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From: Peter on 22 Mar 2010 15:02 What is the deal with allocated towing?? Wife was rear ended yesterday while riding the VTR250 though thankfully seems to have bounced better than I did when I had my accident. I arrived when police/fire truck/ambulance were on the scene (great job guys) but no tow truck. After details exchanged and wife was checked out by the ambulance guys the driver of the car was fined $175 but I don't know what the charge were or if any points lost. Anyway... Police asked if we wanted a tow and I said yes. Tow truck comes and towpig hoped straight on his mobile and called another person to come. He was a pig of a man who had a dirty shirt and couldn't stop smiling when he was running off figures that was going to top $300 for a tow what took me 30 minutes to push the motorcycle. When asked about the prices towpig said it was all related to Vicroads but we didn't get into details. Something about the tow being allocated by the police and this was a $240'ish callout before haulage and k's. I asked what is to stop me from calling another company up and this is where I got pissed off. Towpig said I was unable. Towpig said that if another company was to tow me they would be fined $5000 as it was allocated. The car was allocated as well but they wanted to push their car across the road to their mates house. Towpig ended up with nothing but an argument with the police who said that the police couldnt stop anyone from taking their own vehicle and something about 7 days though I had other things on my mind at the time.. Now I would like to know how these seagulls work and how victoads and others support the ripping off of victims on the side of the road. Can anyone explain how allocated towing works? Reminds me of the broken window scam going back a few years. :-P
From: alx on 22 Mar 2010 17:53 On Mar 23, 6:02 am, Peter <some...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > What is the deal with allocated towing?? > > Wife was rear ended yesterday while riding the VTR250 though thankfully > seems to have bounced better than I did when I had my accident. > > > He was a pig of a man who had a dirty shirt and couldn't stop smiling > when he was running off figures that was going to top $300 for a tow > what took me 30 minutes to push the motorcycle. > > When asked about the prices towpig said it was all related to Vicroads > but we didn't get into details. > Something about the tow being allocated by the police and this was a > $240'ish callout before haulage and k's. > Sheeesh..you could have the bike freighted to Sydney for that much.
From: Diogenes on 22 Mar 2010 18:06 On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:02:05 GMT, Peter <someone(a)microsoft.com> wrote: >What is the deal with allocated towing?? > >Wife was rear ended yesterday while riding the VTR250 though thankfully >seems to have bounced better than I did when I had my accident. > >I arrived when police/fire truck/ambulance were on the scene (great job >guys) but no tow truck. > >After details exchanged and wife was checked out by the ambulance guys >the driver of the car was fined $175 but I don't know what the charge >were or if any points lost. > >Anyway... > >Police asked if we wanted a tow and I said yes. > >Tow truck comes and towpig hoped straight on his mobile and called >another person to come. > >He was a pig of a man who had a dirty shirt and couldn't stop smiling >when he was running off figures that was going to top $300 for a tow >what took me 30 minutes to push the motorcycle. > >When asked about the prices towpig said it was all related to Vicroads >but we didn't get into details. >Something about the tow being allocated by the police and this was a >$240'ish callout before haulage and k's. > >I asked what is to stop me from calling another company up and this is >where I got pissed off. >Towpig said I was unable. >Towpig said that if another company was to tow me they would be fined >$5000 as it was allocated. >The car was allocated as well but they wanted to push their car across >the road to their mates house. > > >Towpig ended up with nothing but an argument with the police who said >that the police couldnt stop anyone from taking their own vehicle and >something about 7 days though I had other things on my mind at the >time.. > > >Now I would like to know how these seagulls work and how victoads and >others support the ripping off of victims on the side of the road. > >Can anyone explain how allocated towing works? >Reminds me of the broken window scam going back a few years. > >:-P Of course you know that Harley-riding bikie gang members moonlighting as drug manufacturers/sellers/couriers and heavies-for-hire (not to mention tattoo parlour operators) are way over-represented in the tow truck industry, don't you? Calling them towpigs might result in them coagualting even more and forming a political party to correct such a heinous injustice. ================= Onya bike Gerry
From: George W Frost on 22 Mar 2010 19:06 "John Tserkezis" <jt(a)techniciansyndrome.org.invalid> wrote in message news:4ba7e822$0$12922$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > Peter wrote: > >> Now I would like to know how these seagulls work and how victoads and >> others support the ripping off of victims on the side of the road. > >> Can anyone explain how allocated towing works? >> Reminds me of the broken window scam going back a few years. > > This was of sorts mentioned some time back, and applies only with the > RTA in NSW. As per usual, I'm not a lawyer, so you need to verify the > facts (as incomplete as they are), yadda yadda yadda. > > As the owner, you're allowed to move your own vehicle. Of course, if > it's a mangled heap, you're probably more concerned about other things, > but be that as it may, you're allowed to move it. > > At the scene, the general rule of thumb is the first towpig there has > the job, and they get a government-fixed fee for that first tow. > Afterwards, they charge their normal fee (which is much lower). > By the "first towpig there" I mean the first towpig there who pulls a > gun on any other towpigs because they want the job more. And while I > don't know if this *still* happens, I know it *has* happened. > Not so in Victoria, the Government hasd allocated towing areas where certain tow companies have the god given right to collect each and every incident vehicle in that area The usual charge where I live is, or was a few years ago $65 for hook-up and I think $25 a kilometre after the first 10 kilometres
From: VTR250 on 22 Mar 2010 21:50
On Mar 23, 10:06 am, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > "John Tserkezis" <j...(a)techniciansyndrome.org.invalid> wrote in message > > news:4ba7e822$0$12922$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > > > > > > > Peter wrote: > > >> Now I would like to know how these seagulls work and how victoads and > >> others support the ripping off of victims on the side of the road. > > >> Can anyone explain how allocated towing works? > >> Reminds me of the broken window scam going back a few years. > > > This was of sorts mentioned some time back, and applies only with the > > RTA in NSW. As per usual, I'm not a lawyer, so you need to verify the > > facts (as incomplete as they are), yadda yadda yadda. > > > As the owner, you're allowed to move your own vehicle. Of course, if > > it's a mangled heap, you're probably more concerned about other things, > > but be that as it may, you're allowed to move it. > > > At the scene, the general rule of thumb is the first towpig there has > > the job, and they get a government-fixed fee for that first tow. > > Afterwards, they charge their normal fee (which is much lower). > > By the "first towpig there" I mean the first towpig there who pulls a > > gun on any other towpigs because they want the job more. And while I > > don't know if this *still* happens, I know it *has* happened. > > Not so in Victoria, the Government hasd allocated towing areas where certain > tow companies have the god given right to collect each and every incident > vehicle in that area > > The usual charge where I live is, or was a few years ago $65 for hook-up and > I think $25 a kilometre after the first 10 kilometres http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Moreinfoandservices/TowTrucks/AboutTheIndustry/AccidentAllocationAreas.htm I'm not clear whether "An accident scene extends for two kilometres from the site of the accident" only in regional Vic or in the Controlled area too. Base Fee (includes first 8 kilometres travel by tow truck) $168.45 Additional per Kilometre Fee (for travel beyond the first 8 kilometres) $2.65 After Hours Surcharge (before 8 am/after 5pm + W/ E) $57.55 That is enough to make you get back on. |