i have two questions lets start out with i live in california! is ti a law that you cant talk on your cell and drive and is it a law that is your car is about to get towed and you show up before it gets towed do they have to give your car back???
2007-02-22 11:06:31 · 6 answers · asked by manda-may 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
The new cell phone law doesn't take effect until 07/08. (more than a year away)
If the tow truck has your car already lifted or loaded (flatbed), they will sometimes give you the opportunity to pay a "drop fee" on the spot and get your car. USUALLY, you can wave goodbye as it is hauled to a storage yard.
2007-02-22 11:29:25 · answer #1 · answered by Trump 2020 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it will be there will be a law that you cant talk on your cell phone and drive it doesn't go into effect (its either July this year or July 2008 (I'm forget which)
as for towing there is a new law saying that the tow truck driver
MUST GIVE BACK THE CAR.. if you ask them
2007-02-22 12:54:49 · answer #2 · answered by mobilemark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Manda May - just loooove that name/ lots of places it is illegal to talk on phone while driving. It should be a law everywhere as they cause more accidents than drunks and teenagers combined with all other causes. In other words, those phones are No 1 cause of accidents in USA. If you walk up and your car has been lifted, then they are required (Authorized) to tow so they get paid when you pay to get it back. If the car has not been lifted, they are obligated to agree on a price with you on the spot and let you have it back. They can require cash and if you don't have cash on the spot, the car can be lifted before you get cash, so again - you lose. The guy has to be paid for coming to get the car as that is one half of his job.
2007-02-22 11:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know where I live NY, you'll get "Popped" for NOT using "Hands free" on the cell phone when driving. If your car is about to be towed, and he did'nt get the "MEAT HOOKS" on it yet, ya might be able to "skate", once the hooks are on, It's theirs, and they are under the umbrella of the NYPD. You better get your car back FAST, they get destroyed in the impound yard, you tell the slug at the counter about it, he does'nt look up, and hands you a claim form that get lost in an office somewhere.
2007-02-22 20:08:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can talk on a 'hands free' cell phone legally.
If they've got you hooked up, they can take your car away. They'd be sleazy to do it, but they can.
2007-02-22 11:10:38 · answer #5 · answered by the_skipper_also 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything is possible in California! Even intelligent questions------NOT!!!!
2007-02-22 15:41:57 · answer #6 · answered by Burts chevy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋