>A Claremont Road resident last night blasted Village Council members for even considering a vendor requested $125 fee for emergency towing service. If approved, $125 would be the minimum charge applicable for passenger cars needing to be towed from accident scenes or breakdowns within Ridgewood. There are currently two vendors under contract with Ridgewood PD to provide such services; they are called in on a “rotating schedule” basis.
Claiming the proposed $125 fee would be much higher than those charged in other small communities, the resident implored Council members to consider charges comparable to those in municipalities adjacent to Ridgewood, not in cities such as Paterson or Passaic. A towing company representative countered the resident’s remarks by citing expensive rises in insurance rates, salaries, and equipment costs as bonafide reasons for requesting the steep fee increase.
The same resident also criticized Council members for not taking any action with respect to increasing daytime & evening parking capacity at Village Hall. “Too many Village owned cars and Village employees’ private vehicles parked” was his claim. Mayor David T. Pfund directed Village Manager James M. Ten Hoeve to review the current parking space allocation plan and offer Council members with options for a reconfiguration that would increase the availability of spaces for public use.
>Has anyone thought about contracting with AAA to handle our towing? Our one year fee for two cars is $60. The Village would benefit for Village owned vehicles. Residents would benefit. AAA is here to stay.
>aaa preys on towing companys that think that doing more work at a loss on every call will make a profit . We in the towing bis call that aaa math . It is very good for them . Also aaa does not do comercial cars or trucks
>Let AAA open up a municipal services branch.
>I suggest you all read your insurance policies. After being solicited by AAA for what ‘looked’ like a good deal..I called my auto insurance agent. He pointed out that my car insurance provided $60 per TOW. It did not limit the # of tows. ALSO…AAA will tow you to a garage a certain # of miles..so if you break down in NYC dont expect a ‘free tow’ back to ridgewood.. as always READ the small print..it aint always what it says…and you prob have free coverage already on your auto policY!!!