How to get your car out of impound in Mechanicsville
If your car got towed in Mechanicsville, here's how to find it fast and get it back the same day.
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.
How it works in Mechanicsville
- 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 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 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 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 Pay the lot directly
Quick Tow Richmond doesn't set or collect impound fees. You pay the lot, not us.
- 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.
What this looks like around Mechanicsville
{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.
Mechanicsville is one of the fastest-growing bedroom communities in the whole metro, up from 36,348 residents in 2010 to 39,482 by 2020, and the I-295/US-360 corridor is the direct six-mile line carrying that growth into Richmond every commute. New-construction traffic keeps adding to a road network that was built for a much smaller town, and the older rural two-lanes further out still see their own share of breakdowns from drivers who took the slower, less-traveled route. History runs deep on this ground. Units of Richmond National Battlefield Park mark the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek and the Battle of Gaines' Mill, both fought here in June 1862, and Rural Plains, a structure dating to 1670, still stands under National Park Service management. The Chickahominy River floodplain sits along the community's southern edge, a real flood consideration after heavy rain even though the rest of Mechanicsville sits on higher, drier ground. We reach US-360, the I-295 interchange, and the battlefield park units in about 25 to 35 minutes, running wheel-lift for the ordinary commuter breakdown and flatbed for anything on the interstate.
Common Mechanicsville questions
How do I find out where my car was towed in Mechanicsville?
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 Mechanicsville?
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 Mechanicsville?
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 Mechanicsville?
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.
Related help for Mechanicsville
Impound release process in the rest of the Hanover North area
Need your car towed once it's released in Mechanicsville?
We can't waive the yard's fees. We can tow it home the moment it clears.