LOOKING FOR A CAR TOWED IN SAN JOSE?
LOOKING FOR A CAR TOWED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY?
FIND YOUR VEHICLE IN SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA!
FIND TOWED CAR in SAN JOSE!
The City of San Jose has multiple sites which can be used to find a towed or relocated car. In San Jose sometimes cars are towed and other times they are relocated. The sites that we link to on this page can help you find a car that was towed or a car that was relocated in San Jose.
If your car was towed or impounded in San Jose, it most likely can be found by the San Jose Vehicle Records Unit. The San Jose Vehicle Records Unit is a Part of The San Jose Police Department. The Vehicle Records Unit is also known as the Auto Desk. The Auto Desk or Vehicle Records Unit handles stolen, recovered, impounded, privately towed and repossessed vehicles in San Jose. The Auto Desk is available from 8am to 4pm, seven days a week. The Phone Number of the San Jose Police Department Auto Desk is 408-277-4156. At this time, there is no searchable online database of towed cars.
CLICK HERE for the San Jose Vehicle Records Unit
CLICK HERE for the San Jose Police Department Auto Desk
CLICK HERE for a list of fees in San Jose
WHO TOWED MY VEHICLE IN SAN JOSE?
Often in San Jose, it is private companies that are towing vehicles. When your car is towed, the police department will have a record of the towing, and you must contact the company that towed the vehicle and pay them the fees due and owing. Vehicles that are towed because the driver was unlicensed or because the driver had a suspended license are subject to being held for 30 days. If the car is held for 30 days, the vehicle may be released if the person driving the car at the time that it was towed/impounded obtains a valid drivers license.
If the California Highway Patrol towed or impounded your vehicle, then you may have to contact them.
CLICK HERE for information about vehicles towed by the California Highway Patrol
WHAT ARE FEES FOR TOWING IN SAN JOSE?
In San Jose, the current fee schedule sets forth the following fees for towing:
Basic Tow Service: $200
After Hours Gate Fee: $85
Vehicle Storage Fee $85 per day, per space outside – $95 per day, per space inside/indoors
Contract Compensation Rate: $80 per tow
Tow Dispatch Fee: $8 per dispatch
Note: These fees are not paid to the City of San Jose, they are paid directly to the Tow Company that towed the vehicle.
SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT AUTO DESK PUBLIC LINE
CALL 408-277-4156 For a Recorded message from the SJPD Auto Desk which can give you more information regarding the towing of vehicles, vehicles which have been impounded, and how such vehicles may be stored.
CLICK HERE for more information about impounded vehicles in San Jose
CLICK HERE for circumstances permitting removal of vehicles in San Jose
I GOT A TRAFFIC CITATION IN SAN JOSE, NOW WHAT?
If you got a traffic ticket in Santa Clara County, you should get a courtesy notice from the Santa Clara County Traffic Court prior to the appearance date written on the traffic ticket/citation. You can call the San Jose Traffic Court at 408-556-3000.
The San Jose Traffic Court is located at:
1095 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA, 95050.
CLICK HERE to go to the SANTA CLARA COUNTY TRAFFIC COURT WEBSITE
CLICK HERE for San Jose Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit FAQ
I WANT TO GET AN ABANDONED VEHICLE TOWED IN SAN JOSE
The San Jose Police Department has a webpage on vehicle abatement.
If you would like to report an abandoned or stored vehicle, you can use the San Jose Police Department Vehicle Abatement online Service Request Form.
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