Towing for 48 hours, does it actually happen?

[phoenixy.livejournal.com]

So I know about the 48 hour rule, but the 311 messages lately were the first I've heard that you can be towed for it.

So I was wondering--does this ACTUALLY happen to people? With no warning? I need to leave my car for 60 hours (plus another 12 hours on a holiday) and I'm okay with the possibility of a ticket, but towing--is something they just hypothetically can do, or has this actually happened to anyone who wasn't using the street as super long-term storage?

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[frederic.livejournal.com]

When I was taking the subway to work, I got a sign on my car that they were going to tow it. It had gotten a 48 hr ticket and another 2+ days had passed. They don't tow immediately. Luckily, I got away with a $5 fine (2001?).