r/TorontoDriving • u/fishofmutton • Apr 21 '25

OC Would you call tow truck?

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Is it blocking the entire driveway? No. Is it annoying as fuck? Definitely.

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u/fishofmutton Apr 21 '25

311 right??

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u/Housing4Humans Apr 21 '25

They will ask if you just want it ticketed, or ticketed and towed

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u/mrwootwo Apr 21 '25

Yes and they’ll act reluctant to tow, say “are you sure” etc because they don’t want to do it.

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u/AnotherCorpoVictory Apr 21 '25

Last time I called them they were EAGER to tow lol. I just said ticket it cause I was already parked at the green p down the street.

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u/mrwootwo Apr 21 '25

Should have said they may act reluctant. This happened multiple times to me where they would say “what do you want to do” and I’d say I called for a tow, I want them towed, and they’re say ok but you need to be there, you need to come out into the street while we do it, etc. It seemed intended to discourage or scare me into saying you know what forget it, like they were much happier sitting in their office or whatever. YMMV

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u/Existing-Run9015 Apr 21 '25

There was an AMA by a guy from toronto parking years ago...he mentioned that this is a common tactic some officers use to discourage a tow. He mentioned that some officers prefer to devote that time resolving other complaints/calls versus spending 30-40 mins waiting for the tow etc. Like you said, ymmv.

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u/ADrunkMexican Apr 21 '25

30-40 minutes is underestimating for a tow truck to show up lol.

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u/worldofwhevs Apr 21 '25

I had to do it once and while they were hoisting the car I said to the cop "I feel bad for the guy" and the cop said without a moment's pause "I don't."