Guides
What a tow costs, your rights when your car is towed, getting a car out of impound, roadside plans and how to check a tow company before you call.
Costs
Getting your car out of impoundWhat a city impound charges in three examples, how storage fees add up, and the most a storage lot may charge each day in the states that set a limit.
Updated October 6, 2026
Costs
How much does a tow cost?Published national ranges for a local tow, a long-distance tow, motorcycles and RVs, what changes the price, and the limits some states set on police and private-property tows.
Updated October 6, 2026
Hiring
How to check a tow company before you callWho licenses tow companies in each state, where to look one up, and what to ask before the truck is sent.
Updated October 6, 2026
Costs
Roadside assistance plans or calling a tow companyWhat AAA's tiers and other roadside plans cost a year, how far their tows go, and how that compares with the published price of a single tow.
Updated October 6, 2026
Rules
Your rights when your car is towed, by stateThe most a company may charge for a police-ordered or private-property tow, and the rules for towing from a private lot, state by state, each from the state's own page.
Updated October 6, 2026
Local rules
One city's or county's own rules, each cited to its code, utility or agency.
Rules
Towed by Baltimore County police: release hours, payment and the county's maximum ratesHow police-ordered tows work in Baltimore County, when a licensed tow company has to release your car, how it must take payment, and the most it may charge under the county's rates.
Updated October 23, 2026
Rules
Towed in Dallas: finding your car and getting it backHow to find out whether the City of Dallas towed your car, the three lots it uses, what to bring to the Dallas Police Auto Pound, who else can pick a car up and how to dispute a tow.
Updated October 23, 2026
Rules
Towed in Omaha or Douglas County, Nebraska: the impound lot and getting your car backWhere Omaha police and Douglas County Sheriff tows go, the lot's hours, what to bring, the city's release fees, and how to contest a tow.
Updated October 23, 2026
Rules
Towed in Phoenix: finding your car and getting it backWhich tow lot holds a car the Phoenix police had towed, the lots' hours, what to bring, how 20-day impounds and the police release work, and how to ask for a hearing.
Updated October 23, 2026
Rules
Towed in Sacramento: finding your car and getting it backHow to find out whether the police towed your car in Sacramento, where to get the release, what to bring, and how 30-day impounds and Sheriff's tows work.
Updated October 23, 2026