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Originally Posted by john70t
afaik:
AAA will cover the first 25 or 50 miles. The tow company might stick ya hard for the extra miles.
They will only tow to a business repair shop.
They might not even tow it, or they be required-by-law to call the cops on a vehicle with no plates or paperwork.
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Basically none of this is true or correct. I've had AAA for many years and have 200 mile towing, (you pay for different levels of coverage), they will absolutely tow to other than a "business repair shop," etc...
They are not "required by law" to call cops on unregistered vehicles but they do have rules wrt to what they will tow or not. One thing they will not do is tow a vehicle you just purchased home, if they know what is happening. If you buy a project car somewhere, you need to rent a car trailer or pay a private tow to move it.
They also will never ask for or demand "paperwork", I can have anyone's car towed with my AAA that I want. It's designed to be used for road emergencies for any car you are riding in, not just your own. It is correct that they will not tow unregistered vehicles with expired tags and definitely not any vehicle that has obviously been sitting for a long time, with exceptions.