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 Ramsey
 Code of Ordinances
 Revised General Ordinances
 Chapter 4. General Licensing

  Towing and storage fee schedule.  

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  • a. 
    Fees for towing and storage of private passenger vehicles, damaged in an accident or recovered after being stolen, may not exceed the fees established by the New Jersey Department of Insurance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:33B-47.
    b. 
    The following is a fee schedule for basic automobile, motorcycles and motorized bikes towing services and heavy-duty recovery.
    1. 
    Mileage fees.
    (a) 
    Mileage fees are prohibited for towing within Ramsey or to a towing contractor's facility.
    (b) 
    Mileage fee: $4 per mile outside the Borough of Ramsey municipal boundaries, within the State of New Jersey.
    2. 
    Basic towing service anywhere within the Borough of Ramsey or to a storage yard (two-axle vehicle), 8,000 pounds and under:
    (a) 
    Towing rate: $100.
    (b) 
    Additional axles: $35 each.
    3. 
    Basic towing service within the Borough of Ramsey or to a storage yard (two-axle vehicle), 8,001 to 16,000 pounds:
    (a) 
    Towing rate: $200.
    (b) 
    Additional axles: $35 each.
    4. 
    Motorcycle rate: $100.
    5. 
    Heavy-duty towing within the Borough of Ramsey or to a storage yard (16,001 pounds and over):
    (a) 
    Rate is per hour with a one-hour minimum: $325.
    (b) 
    Driveshaft removal: $45.
    (c) 
    Brakes release: $45.
    6. 
    Air cushion device in heavy-duty recovery: rate of $550 per hour.
    c. 
    The following is a fee schedule for storage services of all types of vehicles:
    1. 
    Inside building, storage facility (per calendar day):
    (a) 
    Ten thousand pounds and under: $45 per day.
    (b) 
    Each additional axle: $20 each per day.
    2. 
    Outside storage facility (per calendar day):
    (a) 
    Ten thousand pounds and under: $35.
    (b) 
    Additional axle: $20 each per day.
    (c) 
    Ten thousand one pounds and over: $75 per day.
    (d) 
    Tandem-axle truck: $100 per day.
    (e) 
    Tractor-trailer combo: $140 per day.
    d. 
    Emergency road service: $60.
    1. 
    Road service includes jump starts, bringing up to two gallons of fuel and tire change.
    2. 
    Vehicle lockouts: $75.
    3. 
    If a tow results, there will be no charge for road service, except cost of gas if placed in the vehicle's tank.
    e. 
    Rates for vehicle recovery and winching:
    1. 
    Light-duty:
    (a) 
    Winching (car does not roll or has flat tires): $75.
    (b) 
    Off-road recovery or uprighting vehicle: $150 per hour.
    2. 
    Medium duty:
    (a) 
    Winching/off-road recovery $150 per hour.
    3. 
    Heavy-duty:
    (a) 
    Winching/off-road recovery or uprighting: $425 per hour.
    f. 
    Additional services:
    1. 
    Axle/driveshaft removal: $45.
    2. 
    Hookup Air: $25.
    3. 
    Crash wrap (if windows are broken or will not close):
    (a) 
    Per side window: $25.
    (b) 
    Front/rear window: $40.
    4. 
    Waiting time: $100 per hour to be charged in fifteen-minute increments with a fifteen-minute minimum, beginning after the first 30 minutes on scene.
    5. 
    Clean-up fees:
    (a) 
    Speedy dry: The use of Speedy Dry or other agent shall be charged at the rate of $25 per fifty-pound bag after the first bag. The first bag is included in the initial towing cost.
    6. 
    Extra personnel: $50 per hour per man.
    7. 
    Level 3 recovery supervisor: $90 per hour.
    g. 
    Heavy-vehicle recovery (Over 16,000 pounds):
    1. 
    To provide heavy-vehicle recovery, the Borough of Ramsey requires that the licensee have on scene a recovery supervisor with Level 3 certification from the Towing and Recovery Association of America (TRAA) or another nationally recognized certification. The certificate is to be included with the initial application.
    2. 
    To perform heavy-vehicle recovery under this section the licensee must:
    (a) 
    Visually document the recovery scene through photos or videotape.
    (b) 
    Prepare a written report of all procedures employed, actions taken, equipment used and manpower requirements to complete the recovery process in the safest manner and provide a copy to the vehicle owner with the statement of services.
    (c) 
    Prepare an itemized billing invoice for all services rendered.
    3. 
    If the licensee finds it necessary, due to the manner of the recovery to contract additional recovery service to supplement its equipment and manpower recovery, the contracted service providers must work under the supervision of the licensee. The licensee may not subcontract the entire recovery. In the event that a heavy-duty operator is unable to handle the recovery, then the next heavy-duty wrecker on the rotating list shall be called.
    h. 
    The fees set forth in this section do not apply to vehicles owned and/or operated by the Borough of Ramsey or any of its agencies. The towing of and special recovery services provided to any of the Borough's vehicles will be provided free of charge by the official tower.