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The law should just require the cops move the offending car to a different location and issue a fine. There shouldn't any private towing and impound at all.
by Gibbon1 1y ago
The law should just require the cops move the offending car to a different location and issue a fine. There shouldn't any private towing and impound at all.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> law should just require the cops move the offending car to a different location and issue a fine Who pays for all that parking? Security? Customer service?
- kelnos 1y agoUsually the people who want their cars back end up paying it.
- jjk166 1y agoPresumably the fine should cover it. The customer service costs are pretty constant regardless of impound duration, and you locate the impound in a place where a big empty lot with a fence is not expensive. If space needs to be made, the decision of when a car can be removed should be made by someone with no financial stake in the outcome.
- trollbridge 1y agoThere is vast amounts of free parking in America. A small amount extra for storing towed vehicles doesn't seem like that big of a deal.
- kotaKat 1y agoWhatever happened to the trope that your car got towed to "the police impound"? Tow it back to the police station lot.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Tow it back to the police station lot What does this solve? As someone who isn’t constantly getting his car towed, I’d insist this be done at least revenue neutrally. And civil asset forfeiture is way harder to fight than wrongful sale off a private lot.