A law intended to deal with abandoned vehicles is making it hard for low-income people to get their cars back after they’re towed. The consequences can extend far beyond the cost of the car.

The tow truck company that regularly roamed her Hamden, Connecticut, apartment complex was back, and it had zeroed in on her recently purchased 1998 Dodge Neon.

When reporters set out to quantify the impact of a Connecticut law that allows companies to sell some cars they’ve towed after just 15 days, the DMV said records would cost $47,000; it has revised the ...

I submitted a request to the DMV under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. Two-and-a-half years later, it seems the DMV doesn’t even know the answer — and we’re still waiting for ...

I submitted a request to the DMV under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. Two-and-a-half years later, it seems the DMV doesn’t even know the answer — and we’re still waiting for ...

And, DMV records show, the agency quickly approved MyHoopty’s application to sell the car. What happened to Anderson exemplifies how Connecticut’s laws have come to favor tow companies at the ...

Pushing for better translations on the DMV written knowledge test. Some groups, particularly within the Asian community, say ...

State law allows tow companies to seek permission from the DMV to sell a vehicle worth $1,500 or less just 15 days after towing it — one of the shortest such periods in the country, CT Mirror ...

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