State May Privatize Roadside Assistance Program
Motorists who break down in New Jersey
might have to pay for help.
The state is considering replacing its free roadside assistance
program with a private company that would charge to change a tire
or charge a battery.
The Emergency Service Patrol has been in existence since 1994.
Its team of 90 drivers operate Monday through Friday from 4 a.m.
through 8:30 p.m., with some weekend hours in the Cherry Hill
region.
The service was created to keep lanes clear and reduce
congestion.
Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson says privatizing the
service could free up as much as $12 million that the state gets
annually from the federal government to run the program.
Simpson says the DOT will do a cost-benefit analysis of the
program.
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