CT towing companies frequently value cars low, allowing them to sell vehicles quickly

Some Connecticut tow companies have made a pattern of valuing cars low and then selling them, a CT Mirror and ProPublica ...

DMV commissioner proposes simplifying sale process of towed cars

Tony Guerrera called his proposal a compromise between tow companies and advocates, but they say it wouldn’t protect vehicle ...

Gone in 15 Days: How the Connecticut DMV Allows Tow Companies to Sell People’s Cars

The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica reviewed thousands of the forms that towers submit requesting the DMV’s permission to ...
abc7NY

Long lines form at Connecticut DMV offices following office shut-down

NORWALK, Conn. (WABC) -- There were massive lines Tuesday at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Connecticut, with some people waiting for hours as the DMV reopened after closing offices for a week ...
ProPublica

How Many Cars Have Connecticut Towing Companies Sold? The DMV Can’t Tell Us.

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Connecticut Mirror and originally published in our Dispatches newsletter; sign up to receive notes from our ...

Luxury cars, junk cars, family cars. CT’s car towing system means residents can lose all of them.

Connecticut resident Jason Trelli wondered how his 2011 Jaguar got such a low value after it was towed in May 2023.
Hartford Business

Gone in 15 days: How the Connecticut DMV allows tow companies to sell people’s cars

Melissa Anderson was trying to wrestle her squirmy 2-year-old daughter into a winter coat in December 2021 when she heard the neighbors yelling outside, “She’s coming right now!” Anderson immediately ...