Illegal Parkers Be Warned! Cape Town Acquires New Vertical Lift Towing Truck

The City of Cape Town has added a new vertical lift truck to its towing fleet, with the aim of clearing illegally parked vehicles more efficiently, and in a manner that conventional tow trucks cant.

The vertical lift truck removed six vehicles during the last week of March.

'This vertical lift truck makes it so much easier to remove vehicles, particularly ones that are parked in and cant be moved using the conventional tow trucks,' said Alderman JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.

'Its forklift mechanism makes the work a breeze. Its early days yet, and our staff are familiarising themselves with the new vehicle, so we expect the rate of pickups to increase rapidly in the near future.'

Smith said this should be a wake-up call to those motorists who think they can get away with breaking the law by parking as they please, without due regard for others.