If you park infront of the dry riser inlet or block somebody in when preparing for an all nighter at the archi studio, you deserve to get towed! occasionally when the security guys decide to tow the rest of us, its good to know that if you get there in time (which is usually the case as word spread pretty quick at archi) there is nothing they can do.
I found the following on consumer.org.nz:
“What happens if I arrive back as my car is being hooked up to the tow truck?
After considering a case in which a car was towed away from a parking lot with the owner still in it, the High Court ruled that distress damage feasant does not apply where the owner of the car has possession.
So if you get into your car, effectively gaining possession and control of it, a tow truck driver must release it.
However, most tow truck operators will attempt to charge you a call-out fee if they have already broken into your car in order to hook it up. You do not have to pay.”
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