Sunday, June 01, 2025

Connecticut Passes Bill Overhauling Towing Laws

The Connecticut Senate on Friday overwhelmingly passed the most significant reform to the state's towing policies in decades, a measure lawmakers said would help protect drivers from predatory towing.

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... House Bill 7162 overhauls the state's century-old towing statutes and comes in response to an investigation by the Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica that showed how state towing laws have come to favor tow companies at the expense of drivers. It takes several steps to make it harder to tow vehicles from private property and easier for drivers to retrieve their vehicles after a tow.

The bill, which passed the House of Representatives last week with wide bipartisan support and little debate, sailed through the Senate on a 33-3 vote.

"It's reform that ensures transparency, it ensures fairness and accountability, but does all of this without undercutting the essential work that ethical and professional tow operators do each and every day for us, keeping our roads safe and our properties accessible," said Transportation Committee Co-chair Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford. "We've learned over the years, and particularly over the last year due to some investigative reporting, of some particularly egregious circumstances." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-01 12:38 AM

We need a similar reform here in Florida where the towing industry is run by a bunch of crooks. I doubt that it will happen with our very corrupt Legislature and Governor!

#2 | Posted by danni at 2025-06-01 08:25 AM

It's a thing for sure. Bastards, every single one of them (shakes fist at an unjust god)

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-01 01:49 PM

Steve Goodman (RIP) The Lincoln Park Pirates. Yeah Hey Tow them Away!

www.youtube.com

#4 | Posted by randomcanyon at 2025-06-02 08:33 AM

New Orleans is the absolute worst.

#5 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-06-02 09:12 AM

re: #4

Go Cubs, Go!

#6 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-06-02 10:31 AM

@#2

Yeah the automobile towing industry does seem to need an overhaul.

Too much power, that some seem to have taken advantage of.


#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-02 08:29 PM

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