Impound release process · Ashland, VA

How to get your car out of impound in Ashland

If your car got towed in Ashland, here's how to find it fast and get it back the same day.

The short version

What Virginia law says

Richmond doesn't run its own city impound yard. Since 1992, the city's exclusive towing contractor has been Seibert's Towing, which handles every Richmond Police-directed tow, parking violations, accidents, stolen vehicles, abandoned vehicles, and more, out of a secured 19-acre lot at 642 W. Southside Plaza Dr. The city publishes a live towed-vehicle listing at apps.richmondgov.com/applications/towviewing (make, model, color, partial VIN, partial plate, and time towed), kept online for 14 days, so check that first before assuming your car was stolen. Questions go to Richmond's non-emergency line at (804) 646-5100, or email [email protected]; Seibert's own office can be reached directly at (804) 233-5757 to confirm the exact fee, since the rate for a police-directed tow runs on the city's contract with Seibert's rather than a single published fee schedule. Most routine Richmond tows are for street cleaning, special events, Peak Towing violations (7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.), or three or more unpaid parking tickets, and towing activity runs heaviest in the Fan given how tight parking already is there. Henrico County and Chesterfield County run their own separate systems: Henrico tows go through the police non-emergency line at (804) 501-5000, and Chesterfield tows go through (804) 748-1251, since neither county publishes a confirmed public vehicle-lookup tool the way Richmond does. Whatever the number ends up being, Virginia law (§ 46.2-1217) says a towing business can't refuse to release your car once you tender payment by cash, an insurance company check, a certified check, a money order, or a credit card, and refusing suspends any further storage charge. Quick Tow Richmond is a private tow company, not the city's contracted pound. We can't waive fees the city or county sets, but we can help with transport once your car's released.

Step by step

How it works in Ashland

  1. 1
    Find out where your car went

    Check apps.richmondgov.com/applications/towviewing for a Richmond Police tow, or call (804) 646-5100. Outside the city, call Henrico's non-emergency line at (804) 501-5000 or Chesterfield's at (804) 748-1251.

  2. 2
    Confirm it's at Seibert's Towing

    Richmond's contracted lot is Seibert's Towing, 642 W. Southside Plaza Dr., (804) 233-5757. Call ahead so you're not making a trip for nothing.

  3. 3
    Check the online listing before you drive over

    The city keeps its towed-vehicle listing online for 14 days after the tow. Confirm your make, model, and plate match before you head out.

  4. 4
    Ask what you'll owe

    The fee for a police-directed tow runs on Richmond's contract with Seibert's, not a single published schedule. Call (804) 233-5757 to confirm the exact current number.

  5. 5
    Pay the lot directly

    Quick Tow Richmond doesn't set or collect impound fees. You pay the lot, not us.

  6. 6
    Retrieve your vehicle

    Bring valid ID and be ready to pay by cash, check, money order, or card. Virginia law says a yard can't refuse a valid payment method or keep charging storage once you try.

Ashland context

What this looks like around Ashland

{c} sits in Hanover County, north of the city along I-295 and US-360, outside both the Richmond and Chesterfield systems. The tow-away sign, or the towing company itself, is your fastest way to confirm where the car landed.

Ashland is a genuine small town built around a genuinely unusual hazard: the Amtrak Northeast Regional line runs directly down the middle of Main St, so downtown traffic and active rail tracks share the same street every day. I-95 Exit 92 feeds breakdown traffic straight into that same small-town core, a real mismatch between highway-speed trouble and a Main St built for a different era. Randolph-Macon College adds its own seasonal student-vehicle turnover on top of the town's normal traffic, move-in and move-out weeks bring a real, if smaller, version of what VCU does downtown. Ashland also carries the highest Hispanic population share of any place we cover outside the Southside corridor itself, 13.5 percent as of the 2020 census, and we answer calls in Spanish here too, not just in the city. Low, river-adjacent stretches near I-95 see real fog, and rail-crossing streets ice over fast in a winter storm. We reach downtown Ashland, the Randolph-Macon campus, and the I-95 Exit 92 interchange in about 25 to 35 minutes, running wheel-lift for most calls and flatbed for anything on the interstate.

Ashland impound FAQs

Common Ashland questions

How do I find out where my car was towed in Ashland?

Check the city's online listing at apps.richmondgov.com/applications/towviewing, or call Richmond's non-emergency line at (804) 646-5100. In Henrico, call (804) 501-5000; in Chesterfield, call (804) 748-1251.

What will I owe to get my car out of impound in Ashland?

The fee for a Richmond police-directed tow runs on the city's contract with Seibert's Towing rather than a single published rate. Call (804) 233-5757 to confirm the exact current number.

How long does Richmond keep a towed vehicle listed online in Ashland?

The city's towed-vehicle lookup tool keeps a listing online for 14 days after the tow. Call (804) 646-5100 if you can't find your car there.

Can Quick Tow Richmond release my car from impound in Ashland?

No, we're a private tow company, not the city's contracted pound. We can't waive fees, but we can help with transport once your car is released.

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Serving Ashland

Need your car towed once it's released in Ashland?

We can't waive the yard's fees. We can tow it home the moment it clears.