A local business owner recently spied the Hamilton Parking Services truck on Barton St at 4pm one day, and took a photo. They claimed the driver was waiting to tow cars on nearby Bryce St at 4.30pm once the street became a clearway.
The business owner, who did not want to be named, said it was the second time they had seen the tow truck in the spot. Both times there were plenty of other parks where the truck could have pulled up, they added.
“I think he's taking the piss ... it's really unfair,” the owner said.
“[It's] rude to tow cars when you're parked illegally. [The] whole irony is he's doing that and someone forgets to put their number in a machine and gets a fine.”
Hamilton Parking Services, which owns the truck and contracts to council, said the tow truck driver had a permit to use the spot, though shouldn't have been there regardless.
