How to prevent your car from getting towed away

sumeethaldankar · 24th April 2008, 16:36

hi guys
i was wondering is there a way how we can prevent cars from getting towed away
by police vans not that i am saying that you park in a no- parking zone and not expect it to be towed away.Is it possible to prevent such towing which is always not justified .I mean is there any device which can prevent the car from being towed away.

bblost · 24th April 2008, 16:46

remove the wheels

Will make it very difficult to tow a car that way.

Chevy_lover · 24th April 2008, 16:51

Chain it to a tree!!!

s0uljah · 24th April 2008, 16:51

For them to tow the front/back need to have clearance.

Bumper to bumper parking wont help them tow.

HappyWheels · 24th April 2008, 16:53

deflat the tyres; put the ruling party flag; put a lawyer sticker...

but best of all - Dont park in a spot where you feel it might be towed away! :-)

sanjayatarizona · 24th April 2008, 16:53

Preferably a flag of the local political outfit on the hood..

esteem_lover · 24th April 2008, 17:06

Do not park in a no parking zone

humyum · 24th April 2008, 17:07

Park it in such a way that your front end wont be in much of a towing position.

tsk1979 · 24th April 2008, 17:12

Rig your car with a bomb so that when anybody tampers it blows up

snaronikar · 24th April 2008, 17:17

Put a security system. So that when they lift your car to trowing, I beeps or makes a huge sound that the towing persons should run away. OR connect with an electric wire so that nobody touches the car.

Technocrat · 24th April 2008, 17:21

How about Parking only in the Parking Zone?

normally_crazy · 24th April 2008, 17:24

Put the blinkers on and leave the bonnet open.

dinar · 24th April 2008, 17:24

Do not park in places where there is risk of towing...

esteem_lover · 24th April 2008, 17:27

Some fantastic one liners here. Here's one more.

Quote:

How to prevent your car from getting towed away

drive it yourself to the police station.

Chevy_lover · 24th April 2008, 17:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Rig your car with a bomb so that when anybody tampers it blows up

The best piece of advice I have ever heard! Three cheers for TSK!!!

24th April 2008, 16:36	#1
sumeethaldankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,931 Thanked: 3,308 Times View My Garage	How to prevent your car from getting towed away hi guys i was wondering is there a way how we can prevent cars from getting towed away by police vans not that i am saying that you park in a no- parking zone and not expect it to be towed away.Is it possible to prevent such towing which is always not justified .I mean is there any device which can prevent the car from being towed away.
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24th April 2008, 16:46	#2
bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,000 Thanked: 15,305 Times View My Garage	remove the wheels Will make it very difficult to tow a car that way.
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24th April 2008, 16:51	#3
Chevy_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Köln Posts: 1,209 Thanked: 130 Times View My Garage	Chain it to a tree!!!
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24th April 2008, 16:51	#4
s0uljah Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: BLR Posts: 2,222 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	For them to tow the front/back need to have clearance. Bumper to bumper parking wont help them tow.
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24th April 2008, 16:53	#5
HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,106 Thanked: 537 Times	deflat the tyres; put the ruling party flag; put a lawyer sticker... but best of all - Dont park in a spot where you feel it might be towed away! :-)
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24th April 2008, 16:53	#6
sanjayatarizona BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: "God's own Shaap" Posts: 354 Thanked: 10 Times	Preferably a flag of the local political outfit on the hood..
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24th April 2008, 17:06	#7
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Do not park in a no parking zone
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24th April 2008, 17:07	#8
humyum Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,750 Thanked: 5,422 Times	Park it in such a way that your front end wont be in much of a towing position.
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24th April 2008, 17:12	#9
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,823 Times View My Garage	Rig your car with a bomb so that when anybody tampers it blows up
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24th April 2008, 17:17	#10
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	Put a security system. So that when they lift your car to trowing, I beeps or makes a huge sound that the towing persons should run away. OR connect with an electric wire so that nobody touches the car.
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24th April 2008, 17:21	#11
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	How about Parking only in the Parking Zone?
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24th April 2008, 17:24	#12
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Put the blinkers on and leave the bonnet open.
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24th April 2008, 17:24	#13
dinar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: goa Posts: 1,066 Thanked: 57 Times	Do not park in places where there is risk of towing...
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