For years, a towing company cut the lines at the DMV in exchange for deep discounts on towed cars, according to an internal DMV report, showing the agency’s oversight failures.

And, DMV records show, the agency quickly approved MyHoopty’s application to sell the car. What happened to Anderson exemplifies how Connecticut’s laws have come to favor tow companies at the ...

Gone, too, were its doors. “Vehicle is absolutely stripped,” the Connecticut towing company wrote to the state DMV. That was why it was only worth $1,000, the company said on an official form ...

The Real ID Act, enacted by Congress in 2005 following the September 11 terrorist attacks, aimed to enhance national security by establishing stricter standards for state-issued identification. Its ...

Their statement followed further reporting on the towing system from CT Mirror and ProPublica that outlined how a DMV employee was able to, for years, sell towed cars that had been undervalued for ...

The Real ID deadline is May 7, 2025. As of March 7, 2026, nearly 72% of all Connecticut license and non-driver ID holders had ...

A Real ID is an enhanced version of a driver’s license or state ID card that meets federal standards. To get a Real ID in Connecticut, you must make an in-person visit at an DMV and bring four ...