How much does it cost to get a car out of impound in Southwest Minneapolis?
A plain-English guide to impound and storage costs in Southwest Minneapolis: 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 Southwest Minneapolis
Inside Minneapolis the numbers are published and they aren't ours. The City of Minneapolis charges $222 to tow a vehicle to its lot, $18 per day to store it (assessed by midnight each day), $6 for the notification letter, and $204.50 plus $94.50 per half-hour of winch time for a heavy-duty tow, under City Code Chapter 349.270. The lot is at 50 Van White Memorial Blvd, open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, and open 24 hours during Day 1 and Day 2 of a declared snow emergency. Search for your car by plate or VIN at minneapolismn.gov before you drive over.
A Southwest Minneapolis city tow, including a parkway clearance during a snow emergency, goes to the Minneapolis lot at 50 Van White. Search by plate or VIN at minneapolismn.gov first. The City of Minneapolis impound lot is at 50 Van White Memorial Blvd, and the fees are published: $222 to tow, $18 per day storage assessed by midnight, a $6 notification letter, and $204.50 plus $94.50 per half-hour of winch time for a heavy-duty tow, under City Code Chapter 349.270. Search by plate or VIN at minneapolismn.gov before you go. The lot is open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 24 hours during Day 1 and Day 2 of a snow emergency. Bring photo identification, proof of ownership and payment in full to release it.
How we work Southwest Minneapolis
Southwest Minneapolis wraps the Chain of Lakes, from Uptown and the Wedge down through Linden Hills, Fulton and Armatage to the Edina line. Hennepin, Lyndale and France Avenues carry the north-south traffic, Lake Street and 50th Street run east-west, and the lake parkways ring the whole district. This is dense, walkable, permit-zone territory where every legal space fills by evening, so the work is lockouts, dead batteries, and residential tows far more than freeway recovery. The parkways are plowed and cleared early in a snow emergency, which adds parkway tows to the winter mix. Uptown's nightlife blocks generate private-lot enforcement tows on weekends. Operators run wheel-lift for most residential calls and flatbed for anything with sensitive electronics or all-wheel drive parked tight on a lake street.
Cost details for Southwest Minneapolis
These details cover applicable pound or municipal fees in Southwest Minneapolis. If the vehicle needs a tow after release, the operator quotes that separate job before dispatch based on the vehicle, access, distance, and requested service.
For applicable pound or municipal fees, use the details above. If you need a tow after release, call (952) 900-4065 for the operator's separate quote before dispatch.
Common Southwest Minneapolis cost questions
How much does it cost to get my car out of impound in Southwest Minneapolis?
If the City of Minneapolis towed it, the fees are published. The tow is $222, storage is $18 per day assessed by midnight, and a heavy-duty tow is $204.50 plus $94.50 per half-hour of winch time, with a $6 notification letter, under City Code Chapter 349.270. Search for your car by plate or VIN at minneapolismn.gov first, because it tells you whether the city has it. The lot at 50 Van White Memorial Blvd is open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 24 hours during Day 1 and Day 2 of a snow emergency.
What do I need to get my impounded car back in Southwest Minneapolis?
Bring valid photo identification for everyone claiming the vehicle, proof of ownership such as the title or a current registration card, and payment for the fees in full. If you're claiming it for someone else, bring written authorization from the owner. If you plan to drive it out, bring a valid driver's license and proof of current insurance. Confirm the exact list with the lot before you go, because requirements can change.
What happens if I don't pick up my car in Southwest Minneapolis?
A vehicle at the Minneapolis lot keeps accruing $18 a day in storage until you claim it, so calling early costs less than calling late. Under Minnesota Statutes 168B.051 an unauthorized vehicle in Minneapolis may be sold 15 days after notice, or 45 days if you file a statement of intent to reclaim within that first 15-day window. The city sends notice within five business days. If the vehicle is never claimed it can be sold at auction, and you still owe the fees.
Can Quick Tow Minneapolis get my car out of impound in Southwest Minneapolis?
No, and it's worth being straight about that. We connect drivers with private tow and roadside operators; we aren't the impound lot, the city or the police department holding your car, so we can't waive anyone's fees or release it faster. What we can do is help you work out who has it and what the process is, and line up an operator to move it once it's released. Call (952) 900-4065.
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Need a tow after release in Southwest Minneapolis?
Call the line for the operator's separate onward-tow quote before dispatch.