The week of March 6 – 11, is National Consumer Protection Week, and Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel shares how to deal with unlawful towing fees and how to legally retrieve your vehicle.
Under Michigan law, after towing is completed, the vehicle will be labeled as an “abandoned vehicle” unless the owner retrieves it legally or contests the towing in court. If the vehicle is involved in an accident and isn’t retrieved in 20 days it is also labeled abandoned.
Owners are allowed to inspect and reclaim personal property for free on the first visit, but can be charged up to, and no more than $25 to do so for each additional visit.
“When an individual has their vehicle towed, the last thing they need is to be misled about how to retrieve it. The Department of Attorney General has the answers that can get them back in their vehicle and out on the road,” says Nessel.
For more information, visit: michigan.gov.
Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell
