Police tow fee and towing rates

A tow operator asked for higher towing and storage rates — unchanged for ten years and 30–50% below area averages — and elimination of the $70 fee on junk tows, describing paying the city $207 to haul away stacked boats and trailers he then spent over $1,000 dismantling and dumping.

The owner of Certified Towing, who handles most police tows in the city, detailed his hourly operating costs — driver, fuel, lien fees — and said surrounding agencies charge $350 or more for tows while Riverside rates lag far behind.