tow yard
Seized car lot
A tow yard is a lot where vehicles are stored after being towed—typically following accidents, illegal parking, or abandonment.
Owners must pay towing and storage fees to retrieve their cars: My car got towed and I had to pick it up from the tow yard.
Also called an impound lot.
- impoundSeize by authority
- impound lotHolding area for seized vehicles
- vehicleMeans of transport
- lotLarge amount or portion
- storageSpace for keeping goods
storage fees · wrecker · flatbed · police · parking violation · auction · fees · cash only · chain · hook · recovery · abandoned · no trespassing · parking · violation · release · release form · lien
- auto servicesmechanic shop, auto shop, garage, service station, gas station
- local servicesbarber, barbershop, dentist, dry cleaner, florist
- parkingparking garage, parking lot, parallel parking, angle parking, parking space
- storage yardsjunkyard, scrapyard
- towing serviceshook and chain, vehicle recovery
- roadsidehighway, rest stop, interstate, rest area, turnpike