AMD wrote:

I passed a number of stranded cars, thinking "I really should tow them out" one person shouted out "oh good, glad you are here are you going to help tow all these cars up the hill" I did think about it and decided that I have to work and they should have been more responsible.

Funny that, isn't it? When the weather is just normal, it's "nasty 4x4s are the vehicles of Satan". But throw in a little flooding or snow and 4x4 drivers are suddenly hugely popular.

Personally, I wouldn't tow anyone unless I knew them reasonably well. I wouldn't put it past anyone to sue the owner of the towing car if anything went wrong and their car got damaged somehow.

My car is parked up for the night now and I'm not moving it. So hard luck, people needing a tow out of a ditch.