No individual, as owner of a private passenger automobile damaged in a motor vehicle accident or recovered after being reported stolen, shall be liable to any tow operator for any fees in excess of those towing and storage fees established by this article.
A. 
The fees set forth in § 434-4 for towing rates are the maximum charges that shall apply to a private passenger automobile for basic towing services rendered as a result of a motor vehicle accident or theft recovery.
B. 
There shall be no additional charges when only basic towing services are provided.
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Towing rates shall be calculated based on the total distance traveled from the tow vehicle's base of service to the tow site and return by way of the shortest available route; fractions shall be rounded to the nearest whole mile,
B. 
Tow vehicles transporting multiple passenger cars at one time receive the applicable fee for each vehicle transported.
FEES
Type of Service
Fee
Service/roadside fees:
For responding to a service call within the Borough, this to be charged in addition to any gasoline, jump start, or other items or services at the scene. The service rate will also be used for decoupling from a vehicle that has not yet been towed. This fee can be charged once the vehicle to be towed is hooked to a licensed wrecker and the tow truck has not begun to leave the scene.
$65 flat rate days, nights, weekends and holidays.
Towing fees:
Light-Duty (Vehicles GVW under 12,500 lbs)
No charge for mileage when towed within the Borough limits
$150 flat rate days, nights, weekends and holidays
Police Impound Tow (Light-Duty)
A charge of $150 will be charged to the vehicle owner/operator at police headquarters. The tow company will receive $100 for the tow service and the borough will retain a $50 administration fee.
Heavy-Duty (Vehicle GVW 12,500 lbs. or over)
No charge for mileage when towed within the Borough limits $550 plus $10 per mile towed from out of town
Police Impound Tow (Heavy-Duty)
A charge of $550 will be charged to the vehicle owner/operator at police headquarters. The tow company will receive $500 for the tow service and the borough will retain a $50 administration fee.
Storage fees:
Light-Duty (under 12,500 lbs.)
$ $50 per day
Heavy-Duty (12,500 lbs. and over)
$125 per day/per unit
***Daily storage rates will not be charged for the calendar day on which the vehicle was towed***
Accident clean up fee (specifically oils on roadway-speedy dry application and the sweeping of the speedy dry, glass and broken vehicle parts in the roadway
$50 per vehicle
Waiting time charges
Light-duty - Per 15-minute intervals
$25
Heavy-duty - Per 15-minute intervals
$50
Note: Waiting time charges shall not begin until 15 minutes after the time of arrival of wrecker at the scene.
Crane service, winching, recovery services, extra tow service rates:
Flatbed/Dolly wheel use
$85
Recovery (Under 12,500) - Per 15-minute intervals
$50
Recovery (12,501-26,000) - Per 15-minute intervals
$100
Heavy-duty under reach
$250
Heavy-duty rotator required
$650
Additional equipment for recovery ((i.e., forklift, wheel load, etc.)
$250 each
Release brake chamber:
$35 per brake
Release air brakes
$40 per air line
Drop drive shaft
$100
Drop axle
$50 per axel
Enclosure fee (collision wrap, car cover)
$50
Additional labor (unloading vehicle, assisting labor)
$100 per/man per/hour
Any person found to have violated any of the provisions of this article shall be liable for a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof. Violators who are licensed as automobile repair facilities will be reported to the Division of Motor Vehicles in addition to any fines levied.