'The workers had said that it would take them around 30 minutes to
tow away the truck but this took over four hours and in the time the road had been blocked on all sides by overlapping drivers,' Njihia said.
Motorists spend night in the cold after traffic snarl-up
Attorney-general Costas Clerides wrote to the deputy telling him that the minister's opinion was "untimely and mistaken." He had investigated the matter after a request by the Chief of Police and found that it was illegal wheel-clamp or
tow away cars that were illegally parked because only the police had the right to do this.
Our View: If a law doesn't make sense, it should be changed
It is also thought that many firms clamp and
tow away without good cause and there is little motorists can do, except pay up.
Look out for yellow perils! PARKING: City to erect warning signs in clamping hot-spots
Bus stops could be designated
tow away zones, and could be located on both sides of the one-way route, with parking allowed at all other points along the road.
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A MUM told yesterday how wheel-clampers threatened to
tow away her car - with her disabled son inside.
CLAMPER KID ROW
The City's Chevrolet team van died in a
tow away zone and disappeared into San Francisco's vehicle impound matrix.
My dad
The fact that some councils charged up to pounds 67 to
tow away an old car also encouraged some owners to abandon them.
Council will tow away old vehicles for nothing; Service to rid streets of abandoned cars
But new legislation, the Police Reform Act 2002, now gives police the power to
tow away the cars of drivers who use their vehicles in a manner that causes alarm, distress or annoyance.
Boy racers face police crackdown
A LAWYER is mounting a legal challenge against Scottish local authorities over their powers to
tow away illegally parked cars.
Bid to ban tow-away
COUNCIL street inspectors have the power to
tow away abandoned cars left on the street or on council land.
Number of abandoned cars keeps on growing; KEEP COVENTRY CLEAN CAMPAIGN
MANILA -- China was warned Thursday against trying to
tow away the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal, as this could be considered an attack against the Philippines and prompt the United States to defend the country in keeping with their Mutual Defense Treaty.
China warned: Don't try to tow away BRP Sierra Madre
RTA will also
tow away the vehicles broken down within the traffic lanes using towing motorbikes or cranes in the presence of police patrols to ensure traffic flow.
RTA to tow away vehicles parked illegally
The Abu Dhabi Municipality signedAacontracts with two companies last Monday to
tow away dirty carsAaandAacars left by their owners in the city'sAaparking lots as part of its efforts to maintain the aesthetic face of the capital.
Cars Left Dirty on Abu Dhabi,C?Streets Will be Towed away
Father-of-five Joe Johnson, 69, who has lived in Uppingham Road for more than 30 years, called police to
tow away cars twice in the past week after finding his driveway blocked.
OH NO! THE COLLEGE DRIVERS ARE BACK