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
Impound costs inside Memphis Core follow the Memphis Police Department's own posted numbers: a $135.00 impound fee plus $30.00 per day storage at the city's Vehicle Storage Lot, 465 Klinke Avenue, open 24/7 at (901) 636-8200, cash or credit card, not including winching or other add-on charges. The wrecker company's own on-scene towing rate is set by a city-prescribed fee schedule that isn't published anywhere we could find in the City's own Wrecker Rules and Regulations document, so ask for an itemized rate before agreeing to anything. That's the city lot's fee, never ours.
Overton Square and Cooper-Young throw off more private-property tow calls than most Memphis neighborhoods, a simple result of dense nightlife blocks packed against older residential streets with limited parking. Midtown's own mix adds to it: Rhodes College students parking near campus, and a Vietnamese community centered on Cleveland Street in the Crosstown area, where a converted Sears distribution warehouse, now Crosstown Concourse, anchors a mixed-use hub with its own Buddhist temple and small businesses. Union Avenue has carried Midtown's east-west traffic since World War II, with Poplar, Madison, and McLean rounding out the grid, and I-240 forming the neighborhood's western edge. Memphis Police, the Shelby County Sheriff's Department, and Housing and Community Development all route impounded vehicles to one lot regardless of where in Midtown the tow started: 465 Klinke Avenue, 24 hours a day, (901) 636-8200, $135.00 plus $30.00 a day storage. Tennessee sets a 12-hour minimum before a vehicle can be non-consent towed for simply sitting unattended, unless it's blocking access, creating a hazard, or illegally parked.
How we work Midtown
Midtown holds some of Memphis's densest older housing stock, narrow streets built well before anyone parked a car on them, which keeps residential and private-lot violation tows a steady call type here. Cooper-Young and Overton Square both run real weekend nightlife, restaurants and bars with private lots that fill fast and get enforced hard once they do. Rhodes College and the University of Memphis's midtown-adjacent programs add their own student-vehicle turnover, and Crosstown Concourse, the converted Sears distribution building that's now the heart of Memphis's Vietnamese community along Cleveland St, draws its own event and shopping traffic. Midtown is also where I-40 makes an abrupt turn north instead of running through the city center, a routing decision that traces back to a 1971 Supreme Court case over Overton Park, so through-traffic here runs on Union Ave, Poplar Ave, and Sam Cooper Blvd instead of an interstate. Calls here cover Overton Square, Crosstown Concourse, and the Poplar/McLean corridor, and the operator gives you an arrival estimate when you call. The operators we dispatch run wheel-lift for most calls and flatbed for the tight one-way blocks near Cooper-Young.
Midtown impound & storage fees at a glance
Ranges reflect Memphis Core conditions. They are typical figures, not a quote. Ask for the full total, mileage included, before anyone hooks up, and ask what would change it.
Want the exact number for your car? Call (901) 557-8700 and we'll get you the total before anyone hooks up.
Common Midtown cost questions
How much does it cost to get my car out of impound in Midtown?
If Memphis Police, the Shelby County Sheriff's Department, or Housing and Community Development ordered the tow, your car is almost certainly at the city's Vehicle Storage Lot, 465 Klinke Avenue, open 24/7 at (901) 636-8200. MPD's own posted fees are a $135.00 impound fee plus $30.00 per day storage, cash or credit card, and that doesn't include winching or other add-on charges. The wrecker company's own on-scene towing rate is set by a city-prescribed schedule that isn't published anywhere we could find, so ask the company for an itemized rate before you agree to anything.
What do I need to get my impounded car back in Midtown?
Bring a valid driver's license, current vehicle registration, and proof of insurance. A legitimate tow company in Tennessee, Mississippi, or Arkansas should give you an itemized bill on request. If a law enforcement agency ordered the tow, ask what additional release paperwork that agency needs before you drive over.
What happens if I don't pick up my car in Midtown?
Under Tennessee law, once you're formally notified your vehicle was impounded, you get 20 days from that notice to reclaim it by paying towing and storage. Miss that window and the vehicle moves toward public auction under Tennessee law, with any leftover sale proceeds held for you or your lienholder for 60 days from the date of sale before they go into a special fund. Storage keeps accruing the whole time, so the earlier you call, the less it costs.
Can Quick Tow Memphis get my car out of impound in Midtown?
We're a towing referral service, not the storage yard holding your car, so we can't waive the yard's fees or release it faster. What we can do is help you understand the process and send an operator to tow your car wherever it needs to go once the yard releases it, in Tennessee, Mississippi, or Arkansas. Call (901) 557-8700.
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