You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your tow truck.
At least not anymore, under a Maryland law that has proven to be particularly onerous to Ocean City’s seasonal demand for vehicle removal.
“It’s the dumbest law I’ve ever seen,” said Igor Conev of Mann Properties, the island’s largest building management firm that has gone through considerable headaches over the policy.
Late last year, the state amended its vehicle code to require that towing signs in publicly-accessible lots feature the name and phone number of the towing company that will be used to remove any unauthorized vehicles, as well as where the vehicle can be recovered and notice that it must be available 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Requirements for signs’ visibility and wording were also further specified.
This meant a complete replacement of all signs to meet the new standards. But that has turned out to be the least of the problem.
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2 comments:
As long as Democrats control the votes, these things will continue to happen. We need leadership with common sense. Problem is that we don't have voters with common sense.
Funny. It's not whatever company they could call that was available, it was the only company they would call because they were getting kick backs from the company of 100.00 for each car. Towing in OC is a racket and this law will help out tourist who have been ripped of evey year.
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