TORONTO - After spending a day or more trapped on snow-swept Highway 402, some people say they're suffering sticker shock when they get their vehicle back.
Ontario's Minister of Community Safety says he "very concerned" by reports some people are being "overcharged considerably" by towing companies.
Vehicles stranded on the southwestern Ontario highway east of Sarnia, Ont., are being removed by private towing companies and Jim Bradley says people have complained of charges up to $400 to get their car back.
Bradley says this is taking advantage of people in a vulnerable position as a standard towing charge would be about $55.
Bradley says people who feel they have been gouged can make a complaint to the Ministry of Consumer Services at 1-800-889-9768.
Bradley says most people have reacted positively to the situation, volunteering their time, putting motorists up after they were rescued from their cars, or supplying food.
