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TORONTO – Toronto police want drivers to know that if your car is not where you last parked it, it doesn’t mean it has been stolen.
The city’s zero tolereance rush-hour enforcement crackdown which started Jan. 5 may mean your vehicle was towed.
If you suspect that is the case for you, Toronto police have issued a guide on how to properly locate your vehicle.
1) Call the Toronto Police Service non-emergency line at 416-808-2222, press 4, then press 2, which will put you in contact with the communications dispatcher
2) Provide the correct vehicle licence plate number and your vehicle’s last known location
3) The dispatcher will advise you if your car has been impounded or relocated, as well as the vehicle’s current location
Once you know your vehicle has been impounded, call the appropriate towing company to make arrangements to retrieve it.
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Police are reminding drivers that storage fees continue to accrue, so it’s best to go directly to the impound facility as quickly as possible.
The storage day is 24 hours from the time the vehicle arrives at the pound.
Police say 25 per cent of the 24-hour storage fee is chargeable for each of the first four hours, which shall include any part of an hour. One hour is payable as soon as the vehicle arrives at the pound.
The hourly rate and minimum rate will reapply at the conclusion of each 24-hour period.
You will find below a list of districts where each towing company works in and the applicable fees.
1 District = Divisions 11, 12, 13, 14, and 53 – west of Yonge Street, north of Bloor Street West and south of Lawrence Avenue West
2 District = Divisions 22, 23
3 District = Divisions 31, 32, 33, and 53 – east of Yonge Street, north of Bloor Street East and south of Lawrence Avenue East
4 District = Divisions 41, 42, 43, 54
5 District = Divisions 51, 52, 55
District 1:
JP Towing
11 Glen Scarlett Road
Toronto, M6N 1P5
Tel: 416-203-9300
Fax: 416-203-9303
www.jptowing.com
Towing fee is $160 and the storage fee is $70.
District 2:
Bill and Son Towing
15 Atomic Avenue
Toronto, M8Z 5K8
Tel: 416-622-2222
Fax: 416-622-3584
billandsontowing@hotmail.com
Towing fee is $150 and the storage fee is $71.
District 3:
Abrams Towing
124 Le Page Court
Toronto, M3J 1Z9
Tel: 416-398-2500
Fax: 416-633-4498
www.abrams.ca
Towing fee is $164.90 and the storage fee is $65.
District 4:
Williams Towing
2671 Markham Road
Toronto, M1X 1M4
Tel: 416-299-8383
Fax: 416-299-9698
www.williamstowing.ca
Towing fee is $149 and the storage fee is $80.
District 5:
A Towing
185 Bartley Drive
Toronto, M4A 1E6
Tel: 416-656-4000
Fax: 416-690-7757
www.atowing.ca
Towing fee is $158 and the storage fee is $50.
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