Rumor Control: No Tipsy Tow in PA This Year

Don't let that designated driver off the hook just yet.

News of a popular AAA program that offers free rides and tows to New Year's Eve overindulgers has spread quickly across Facebook and other social networking services this week, but AAA Mid-Atlantic says the program is not available in Pennsylvania.

AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesperson Jenny Robinson said Wednesday the "Tipsy Tow" program is only available in certain parts of the country.

"There is some confusion because people have re-posted the info on social media, which I believe originated out of the locations where the service is available," Robinson said.

If you happen to be celebrating New Year's Eve down in Baltimore, AAA Mid-Atlantic will offer a "Tipsy Taxi" service in that city.

Robinson said she hopes to offer a similar program in the Philadelphia region next year.

"It will take quite a bit of planning," Robinson said. "In the meantime, we encourage everyone to stay safe by using a designated driver, staying overnight where they area, or calling a taxicab."

Robinson provided the following list of AAA regions where "Tipsy Tow" and similar services are offered this Saturday night:

AAA Clubs Currently Offering a "Tipsy Tow" Program

·         AAA Alabama (Statewide. Program is called “Tow-for-Life”)

·         Auto Club of Southern California (including Hawaii, New Mexico, and Texas)

·         AAA South Dakota ( Statewide)

·         AAA Arizona ( Statewide)

·         AAA Oklahoma ( Metro Tulsa, Metro Oklahoma City, Shawnee, Bartlesville, Enid, Muskogee and Lawton )

·         AAA Montana – (Missoula, Bozeman, Helena and Billings)

·         AAA Northern California

·         AAA Nevada ( Statewide)

·         AAA Utah( Statewide)

·         AAA Auto Club South (Statewide in Florida, Georgia, West and Middle Tennessee. Program is called “Tow-to-Go”)

·         AAA Tidewater Virginia  (Greater Hampton Roads area including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Newport News, Hampton, Poquoson, Yorktown, and Williamsburg. Program is called ‘Tow-to-Go”)