How to Get Your Car Back After It's Been Impounded
Your car may be towed and impounded for any number of reasons: having numerous unpaid parking citations, being illegally parked, not having proper registration, as well as a host of other violations. Once your car is impounded, you must take the correct steps to properly initiate and complete the process of having your car released. The specific process might vary with the particular reason for the impounding of your car; the process will also vary from city to city, so your best bet is to first learn exactly what you need to do.
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Things You'll Need
- Telephone
- Evidence of ownership
- Personal identification
- Miscellaneous documentation
- Fees
- Letter of impound release
Instructions
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Call the appropriate police or sheriff's office that initiated the towing and find out the location where your car is impounded. Provide your name and the vehicle's make, model and license number.
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Take evidence of ownership, such as the car title or registration, along with your picture identification and any other miscellaneous documentation that you may need -- such as proof of insurance -- to the appropriate law enforcement or offices.
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Pay the necessary fees and fines, using the required method of payment, to obtain a letter of impound release.
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Call the impound yard or towing facility to confirm when you can obtain the car.
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Present your letter of impound release, along with your picture identification, to the impound yard or towing facility representative.
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Pay the towing and storage fees to the impound yard or towing facility.
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