How much does it cost to get a car out of impound in Midtown?
A plain-English guide to impound and storage costs in Midtown: release fees, daily storage, the paperwork you need, and how to get your car back for less.
Why impound & storage fees costs what it does in Midtown
Inside the city the number is published and it is not ours. Atlanta Code Section 162-227 caps the city towing fee at $125 and charges no storage for the first 24-hour period, all-inclusive, with cash, check, debit or a major card accepted at no surcharge. A tow from a private lot instead runs under Georgia DPS Maximum Rate Tariff No. 5, which is a separate schedule, so ask who ordered the tow first.
A Midtown tow is usually one of three things: a City of Atlanta police tow, a private-property tow from an apartment or deck lot, or a Georgia Tech campus tow. A city police tow is handled by the zone contract wrecker at the $125 cap under ordinance 162-227, with no storage for the first 24 hours. A private-lot tow follows O.C.G.A. 44-1-13, so the lot must post a compliant sign within 50 feet of each entrance, and the Georgia DPS Tariff No. 5 caps the tow at $228 and storage at $33 a day. If Fulton County impounded the vehicle, it releases from the Fulton County Marshal admin office at 185 Central Ave SW, (404) 612-5100, not the tow yard. Call the agency that ordered the tow before you drive anywhere.
How we work Midtown
Midtown sits just north of downtown, wrapped around the Downtown Connector as it climbs toward the Brookwood split, with Peachtree Street and West Peachtree carrying the surface traffic through its high-rise core. Piedmont Park, the arts district around the Woodruff Arts Center, and Georgia Tech's campus on the west edge define the neighborhood. Two things drive tow calls here. The Connector delivers the same crash and breakdown volume that plagues the rest of the core, and Midtown's dense residential base, apartment towers, condo decks and shared surface lots, produces a steady run of private-property tows. Those tows fall under Georgia's private-property law, O.C.G.A. 44-1-13, which requires a posted sign within 50 feet of each lot entrance, at least 12 by 18 inches, naming the tow company, the retrieval address and the cost, with no storage fee for the first 24 hours. Georgia Tech enforces campus permits year-round and boots or tows violators, so students and visitors add their own share. Piedmont Atlanta and the Emory Midtown campus put hospital-area enforcement on top. The operator we send covers the Connector, the Peachtree corridor and the campus edge, with flatbed for newer vehicles off the deck and wheel-lift for the street call.
Cost details for Midtown
These details cover applicable pound or municipal fees in Midtown. If the vehicle needs a tow after release, the operator quotes that separate job before dispatch based on the vehicle, access, distance, and requested service.
For applicable pound or municipal fees, use the details above. If you need a tow after release, call (678) 379-5984 for the operator's separate quote before dispatch.
Common Midtown cost questions
How much does it cost to get my car out of impound in Midtown?
If the City of Atlanta towed it, the fee is capped. Atlanta Code Section 162-227 sets a maximum towing fee of $125 and charges no storage for the first 24-hour period, and the fee is all-inclusive with cash, check, debit or a major card accepted at no surcharge. If a private lot towed it instead, that runs under Georgia DPS Maximum Rate Tariff No. 5, not the city cap, so ask who ordered the tow first.
What do I need to get my impounded car back in Midtown?
Bring valid photo identification and proof that you own the vehicle, usually the title or a current registration, plus a lien release or a notarized authorization if you're claiming it for someone else. A private lot operating under Georgia DPS Tariff No. 5 must post its retrieval address, its cost of recovery and its accepted payment methods on its required sign. Every lot sets its own exact list, so call the one holding your car and ask before you drive over.
What happens if I don't pick up my car in Midtown?
The city cap holds storage off for the first 24 hours, so the earlier you claim the car the less you owe. Under O.C.G.A. Section 40-11-1 a vehicle left long enough is treated as abandoned at 30 days, and the fees keep running the whole time. Call the number on the notice or the department that ordered the tow to confirm what is owed before you go.
Can Quick Tow Atlanta get my car out of impound in Midtown?
No, and it's worth being straight about that. We connect drivers with private tow and roadside operators; we aren't the pound, the county or the police department holding your car, so we can't waive anyone's fees or release it faster. What we can do is help you work out who has it and what the process is, and line up an operator to move it once it's released. Call (678) 379-5984.
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Need a tow after release in Midtown?
Call the line for the operator's separate onward-tow quote before dispatch.