Connecticut Senate Approves More Towing Reforms, Expanding on Landmark 2025 Legislation
The Connecticut Senate has approved additional towing reforms to expand upon the state's 2025 legislation, aiming to increase transparency and fairness for drivers with towed vehicles. The new bill creates an online portal for tracking towed cars and restricts towing companies from selling vehicles based on age alone. These changes follow investigative reporting by The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica that revealed widespread abuses in the towing industry.
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A Connecticut towing company sought approval to sell cars belonging to Saundra Magana, left, and her niece Eloise Bennett even though the women were supposed to have more time to reclaim the vehicles before they were sold. Shahrzad Rasekh/CT Mirror On the Hook Connecticut Senate Approves More Towing Reforms, Expanding on Landmark 2025 Legislation The bill, which follows a Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica investigation, would limit when towing companies can sell cars and would create an online portal to track towed cars.
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