Tow trucks in Melbourne are targeting illegally parked cars and impounding them, resulting in high release fees and parking fines.
It’s a weekday afternoon on Sydney Road in Brunswick and the peak-hour traffic is starting to build. Alert drivers who have parked in the left-hand lane heading north rush to their cars to move them before the clearway zone comes into force. They have good reason.Idling on the streets nearby is a platoon of four tow trucks , ready to scoop up any lingering cars with ruthless efficiency. As the clock strikes 4pm, it’s feeding time.
The Nationwide Towing trucks rumble onto Sydney Road looking for easy prey. They pounce on several vehicles – now illegally parked – and winch them into VicRoads’ custody. The process is over within minutes, but the penalty is severe. It costs at least $361 – plus a credit card surcharge – to get a car released from Nationwide’s impound yard in Collingwood. The charges are even higher on some other roads across Melbourne that fall under the jurisdiction of local councils. “They’ll also get a nice surprise in the mail,” says one tow truck driver. He means the $192 parking fine that is added on top of the release fe
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