Gov. Pritzker signs legislation protecting auto accident victims from rogue towing companies

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Gov. Pritzker signs legislation protecting auto accident victims from rogue towing companies
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Among its requirements are a 'tow rotation list,' in which essentially, police agencies will call an approved list of tow companies whenever there's an accident.

how private tow companies would deliberately hold vehicles. We uncovered in six months how one tow company racked up $150,000 with just 54 invoices.While on the phone with his insurance company and taking to police, he recalled,"all of a sudden, a tow company pulled up."

The driver from Get It Towing Inc. gave Cohen a business card with the logos of auto insurance companies whose insurance they accepted. " said they were here to pick up the car, take it to its destination – and then in the process, it never reached its destination," Cohen said. Instead, Cohen spent countless hours calling and looking for his car, and when he finally located it, there was new trouble. The tow company slapped Cohen with an invoice not only for the two, but for a hefty fee for the storage. He said it was to the tune of close to $5,000.

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