Impounded vehicles and towing fees

Vehicles can be impounded from city streets and parks as well as private property for a variety of reasons:

• Towed from public property:

• You have broken a parking by-law

• Your vehicle has been abandoned, and is a safety hazard, or inconvenience to other motorists or pedestrians

• Towed from private property:

• Occupying a private property without consent

• Failing to obey parking rules

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Where to find your car if it has been towed

• If your car has been towed from a city street or park, you may find your car at the:

• City Impound Yard

• If your car has been towed from a garage or private property, please refer to your tow-away notice for the name and location of the company that has impounded your vehicle.  

• If your car is not at any impound lot, it may have been courtesy towed to the first available location due to City or other construction work. Check around the corner or nearby area, or ask the crew on site, if present, if they requested vehicles be moved for City or other construction work.

• If your car is not at any impound lot and has not been courtesy towed, contact the Police Department at and report it as stolen.