Bridgeport, CT Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual wrecker license fee
- $450 per year
- Towers-list application fee
- $2,750 nonrefundable
- Issuing authority
- Chief of police
- Non-consent tow dispatch
- Rotates per tow, city list
- City admin fee
- $25 per tow
Summary
Bridgeport requires tow companies to hold a police-issued wrecker license and join the rotating municipal towers list before hooking any vehicle towed without the owner's consent.
These regulations are intended to and shall govern towing of motor vehicles in the following classifications whether or not involved in an accident:1.Parking violations;2.Unregistered motor vehicles;3.Incidental to a criminal investigation;4.Incidental to an arrest;5.Recovery of a stolen vehicle;6.Suspected stolen vehicle;7.Trespassing on private property;8.Hold as evidence;9.Discretionary circumstances as determined by the chief of police.
Full Breakdown
Any wrecker operating in Bridgeport must first get a license from the chief of police under the Tow Truck Ordinance, backed by garage-keeper and garage-liability insurance, for $450 a year. To handle city-ordered, non-consent tows -- parking violations, unregistered or stolen vehicles, arrests, evidence holds, trespass on private property, or the chief's own discretion -- a company must also join the municipal towers list, paying a nonrefundable $2,750 application fee and rotating calls with other listed towers.
Violations & Fines
Unlicensed wreckers face denial or revocation of their license by the chief of police; towers on the municipal list who overcharge, dodge calls, or use unsafe equipment can be suspended or bumped from the rotation after a hearing.
Frequently Asked Questions
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