Drivers can now get boot, tow alerts in DC

Current law allows tow truck companies to authorize their own tows. A proposal before the Arlington County Board would require tow truck operators to secure permission of the individual responsible for the property where the vehicle in question is parked. (Thinkstock)(Getty Images/iStockphoto/(Thinkstock))

WASHINGTON — Drivers in D.C. can now receive an alert if their vehicles are booted, towed or relocated in the District.

The Tow and Boot Alert System will send you an electronic notification if a boot was installed or removed on your vehicle, or if your vehicle was towed or relocated by the city or a company working for the city.

You can sign up to receive the alerts at the D.C. Department of Public Works website. You will need a copy of your vehicle registration.

You can set up to three email addresses and three telephone numbers for your vehicle.

The notifications are “near instant,” Department of Public Works director Christopher Shorter said in a statement.

 

Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

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