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Fighting Accident Response Fees - Local Governments Capitalizing on Motorist Misfortune

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is a vocal opponent of municipalities charging accident response fees when police or fire department personnel respond to a traffic accident. To help educate the public about this practice PCI has released a new video.

As citizens, we pay for emergency services through our property and other local taxes. These fees for basic emergency services are just another way for local government to impose a new hidden tax we call the Accident Tax. If your local government is considering charging an accident response fee or already has one in place, visit www.acci denttax.com or www.calcrashtax.com to see how other communities are responding and how you can fight back.


Learn More

Three States Enact Crash Tax Bans in 2011

PCI Survey Shows Strong Opposition to Accident Taxes

Fighting Back Against the Crash Tax Trend (Claims Advisor Magazine)

Crash Taxes Gouge Drivers (Agent & Broker Magazine)

Accident Tax Fact Sheet

PCI Accident Tax Video


Links

PCI's Accident Tax Web site

ACIC's California Crash Tax Web site

Accident Response Fees

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