{"id":15838,"date":"2026-04-24T03:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/?p=15838"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:19:10","slug":"two-approaches-for-towing-signs-aggressive-or-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/two-approaches-for-towing-signs-aggressive-or-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Approaches for Towing Signs: Aggressive or Friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><br \/>\n\t.mpsarticle-04 {<br \/>\n\t\tmargin-bottom: 10px;<br \/>\n\t}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"mpsarticle-04\"><b>Towing a car<\/b> is a traumatic experience. Parking lot managers know this. Towing<br \/>\nsigns, as a result, can be incredibly effective.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mpsarticle-04\"><b>Tow away stories<\/b> evoke passionate discussions from people involved. People love to<br \/>\nchronicle and commiserate over towing horror stories in person and on the Internet. One tempestuous incident<br \/>\noccurred in Arlington, Virginia, where a couple of tow operators and a driver got into a heated argument. The<br \/>\ndriver was at a shopping center and left to drop off boxes at a center, parked behind a couple of parked cars, and<br \/>\nhad a friend watch over it. Two minutes later, a tow truck arrived to tow it, the driver got in the car while it<br \/>\nwas starting to tow, and a ten minute standoff ensued. In the end people called the police, and the car was towed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mpsarticle-04\"><b>In many cases,<\/b> enforcers have done their best to provide towing signs as warnings.<br \/>\nAt Ocean Beach in San Diego, California, officials are adamant at keeping the block clear for a farmer\u2019s market.<br \/>\nAfter 2:30 p.m., towing companies are vigilant about loading away vehicles to make room for the market, with<br \/>\ntowing expenses as high as $300. Ocean Beach residents have complained that the towing signs aren\u2019t visible enough<br \/>\nin order for them to heed the warnings. However, the Ocean Beach Mainstreet Association posts temporary signs the<br \/>\nmorning of the market to remind people to move their cars. In addition, the market manager walks around with a<br \/>\nmegaphone to remind people to remove their cars.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mpsarticle-04\"><b><a href=\"\/friendly-parking-signs\">The Friendly Approach<\/a>&#8211;Tow Signs:<\/b> Since not<br \/>\nevery parking facility has people with megaphones, towing signs are the next best thing. Most people are familiar<br \/>\nwith standard Private Parking Signs, but as always there are pleasant surprises. Designer and blogger Nathan<br \/>\nZeldes studies different types of product design including noteworthy signs. Zeldes featured a blog post about a<br \/>\nNo Parking Sign he found in Jerusalem. He wrote that the usual No Parking Signs are design to \u201cjar and scare the<br \/>\nthoughtless driver\u201d but was charmed by one he found on the wall of a house next to its private parking sign. It<br \/>\nfeatured on white with a rose in the middle and placed right above a bed of geraniums. The script read, \u201cPrivate<br \/>\nParking\u2014Unauthorized Vehicles Will Be Towed\u201d but <a href=\"\/signs\/private-parking-violators-towed-away-sign\/sku-k-8953\">the rose softened the message<\/a> and<br \/>\nput Zeldes in a &#8220;cheerful mood.&#8221; In some cases, this softer approach works-and you do not have to compromise your<br \/>\nbelief structure that &#8220;goodness wins out.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"mpsarticle-04\"><b>The Aggressive Approach-Tow Signs With Teeth:<\/b> Of course, others are more hostile<br \/>\nand correspond more to the grievance of towing. The \u201cDon\u2019t Even Think of Parking Here\u201d signs for towing can be<br \/>\nfound in New York City and Chicago. This sign was created to help ease the traffic congestion in these cities.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mpsarticle-04\">The most commonly seen towing signs are the standard red, white, and black No Parking<br \/>\nSigns. These signs declare that in the marked areas, No Parking is permitted and will be towed at the owner\u2019s<br \/>\nexpense. The signs list the towing company for the driver to find their removed vehicle.<br \/>\nRegardless of the way towing signs are presented, having your car towed is always unpleasant. Official or harsh<br \/>\nsigns certainly get the message across effectively. However, sometimes having friendlier towing signs softens the<br \/>\nblow.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"mpsarticle-04\" style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 10px;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">Carrot or Stick?<\/h2>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><a href=\"\/v2\/mps\/parkingsignsmap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid mx-auto\" title=\"\" src=\"\/img\/art\/parking_signs_map_small.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Which No Parking Sign philosophy do you follow? <a href=\"https:\/\/images.myparkingsign.com\/img\/art\/parking_signs_map_detail.png\">Click here<\/a> to see a larger<br \/>\nversion of this chart.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mpsarticle-04\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/signs\/reserved-for-rector-parking-sign\/sku-k-8360\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid mx-auto\" title=\"Church Parking Signs\" src=\"\/img\/art\/church_parking_signs-1.gif\" alt=\"Church Parking Signs\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/signs\/god-bless-you-not-parking-here-sign\/sku-k-8526\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid mx-auto\" title=\"Church Parking Signs\" src=\"\/img\/art\/church_parking_signs-2.gif\" alt=\"Church Parking Signs\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"mpsarticle-04\" align=\"center\">\n<p><a href=\"\/Tow-Company-Signs\/Tenant-Parking-Only-Signs\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid mx-auto\" title=\"Tenant Parking Only Tow Signs\" src=\"\/img\/art\/tenant_parking_only_tow_signs.gif\" alt=\"Tenant Parking Only Tow Signs\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">This Tow Away sign is meant to scare illegal parkers. The tow company even takes your credit<br \/>\ncard.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Towing a car is a traumatic experience. Parking lot managers know this. Towing signs, as a result, can be incredibly effective. Tow away stories evoke passionate discussions from people involved. People love to chronicle and commiserate over towing horror stories in person and on the Internet. 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