How much does it cost to get a car out of impound in The Fan?
A plain-English guide to impound and storage costs in The Fan: 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 The Fan
Impound costs inside the City of Richmond follow the city's own local towing fee ordinance, most recently revised by City Council in a 2025 ordinance reported to raise the hookup fee ceiling toward $195, still under Virginia's statewide maximum of $210 set by Va. Code § 46.2-1233.1. Virginia law requires the first 24 hours of storage to be free everywhere in the state, and Richmond has run police-directed tows through a single exclusive contractor, Seibert's Towing, since 1992. Reported figures from City Council's Fall 2025 action have not been independently confirmed against the final adopted Code of Ordinances text, so treat exact dollar amounts as directional until verified against Richmond's own Chapter 27.
Towing calls concentrate harder in the Fan than almost anywhere else in Richmond, because parking here is genuinely limited, something the city's own towing oversight board points to directly. VCU, with more than 28,000 students enrolled as of fall 2024, anchors its Monroe Park Campus in the Fan, and that drives constant vehicle turnover around move-in and move-out weeks. Narrow one-way streets mean a single illegally parked car can block an entire block. Add event traffic around the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Boulevard corridor, plus Monument Avenue's namesake landmark, now honoring Arthur Ashe rather than any Confederate figure, and private-lot and residential-permit tows stay busy year-round. Every one of them runs through Seibert's Towing, Richmond's exclusive contractor since 1992. Check apps.richmondgov.com/applications/towviewing first, or call (804) 646-5100, before filing a stolen-vehicle report. Richmond's 2025 fee ordinance reportedly moved the local hookup cap toward $195, still under Virginia's statewide $210 ceiling; confirm the current number with Seibert's or the city before paying. Narrow, tree-lined Victorian streets with aging storm drains flood fast in summer downpours, which only tightens the Fan's already thin on-street parking margin.
How we work The Fan
The Fan and the adjoining Museum District hold some of Richmond's densest historic housing stock, narrow, tree-lined Victorian-era streets built decades before anyone parked a car on them. VCU's Monroe Park Campus sits right in the middle of it, and with close to 29,000 students enrolled, move-in week, move-out week, and every semester break flood these one-way blocks with vehicles that don't have a legal spot to go to. A single car parked wrong can block an entire block here, and private-lot and residential-permit tows follow fast. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Science Museum of Virginia, and the Boulevard corridor pull their own event traffic on top of the daily student volume, and aging storm drains under those same narrow streets pond quickly in a summer downpour. We cover Monument Ave, the VMFA, and the VCU campus, and the operators we dispatch run wheel-lift for most calls and flatbed when a tight one-way block or a parking structure calls for it.
The Fan impound & storage fees at a glance
Ranges reflect Richmond Core conditions. These are starting figures, not totals - the operator taking the job confirms your full price before the truck rolls.
Want the exact number for your car? Call (804) 701-6752 and the operator taking the job confirms your full price before the truck rolls.
Common The Fan cost questions
How much does it cost to get my car out of impound in The Fan?
The City of Richmond sets its own private-property towing fee cap by ordinance, most recently revised in 2025; local news coverage of that City Council action put the new hookup ceiling near $195, though the exact adopted figure hasn't been independently confirmed against the final Code of Ordinances text. Either way, no Richmond tow can exceed Virginia's statewide maximum of $210 for the hookup under Va. Code § 46.2-1233.1, and the first 24 hours of storage is always free by state law. Ask for an itemized bill before you pay.
What do I need to get my impounded car back in The Fan?
Bring a valid driver's license, current vehicle registration, and proof of insurance. Virginia law (Va. Code § 46.2-1217) says a towing business cannot refuse payment by cash, an insurance-company check, a certified check, money order, or credit card, and it must post its full fee list where you can see it before you pay. If a law enforcement agency ordered the tow, ask what release documentation they require. Ask for an itemized bill regardless.
What happens if I don't pick up my car in The Fan?
Virginia's garage-keeper lien law (Va. Code § 46.2-644.01) requires the tow company to notify the DMV within 7 business days of taking your car to check for existing liens. Once DMV notifies you or your lienholder, you get 10 business days from that notice to reclaim the vehicle before the company can enforce its lien or relinquish it. Storage fees keep accruing the entire time, so picking the car up early is always cheaper than letting it sit.
Can Quick Tow Richmond get my car out of impound in The Fan?
We're a referral service for towing and roadside help, 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 move your car wherever it needs to go once the yard releases it. Call (804) 701-6752.
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