WETHERSFIELD, Conn — Earlier this month , a new Connecticut law went into effect making it more difficult for companies to tow cars and easier for drivers to get their cars back if they end up on a lot.

As part of that legislation, the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles proposed a 13.5% increase over the next three years for the cost of towing.

However, representatives from the towing industry say that's not enough.

The 13.5% increase wouldn't happen all at once. It would go up by 4.5% every year for the next three years.

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“We just want a rate that’s fair so that we can make a living,” said Sal Sena, the president of the legislative chair of the Towing Association.

He's been in the towi

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