Comments on: texas driver’s license http://emailfromgrandma.com/2008/05/14/texas-drivers-license/ Over 1 million e-mails served! Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:41:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: soubriquet http://emailfromgrandma.com/2008/05/14/texas-drivers-license/comment-page-1/#comment-13403 soubriquet Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:33:33 +0000 http://emailfromgrandma.com/2008/05/14/texas-drivers-license/#comment-13403 Not true. Yes you have the number. Yes, calling it will get you assistance, a police officer, a tow truck.... But no. It's not free. The service paid by your tax dollars is the help number, not the assistance after the call. " If a privately owned tow truck company or other private assistance service is dispatched, the motorist is responsible for any costs incurred. Information implying that this was a free service from the state was misrepresented in a widely circulated e-mail that led to increased use of the Roadside Assistance Hotline with the expectation of receiving free towing service. The Roadside Assistance Hotline also should be used to report debris in the roadway, suspicious activity at a rest area and intoxicated or dangerous drivers. It should not be used as an emergency number. " (This was also the number advertised for reporting space shuttle debris.) Not true.
Yes you have the number.
Yes, calling it will get you assistance, a police officer, a tow truck….
But no. It’s not free.
The service paid by your tax dollars is the help number, not the assistance after the call.

” If a privately owned tow truck company or other private assistance service is dispatched, the motorist is responsible for any costs incurred. Information implying that this was a free service from the state was misrepresented in a widely circulated e-mail that led to increased use of the Roadside Assistance Hotline with the expectation of receiving free towing service.
The Roadside Assistance Hotline also should be used to report debris in the roadway, suspicious activity at a rest area and intoxicated or dangerous drivers. It should not be used as an emergency number. ”

(This was also the number advertised for reporting space shuttle debris.)

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