vehicle impound
Forced automobile storage
Vehicle impound is the legal seizure and storage of a vehicle by authorities.
Police impound cars for unpaid tickets, expired registration, or involvement in crimes.
The owner must pay fees to retrieve the vehicle from the impound lot: My car got towed and now it's in vehicle impound.
The term functions as both noun and modifier: vehicle impound lot, vehicle impound fees.
- towPull something behind
- tow truckVehicle that pulls others
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- lotLarge amount or portion
- policeCivil law enforcement
parking · parking ticket · violation · fees · storage fees · release · storage · ticket · auction · public auction · lien · forfeiture · padlock · chain · yard · wrecked · abandoned · repo
vehicle impoundparking permit
Authorization to leave vehicle
registration renewal · vehicle registration · parking validation
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