From: Nev.. on
Peter wrote:
>
>>> The whole system was put in place to stop the towies fighting over
>>> the jobs and acting like vultures, parked at black spots waiting for
>>> prangs.
>> Or spilling some diesel onto an intersection and then waiting around
>> the corner.
>>
>
> I now remember the cards, calendars and magnets they would give out with
> the promise to pay a callers fee ($50?) if you called and they got the job
> for a crash... I could not see that system working now as it wouldn't be
> just the guys with the trucks making money out of accidents.

$25 was the going rate 20yrs ago and the practice probably still
continues to this day. Service station attendants at premises on busy
intersections can supplement their income fairly well.

Nev..
'08 DL1000K8
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