The cost of having a car towed from a private parking lot or by police for a parking violation will increase by 13.5% over the next three years under rates proposed Tuesday by the state Department of Motor Vehicles , but towing company officials say it’s not enough.

An 87-page proposal calls for a 4.5% flat rate increase in each of the next three years for any nonconsensual tows, which includes tows from private property or for trespass, and for police-ordered tows such as for a parking violation or an abandoned vehicle on the highway.

The hearing Tuesday at the state Capitol was before attorney Steven Baron, a per diem contractor hired by the state. It was expected to last all day but was over after only about two hours. Several towing companies complained they had no notice of th

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