I am an owner of a local towing company based here in Johnson City. I understand having an accident can be frustrating on its own, however, you must understand a few things before you go to making accusations caused by incorrect answers by an assistant within the police department. The Johnson City Police Department does set our fees when we are called by dispatch to an accident. The fee for a wreck is $110 plus $25 for each day a vehicle sits in our lot. If the vehicle owner chooses to have it taken to their home or repair shop, then it will only cost the $110 as long as it is inside the Johnson City limits. Also the fee must be paid on the spot and in cash, as most services do not take a personal check in case it is bad. You must have the correct insurance to operate a wrecker/rollback, which is very costly. It’s around $2,000 a year on one truck alone. Diesel fuel is certainly not cheap and these large trucks are not exactly fuel-efficient, even more so when there is a vehicle on the back of it. We must pay our drivers. Nobody is going to work for free, especially in this economy, as a tow truck driver, which isn’t an easy job. Like everyone in this town, we must earn money to live. The cost to run any business is expensive, and as we all know, it takes money to make money. We are all out here just trying to get by.What this all boils down to is if you are in an accident, it will cost you. Having full coverage insurance will save you in the end because it will pay the tow bill. ERIN “LUCY” WARDSJohnson City
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