How to get your car out of impound in Clarkston
If your car got towed in Clarkston, here is how to find it and get it back today.
What Georgia law says
In metro Atlanta a towed car can be in one of several places, and which one decides what you owe and where you go. The City of Atlanta caps the tow fee at $125 under Atlanta Code section 162-227 and charges no storage for the first 24 hours. Fulton County releases its impounds from an admin office downtown, not from the tow yard. DeKalb County runs its own lot in Tucker. A car pulled off private property is a different track again, governed by Georgia state law and the Department of Public Safety rate tariff. And a car near Hartsfield-Jackson has its own airport rules. Work out who towed it first, because these tracks have almost nothing in common.
How it works in Clarkston
- 1 Find out who towed it
A city, a county, the airport and a private-property operator all run different lots with different fees. Start by calling the non-emergency police line for the city where the car was parked, or the county sheriff if the spot was unincorporated, and ask which lot has it.
- 2 Ask whether there is a hold on it
A car tied to a DUI, a suspended licence or another investigation may not release on a normal timeline. Ask the agency that ordered the tow whether there is a hold before you go, so you do not waste a trip.
- 3 Bring the right documents
Valid photo identification for everyone claiming the car, proof of ownership as a title or current registration, a lease agreement if you are the lessee, and an original notarized letter from the owner if you are collecting it for someone else.
- 4 Confirm plates, registration and insurance
Georgia can suspend a registration after a 10-day insurance lapse, and a suspended-registration car needs proof of insurance to retrieve. Clear that before you arrive, not at the counter.
- 5 Know how they take payment
The City of Atlanta cap is $125 all-inclusive with no card surcharge, and it takes cash, check, debit or a major card. A county lot like DeKalb charges $125 plus $15 a day. Ask for the running total before you drive over.
- 6 Watch the storage clock
Georgia charges no storage for the first 24 hours, then the daily rate runs. On a private-property tow the state tariff caps storage at $33 a day. The longer it sits, the worse the arithmetic, so move on day one.
What this looks like around Clarkston
A DeKalb County impound goes to the county lot at 2158 Tucker Industrial Rd in Tucker, (770) 493-9083, where the impound fee is $125 and storage is $15 a day. That covers Decatur, Chamblee, Doraville, Tucker, Stone Mountain and the Buford Highway corridor. Spanish is the working language along BuHi, so ask for it if you need it.
Clarkston is a small DeKalb city with an outsized story: it's a refugee resettlement hub where more than 60 languages are spoken, one of the most diverse places in the country. It is not Hispanic-dominant like the Buford Highway corridor, so Spanish helps here but is one language among many, and plain, patient dispatch matters more than any single tongue. East Ponce de Leon Avenue and Memorial Drive are the main corridors, with I-285's east arc just west and Georgia State's Perimeter campus nearby. Dense apartment housing drives the towing pattern: tenant and guest vehicles towed from complex lots under O.C.G.A. 44-1-13, which requires posted signage near each entrance, a written owner contract and a per-vehicle call rather than an automatic patrol. An impounded car is released from the DeKalb County lot at 2158 Tucker Industrial Rd in Tucker, (770) 493-9083, at $125 plus $15 a day. The operator we send covers East Ponce de Leon, Memorial Drive and the apartment communities in between.
Common Clarkston questions
How do I find out where my car was towed in Clarkston?
Call the non-emergency police line for the city where it was parked, or the county sheriff if the spot was unincorporated. They can tell you which lot has it. If it came off private property, the sign at the lot entrance must list the tow company and its retrieval address by law, so that sign is often the fastest answer.
What will I owe to get my car out of impound in Clarkston?
Inside the City of Atlanta the tow fee is capped at $125 with no storage for the first 24 hours, under Atlanta Code section 162-227. A DeKalb County impound is $125 plus $15 a day. A private-property tow follows the Georgia Department of Public Safety rate tariff, which caps the tow at $228 and storage at $33 a day for a vehicle under 10,000 pounds.
Can I pay with a check in Clarkston?
At a City of Atlanta pound, yes. The ordinance requires cash, check, debit or a major credit card to be accepted at no surcharge. County lots and private operators set their own payment rules, so ask before you drive over.
Can Quick Tow Atlanta release my car from impound in Clarkston?
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. We connect drivers with the private tow and roadside operators we send. We are not the pound, the county or the police department holding your car, so we cannot waive fees or speed up a release. What we can do is help you work out who has it and line up an operator once it is released. Call (678) 379-5984.
Related help for Clarkston
Impound release process in the rest of the East DeKalb & Buford Highway area
Need your car towed once it's released in Clarkston?
We can't waive the yard's fees. We can line up an operator the moment it clears.