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Senate committees move to create task force after consumer-protection testimony on tow-company payment practices
Summary
Committees recommended turning SCR 222 / SR 197 into a task force convened by the Office of Consumer Protection after OCP described ongoing complaints about one tow company refusing card payments despite Act 60 and concerns about ATM fees and withdrawal caps.
Senate committees on Transportation, Culture and the Arts and on Commerce and Consumer Protection on April 1 recommended converting SCR 222 and SR 197—which urge towing companies to provide on-site automated payment options—into a task force to study towing payment access and enforcement.
The Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) testified in opposition to urging tow companies to install ATMs, saying many tow operators already have ATMs and that Act 60 (effective July 1, 2024) requires tow companies to accept credit and debit cards. OCP officials told the committees they are pursuing complaints against a particular tow company that has generated…
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