Enforcement & By-Law Services - Report Vehicle To Be or Has Been Towed
The City may tow a vehicle under the following circumstances:
- A vehicle may be towed for contravening any provision of By-Law 93-93
- There have been an excessive number of tickets issued
- An Enforcement Policy, which was approved by Council at the end of August, 2007, states that whenever a vehicle is ticketed 3 times within 60 days
- Any vehicle that has a previous ticket on the windshield for the same offence in the identical location and appears not to have been moved within the preceding 24-hr period may be towed at the time of the second ticket being issued
- The vehicle was parked in a tow-away zone
- The vehicle poses an immediate safety risk in its current location
- The vehicle is un-plated or abandoned
- The Works & Transportation Department has made the request in order to aid snow removal operations (the plow has tried to clear and will return to clear the street)
- Blocking a driveway
- Interfering with a parade route or street closures
NOTE: On private property/driveway, it is the owner’s responsibility to contact the tow company for towing the vehicle. Certain tow companies may not charge the complainant for the tow. However, it is incumbent for the complainant to ascertain this.
All vehicles towed by the City’s By-Law Enforcement are towed by:
Hansen Automotive & Towing
236 Rutherford Road South, Brampton
(905) 459 1011
Xtreme Towing
183 Rutherford Rd South, Brampton
905-792-0007
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