Towing rate changes were approved Tuesday by the City Council by a 6-3 vote.
Council Members Scott Benson, Coleman A. Young and Latisha Johnson voted against the changes, which were taken up last year and delayed multiple times. The changes take effect on July 1, the start of the next fiscal year.
Fees will more than double in most cases. Rate changes would only affect police-authorized tows – situations when police dispatch a tow company to remove stolen and abandoned cars and clean up crash scenes.
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Recommendations call for doubling daily storage fees across the board. A $75 administrative fee would remain unchanged.
Towing rates are charged based on three weight classes of vehicles. Most personal vehicles fall under the light duty classification, with a recommended rate increase from $125 to $225.
A $100 fee to tow motorcycles, ATVs, jet skis, lawn equipment and other miscellaneous vehicles will increase to $200.
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The Detroit Police Authorized Towers have not had an increase in more than 12 years, while the essential costs have more than doubled. The driving public facing economic hardship may apply for help through the Detroit Police Department to waive towing and impound fees.