Vehicle Towing
Any time a vehicle is towed by the University Police, the owner or driver of the vehicle is required to pay towing/storage/citation fees prior to the vehicle being released. Payment of the citation shall also be required prior to release of the vehicle. UW-Platteville is not responsible for any damage due to towing.
-
Reasons your vehicle may be towed
-
Vehicle is parked in an area that would obstruct emergency vehicle access to university buildings and grounds (e.g. blocking fire lane).
-
Blocking vehicle or pedestrian traffic ways.
-
Parking in no parking zones where hazards exist.
-
Unauthorized vehicles in a permit area.
-
Parking in a reserved stall or disabled stall/access aisle.
-
Parking that impedes progress of necessary maintenance or service projects (snow removal, paving, trash pick-up, etc.)
-
Parking illegally in a designated tow-zone (all of campus is tow zone).
-
The vehicle's driver has unpaid parking citations.
-
Total unpaid UW-Platteville parking citation amounts greater than $300 or vehicles with suspended registration due to unpaid parking citations issued by UW-Platteville.
-
Vehicles towed due to unpaid parking citations will not be released until all outstanding citations are paid.
-
Parking illegally with license or vehicle identification number covered, unreadable, or missing.
-
Tows may be performed on vehicles leaking gas, oil, antifreeze, etc., or vehicles is in the way of unforeseen danger, i.e., flooding.
-
The vehicle displays a permit that has been reported stolen.
-
The vehicle displays an altered/forged/counterfeit permit.
-
When a vehicle is parked on university grounds/sidewalks.
-
When a vehicle parks, or remains parked in a closed parking lot.
-
A vehicle with a license plate that does not match the vehicle registration (stolen or illegally transferred plates).
-
Repeat violations and/or nonpayment of parking tickets may also result in impounding the vehicle involved or removing it from UW-Platteville owned or operated property at owner’s expense.
-
Impounded vehicles will be released when all outstanding tickets, towing charges and fees have been paid.
-
During a Snow Emergency
-
Vehicles parked in violation of alternate side parking, or Residence Hall Snow Emergency rules will be ticketed and towed to allow snow removal.
-
Vehicles parked in any staff or commuter lot between 2 to 6 a.m. will be ticketed and may be towed to allow snow removal.
-
-
