Stereotypes are common in society.
It is something we all have to deal with from time to time, but when it comes to sustaining your livelihood some stereotypes aren’t acceptable.
This is the view of several tow truck companies from within the region and the GTA.
They feel they are being labelled as vultures, lurking around accident sites, waiting for their prey just so they can charge outlandish prices for a small tow.
This stereotype, they feel, may be the basis for a proposed bylaw the city is looking to impose to regulate tow companies. The fact is, tow truck drivers are outraged and to some degree they have just cause.

While both Shane Ventura, of Ventura Towing in Oshawa, and a rep from the Greater Toronto Area acknowledge overcharging does happen, an internal regulatory body has already been established to deal with these cases. Fees are set in stone for those who carry the NAAAP sticker on their tow trucks. They can’t overcharge.
So is it really necessary to create a bylaw allowing police officers or firefighters the right to choose the tow truck? Sure the bylaw states police would have the right to control aggressive operators and in certain cases that’s fair, but to turn other businesses away because they aren’t the ‘chosen’ tow company isn’t fair.
The report also states the bylaw would prohibit parking or stopping a tow truck or offering towing services at a motor vehicle collision scene or centre, unless they are authorized to do so. That’s the other area where tow truck companies within the region are concerned. They are just trying to make a living.

It doesn’t mean they have the right to price gouge, but it does mean they have the right to go to an accident or collision centre if someone wants their business. There need not be any authority given. The authorizer is the customer.
It’s like getting a haircut; people have a preference of where to go.
And people may just have a preference of what tow company to use.