City Councilman Proposes Bill To Help Motorists Find Towed Cars
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Helping people find their towed cars is the idea behind a proposal being made in the city council.
Imagine this scenario: you park your car legally and when you come back, it's gone!
"A lot of people first think their car got stolen," City Councilmember Ben Kallos said.
Kallos said then imagine you see a temporary "no parking" sign, either resulting from a TV shoot or street fair.
"So you can either try to touch base with your precinct and see if they've got a list of where it might be, or you have to resort to walking around the neighborhood until you find your car," Kallos told WCBS 880's Peter Haskell.
If you car has been moved, Kallos wants the new location entered into a single database.
"Call 311, go on a website and you'd be able to find out where's my car," he said.