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1) A surcharge shall not be imposed upon a cardholder who elects to use a credit <br />card for payment pursuant to CC §1748.1 and CVC §22651.07(c)(5). <br />i. The approved schedule of rates charged by an Operator shall be available in the tow truck and <br />shall be presented upon demand to the person for whom the tow services were provided, the <br />person's agent or any PPD representative at the scene. <br />j. The charge for after-hours release shall be no more than one and one-half times the regular <br />hourly rate, and shall only be allowed on weekends, holidays and outside normal business <br />hours. <br />K. There shall be no additional charge for moving (e.g., driving, towing, pushing, utilizing a forklift) <br />a stored vehicle form inside an Operator's storage yard to the front of the business. <br />L. Tow Rates <br />1) The tow rates are provided in PPD's 2023 - 2027 Tow and Storage Rates and Fees, <br />attached as Attachment B. <br />2) Time expended in excess of one hour shall be calculated in no more than one -minute <br />increments. <br />3) The rate for towing shall be computed from portal to portal when a vehicle is towed to an <br />Operator's storage yard. <br />a) Portal to Portal is defined as follows: Time shall start from either the point of dispatch <br />or upon departure from the place of business, whichever is closer to the location of the <br />call, and shall end at the estimated time of return to the place of business or <br />completion of the call, if another call is pending, whichever is shorter. <br />4) The time expended for towing a vehicle back to the Operator's storage yard should be <br />charged at a rate not to exceed the approved rates. <br />a) Time expended in excess of one hour shall be calculated in no more than one -minute <br />increments. <br />b) There shall be no additional charges for mileage. <br />5) An Operator shall base towing charges upon the class of vehicle being towed, regardless <br />of the class of truck used. <br />M. Service Call <br />1) An Operator may charge up to a 30-minute minimum per call for any service which is <br />performed when the vehicle's operator or agent is present and the vehicle is not stored at <br />the direction of an Officer or returned to the Operator's storage yard. <br />2) Rates for a service call (e.g., out of fuel, lockouts, and tire changes) shall be from portal to <br />the end of service. <br />3) Charges in excess of 30 minutes may be charged in no more than one -minute increments <br />Page 15 of 24 <br />