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I have removed this section as I have no idea what the person is talking about. What is "Predatory towing". Is it stealing trailers? The link does not explain it either.

Virginia, USA

Virginia and its municipalities have enacted protective legislation for vehicle owners that could be a model for other states to prevent predatory towing--a great problem in metropolitan cities in the USA. Predatory towing increases insurance costs (damage to vehicles is common), is unfair to vehicle owners that in that the companies charge more than the market rate for towing, and vehicles are not released until the fees are paid. Some features of the legislation include the requirement to post warning signs at all entrances, setting maximum fees for towing and storage, and requiring photographs to be taken before towing to show the condition of the vehicle as well as the unlawfulness of the towing. See entry under Virginia Towing Laws [1]

Malcolma 08:33, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Section was modified so that you can see what predatory towing is. This is the reason behind creating towing laws--to protect vehicle owners from abusive towing practices. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JeffreyW75 (talk • contribs) 01:41, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

I am guessing, but is "Predatory towing" to do with vehicles being removed as part of parking enforcement? Malcolma 08:25, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge Elements into Predatory towing

We should merge the section on predatory towing into the article of that name. They don't belong here. I am going to do it and see what we get.--Adamfinmo (talk) 19:52, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

I did it. If it is disputed we can figure out what to do.--Adamfinmo (talk) 19:57, 20 February 2008 (UTC)