RECOVERING YOUR CAR AT A VEHICLE STORAGE FACILITY

In accordance with state laws, to recover your car at a VSF you MUST
1. Provide your photo identification
2. Prove you are the owner or authorized user of the car
3.Pay all fees for towing and storage.

1

Provide your photo identification. Acceptable forms of ID include:

  • Any state issued driver's license or identification card
  • Any photo ID issued by the Federal Government
  • Any photo ID issued by a foreign government such as a Mexico driver's license or a "matricula consular"

2

Prove you own or have the owner's permission to use the car with any ONE of these:

  • Your government issued driver's license that shows your name matches the owner information from the DMV's car registration database
  • An insurance card showing that you are a named insured for the car
  • The certificate of title to the car showing your name as the owner
  • A notarized power-of-attorney signed by the car owner
  • A tax collector's receipt and a car registration renewal card with your conforming identification
  • A current automobile lease or rental agreement signed by the operator of the car
  • The below TDLR form that you can download, print and fill out is form VSF011

3

Pay all fees for towing and storage:

  • TOW CHARGE: $174.00
  • DAILY STORAGE CHARGE of $20.00 A daily storage fee may be charged for any part of the day, except that a daily storage fee may not be charged for more than one day if the car remains at the VSF less than 12 hours. A day is considered to begin and end at midnight.
  • NOTIFICATION FEE. After 24 hours- $50
  • IMPOUNDMENT FEE $20.64.
  • City FEE. $21.43
  • Sales tax 8.25%