How much does it cost to get a car out of impound in Charlestown?
A plain-English guide to impound and storage costs in Charlestown: 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 Charlestown
A waterfront tow inside the city goes to the City of Boston lot at 200 Frontage Road at the published $90 tow and $3 per hour up to $15 a day; a street-cleaning tow is a private company at $108 plus $35 a day. A vehicle towed at Logan is a separate matter and goes to the Massport Central Parking Office on Level 2 of the Central Parking Garage. Check the plate at cityofboston.gov/towing/search before you drive anywhere.
A Charlestown tow inside the city goes to the City of Boston lot at 200 Frontage Road. Look it up at cityofboston.gov/towing/search, entering three characters of the plate, which covers the past 15 days, or call 617-635-3900, and 617-343-4629 if you do not know your plate. The city fee is $90 to tow and $3 per hour of storage up to $15 per day. To release it you need a valid driver's license, your license plate number, proof of active registration and proof of insurance, and the city takes cash, a money order, a cashier's check or a debit or credit card with a 2.5% fee on cards. The lot is staffed Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 10:30 PM, with automated kiosks around the clock. A street-cleaning tow is different: a private company holds the car at its own lot and charges $108 plus $35 per day, so confirm which kind of tow it was. TD Garden event nights and street cleaning both add tow-zone enforcement here, so check whether it was a city tow or a private street-cleaning tow.
How we work Charlestown
Charlestown sits at a knot of bridges. The Zakim Bridge carries I-93 out of downtown right past it, and the Tobin Bridge approach for Route 1 runs through it, so a breakdown on either backs up the traffic feeding the whole north side of the city. TD Garden overspill parking pushes into the neighborhood on event nights. The streets themselves are narrow colonial blocks with tight permit parking and almost no room to spare, and Main Street was raised in spots to fight flooding. That mix keeps lockouts, dead batteries and residential tows steady between the bridge calls. A city tow goes to the lot at 200 Frontage Road, released at $90 with $3 an hour up to $15 a day. The operator we send covers the bridge approaches and the narrow neighborhood streets both.
Cost details for Charlestown
These details cover applicable pound or municipal fees in Charlestown. 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 (857) 858-5057 for the operator's separate quote before dispatch.
Common Charlestown cost questions
How much does it cost to get my car out of impound in Charlestown?
If the City of Boston towed it, the fees are published: $90 to tow, and $3 per hour of storage up to a $15 daily maximum, at the city tow lot at 200 Frontage Road. A street-cleaning tow is different, run by a private company at $108 plus $35 a day at that company's lot. Look the plate up at cityofboston.gov/towing/search first, since the database covers the past 15 days, or call 617-635-3900. If you don't know the plate, the Boston Police tow line is 617-343-4629.
What do I need to get my impounded car back in Charlestown?
For the City of Boston lot you need a valid driver's license, your license plate number, proof of active registration and proof of insurance, and all charges paid; the city accepts cash, a money order, a cashier's check, or a debit or credit card with a 2.5% processing fee. A suburban impound sets its own list, so ask the department that ordered the tow what it needs before you drive over.
What happens if I don't pick up my car in Charlestown?
Storage at the City of Boston lot accrues at $3 an hour up to $15 a day, so calling early costs less than calling late. Redeem the vehicle with a valid driver's license, the plate number, and proof of active registration and insurance; the city takes cash, a money order, a cashier's check, or a debit or credit card with a 2.5% processing fee. If a car sits unclaimed it can be treated as abandoned under state law, and the owner still owes the charges, so the clock is worth watching.
Can Quick Tow Boston get my car out of impound in Charlestown?
No, and it's worth being straight about that. We connect drivers with private tow and roadside operators; we aren't the city lot, the town 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 (857) 858-5057.
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Need a tow after release in Charlestown?
Call the line for the operator's separate onward-tow quote before dispatch.