Emergency Roadside Expense Repayment tow invoice codes
A list of codes that represent the various services and service scenarios that took place at the time of the vehicle tow.
Tow invoice codes
Sometimes Emergency Roadside Expense Repayment (ERER) applications for towing reimbursements and the accompanying tow receipts contain a variety of tow invoice codes.
The following lists the tow invoice codes and the respective descriptions.
Code
Description
215
Drinking and driving
The driver’s licence is usually under a 24 hour suspension.
30 Day
Impound Lot Operator (ILO) program
Badge #
Police officer badge number
Bailiff
Repossession of vehicle
The vehicle is usually under a court order.
Boost
Battery start
Bylaw
Vehicle ticketed by police or parking enforcement
Dept
Police department that called tow company
Flat Tire
Change tire
HFO
Hold for owner/registered owner
Investigation
Police investigation
The vehicle is normally towed to a police yard.
MVA
Motor vehicle accident
NO D/L
No driver’s license
NO INS.
No insurance
Other
Vehicle search by police
PI
Private investigator
This code could also mean private impound – illegally parked.
S/Keeping
Safe keeping
Usually, vehicle shows forced entry.
S/R
Stolen recovered
Scrap
Tow to recycle yard
Street Move
Move vehicle to different area for city work crew
Ticket No.
Number on ticket written by police or parking enforcer
Unlock
Unlock Registered Owner’s Vehicle
Won’t Start
Tow to repair shop