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Car towed in Homewood

Homewood is in Jefferson County, Alabama. Here is how to find your car, what you can be charged, and what to do if the tow looks wrong. Last checked 2026-10-17.

Storage fees grow every day. Get your car back as soon as you can, even if you plan to dispute the tow. Pay, keep every receipt, and fight the charges afterward.

Find who towed your car

Street parking or a police tow

In Homewood, call the Homewood Police Department non-emergency dispatch to find out whether your car was towed and which company has it.

Apartment, store, or private lot

Look for a tow-away sign at the lot entrance. It often shows the tow company's name and phone number.

No sign, or you can't find it? The company must report the tow to police, so call the police non-emergency line and ask where your car went.

No record of a tow anywhere? Report the car to police as possibly stolen.

What they can charge

We have not verified local maximum rates for Homewood yet. Ask the tow company for its rate sheet. It must give you one on request.

Estimate your bill

What to bring

  • A government photo ID and proof you own the car, such as the registration or title.
  • Payment. Call ahead to ask which types the lot takes.

Paperwork locked inside the car? If the car is sold, personal property left inside can be disposed of however the seller decides. Remove your belongings as early as you can.

Ala. Code 32-13-3(b)(3); 32-13-4(b)(1)

Getting it back

  • Inspect the car before you drive away, and photograph any damage.

How to dispute a tow

  1. Collect evidence. Photograph the lot entrances and any signs, keep every receipt, and write down times and names.
  2. Ask for an itemized invoice. Ask the company for a written, itemized bill listing every charge.
  3. File a complaint.
  4. Go to court if needed. Before the sale, an owner or lienholder can contest it by filing an appeal with the circuit court in the county where the sale is set. The car cannot be sold while the court decides whether it was abandoned and the notices were proper.
  5. Consider small claims or a chargeback. Alabama district court small claims handles money claims up to $6,000, not counting interest and costs. You may appear without a lawyer. If you paid by credit card, you can dispute the charge with your card issuer. For billing errors, your written dispute generally must reach the issuer within 60 days of the first bill showing the charge. Whether a tow charge qualifies is up to the issuer.

Deadlines to watch

Your car can be sold. A car becomes sellable as abandoned only after being unclaimed for at least 30 calendar days from the date the required notice was sent to the owner and lienholder.

The company must send a certified-mail notice (or electronic delivery with confirmation) within 5 days of receiving the title record. It must state where the car is, business hours, accrued charges, the daily storage rate, and a contact address and phone number.

Alabama deadlines, counted from the law

See the dates for your tow

Common questions

Where is my car if it was towed in Homewood?

In Homewood, call the Homewood Police Department non-emergency dispatch to find out whether your car was towed and which company has it. For a private tow, the tow company must report it to police, so the police non-emergency line can usually tell you where the car is.

How much can a tow company charge in Homewood?

Local maximum rates for private-property tows in Homewood are not verified on this site yet. Ask the tow company for its posted rate sheet, which it must give you on request.

How long before a towed car is sold in Alabama?

A car becomes sellable as abandoned only after being unclaimed for at least 30 calendar days from the date the required notice was sent to the owner and lienholder.

Do I pay storage if I get my car back quickly?

Ask the tow company when storage charges begin.

Not verified yet for Homewood

We only publish details we could confirm from an official source. These are still missing, so ask the agencies above:

  • Addresses and hours of the tow lots that hold police tows
  • An official online lookup for towed cars
  • Local maximum rates for private-property tows
  • City-specific documents needed to pick up a car
  • Local rules for someone else picking up your car
  • Local auction schedules for unclaimed cars

Other cities in Jefferson County

Sources

Last checked 2026-10-17. These are the laws and official pages this page is based on.