How to get your car out of impound in Lithonia
If your car got towed in Lithonia, 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 Lithonia
- 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 Lithonia
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.
Lithonia sits in southeast DeKalb County, in the old granite belt east of Atlanta. I-20 runs just south, the main long-haul corridor between Atlanta and Augusta, US-278 carries the surface traffic, and the retail development around the Stonecrest area feeds the commercial side. The I-20 stretch here produces multi-vehicle crashes and breakdown recovery at highway speed, while the arterials and shopping-center lots produce breakdowns and private-property tows. Those private tows fall under O.C.G.A. 44-1-13, so the lot needs conspicuous signage near each entrance and the operator must be called for each individual vehicle. 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, and private-lot charges are capped by the Georgia DPS Tariff No. 5. The operator we send covers I-20, US-278 and the Stonecrest retail district, with flatbed for interstate recovery and wheel-lift for the local call.
Common Lithonia questions
How do I find out where my car was towed in Lithonia?
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 Lithonia?
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 Lithonia?
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 Lithonia?
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 Lithonia
Impound release process in the rest of the East DeKalb & Buford Highway area
Need your car towed once it's released in Lithonia?
We can't waive the yard's fees. We can line up an operator the moment it clears.