth Amendment excessive fines clause prohibits disproportionate financial
penalties
SCOTUS (Timbs v. Indiana) indicated the excessive fines clause applies to the states and that
government must not impose fines that are out of proportion to the crime committed, that
government-imposed fines must “not be so large as to deprive (an offender) of his livelihood” and
that no one shall have a larger fine than their “circumstances or personal estate will bear.”
Fourteenth Amendment prohibits punishing a person for poverty
SCOTUS has long held that punishing someone who is unable to pay violates Due Process and Equal
Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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