Public Relations for Towing Companies in towing rankings

Sometimes Tow companies can be your best friend. Other times a tow company hands you a bill, which makes your life hard. You remember them from a negative experience such as towing your car from a no parking area or after an accident. Thus often, towing companies are not looked on so positively.

But it behooves all business to maintain community kindness and a positive image and therefore public relations campaigns should be careful to keep your business high and in good standing in the public’s eyes in your area.

Well consider input in an area mobile watch program in your area. Why you ask, consider the business model and you will see.

towing companies: Towing companies are very well connected directly into the police department; they have scanners and are listening to things like getaway and hit and run and just might see that bad guy fly by. They can also help because they are 24 / 7 days service. And they are very visible.

Sometimes what business owner’s fail to recognize is some of the best public relatives and goodwill programs do really come from out of the box type thoughts and this is simply a case study, which illustrates such a point? I sincerely hope you will consider this in 2005.

New towing ordinance begins in Orange County Nov. 1

The new ordinance was created by the county's public, Environmental & Development Services following meetings with towing business owners and the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

According to a release from the Orange County, the new ordinance regulates and requires extra signage that mandate links, via a QR code, to customer information. 

• Requiring additional documents from towing companies, including company contact details and proof of insurance

• Requiring towing companies to provide parking at their sites for people picking up cars.

• extra storage site requirements with improved lighting, and signage.

• Requiring towing companies to get major credit or debit cards change for cash payments.

• keeping out spotters who watch drivers park for the exact reason of calling a towing company.

• penalty for tow companies, as well as a process for enforce code violation The Orange County Board approved the update to the towing ordinance after receiving complaints from residents and visitors.

Several issues were recognized during a year-long analysis by Orange County staff who reviewed the number of towing complaints. 

The volume of towing activity in Orange County has more than doubled since 2005 with more than 11,500 tows. 33 of the complaints came from visitors to the area. The biggest increase occurred in the tourist corridor along I-Drive.