Car towed away by traffic cop with the handbrake engaged!!

Ace F355 · 22nd October 2010, 10:20

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Originally Posted by Gansan

Guys, I have another doubt. What will the cops normally do if the car is also parked in first/reverse gear, apart from the hand brakes? I think then they will ruin it for good.

But, isn't gear/transmission linked to the engine in FWD cars. So, if tow away guys pick the car front wheels up, nothing should be ruined in that case!

Gansan · 22nd October 2010, 10:23

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Originally Posted by Ace F355

But, isn't gear/transmission linked to the engine in FWD cars. So, if tow away guys pick the car front wheels up, nothing should be ruined in that case!

But not all inexpensive cars are FWD! Take Omni and Nano, for instance. I am asking in general - do they take any precautions before towing?

dar3dev|l · 22nd October 2010, 10:26

well sadly yours was an alto, thus towed. These days what i have observed is that "expensive" cars are not towed but their tyres are locked.

I once asked the towing fellow, as to why my 98 Zen was towed and the ANHC right behind me was tyre-locked ? To which the smarty answered, "the towing van has capacity to tow only one four wheeler and yours was a smaller car". I was speechless !!!

jinojohnt · 22nd October 2010, 10:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gansan

Guys, I have another doubt. What will the cops normally do if the car is also parked in first/reverse gear, apart from the hand brakes? I think then they will ruin it for good.

Cops most of the time tow with the front wheels lifted off the road, so it doesn't matter whether the car is parked in-gear (assuming the gear locks only the front wheels).
For cops, it is difficult to tow with the front wheels ON the road because somebody would need to break-in to the car to control the (locked) steering.

mayanksabharwal · 21st February 2014, 23:39

Caught on camera

http://www.rushlane.com/traffic-cop-...-12110583.html

ashis89 · 17th July 2014, 18:02

Car towed away by traffic cop with the handbrake engaged!!-imageuploadedbyteambhp1405600130.599743.jpg

This is not a German and definitely not towed on a flat bed. But saw this picture of the Landcruiser being towed to the local PS by the traffic towing truck in today's TOI and the state of the front bumper made me cringe. Didn't get any appropriate thread to post it.

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22nd October 2010, 10:26	#18
dar3dev\|l BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Munich, DE Posts: 290 Thanked: 98 Times	well sadly yours was an alto, thus towed. These days what i have observed is that "expensive" cars are not towed but their tyres are locked. I once asked the towing fellow, as to why my 98 Zen was towed and the ANHC right behind me was tyre-locked ? To which the smarty answered, "the towing van has capacity to tow only one four wheeler and yours was a smaller car". I was speechless !!! Last edited by dar3dev\|l : 22nd October 2010 at 10:36.
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mayanksabharwal BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: delhi Posts: 147 Thanked: 592 Times	Re: Car towed away by traffic cop with the handbrake engaged!! Caught on camera http://www.rushlane.com/traffic-cop-...-12110583.html
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17th July 2014, 18:02	#21
ashis89 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 3,460 Thanked: 10,901 Times View My Garage	This is not a German and definitely not towed on a flat bed. But saw this picture of the Landcruiser being towed to the local PS by the traffic towing truck in today's TOI and the state of the front bumper made me cringe. Didn't get any appropriate thread to post it. Note: MODs please delete if inappropriate. Sent from my iPhone using Team-BHP
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