How much does it cost to get a car out of impound in Dorchester?
A plain-English guide to impound and storage costs in Dorchester: 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 Dorchester
A tow inside Boston city limits goes to the City of Boston lot at 200 Frontage Road, where the fees are published: $90 to tow and $3 per hour of storage up to $15 a day. A street-cleaning tow instead is run by a private company at $108 plus $35 a day. Look the plate up at cityofboston.gov/towing/search first, since the database covers the past 15 days, and bring your license, plate number, registration and insurance to redeem it.
A Dorchester 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. On a snow-emergency day a Dorchester car parked on a posted artery is towed, so check the lookup and whether a snow emergency was declared.
How we work Dorchester
Dorchester is Boston's largest neighborhood, about 126,000 people, and it stretches from the I-93 approach to the harbor. Morrissey Boulevard is its coastal spine, and it is one of the spots that goes under on a king tide, of which the city sees about 15 a year, so a car left low on Morrissey can end up sitting in salt water. UMass Boston sits out on Columbia Point, adding a campus rhythm of move-in, events and student turnover. Away from the water the neighborhood is dense triple-deckers with permit parking and tight blocks, which keeps residential tows, lockouts and dead batteries steady. A city tow goes to 200 Frontage Road, released at $90 plus $3 an hour up to $15 a day, with the plate lookup at cityofboston.gov/towing/search. The operator we send covers the I-93 breakdown and the flooded-street recovery both.
Cost details for Dorchester
These details cover applicable pound or municipal fees in Dorchester. 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 Dorchester cost questions
How much does it cost to get my car out of impound in Dorchester?
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 Dorchester?
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 Dorchester?
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 Dorchester?
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 Dorchester?
Call the line for the operator's separate onward-tow quote before dispatch.