How much does impound cost in Chatham County County?

Chatham County County impound fees: $46.35/day storage + $87.55 admin fee. Total cost for 30-day DUI impound: approximately $1478.05.

Where is the Chatham County County impound lot?

Sapp’s Wrecker Service is located at 176 Godley Rd, Port Wentworth, GA. Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week (dispatch/access).

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Chatham County Vehicle Impound Guide

Impound Cost Calculator

$46.35/day

Calculate how much it will cost to retrieve your vehicle from Sapp’s Wrecker Service in Chatham County, Georgia.

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The First 48 Hours

After a DUI arrest in Chatham County, your vehicle is likely towed to an impound lot. Storage fees accumulate daily, making time your biggest enemy.

Retrieval Timeline

1
Vehicle Towed
Usually within 30 minutes of your arrest.
2
Lot Notification
Fees and admin processing start immediately upon arrival.
3
Daily Accrual
Fees start at $46.35/day in Chatham County.
4
Final Notice
After 30 days, the lot may begin the auction process.

Required Documents

Valid Photo ID (License or State ID)
Vehicle Registration or Title
Current Proof of Insurance
Full Payment (Cash/Credit)
Release Authorization (if not owner)

Owner Not Present?

If the registered owner is in custody, you will need a notarized power of attorney or specific written authorization and a copy of their ID to retrieve the vehicle.

Lot Details & Map

Current storage facility information for Chatham County. Verify your vehicle's location before traveling.

Sapp’s Wrecker Service

Address

176 Godley Rd, Port Wentworth, GA

Phone

Release Hours

24 hours, 7 days a week (dispatch/access)

Accepted Payments

Frequently Asked Questions

Getting a car back after a Savannah DUI is a bureaucratic obstacle course, and the biggest obstacle is geography. The tow company legally cannot release the vehicle without a Vehicle Release Form, and only one place issues it: the Savannah Police Department Northwest Precinct at 602 East Lathrop Avenue. That office is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week, reduced to 7 a.m. to noon on holidays.

The Chatham County jail is about six miles from that precinct. A defendant released at 8 p.m., after the precinct has closed, without a phone or wallet, cannot get the release form until 7 the next morning, which locks in an extra day of storage. And the precinct only accepts a valid photo ID plus the current vehicle registration or title as proof of ownership. An insurance card does not count. If the registration is sitting in the glovebox of the impounded car, the owner is stuck: no release form without the registration, no access to the car for the registration without the release form. The workaround is to pay a personal-property retrieval visit at the tow yard first, get the registration, then go to the precinct, then come back.

The default tow contractor when an arrestee has no preference is Sapp's Wrecker Service, headquartered at 176 Godley Road in Port Wentworth, dispatching 24/7. The fees are set by city contract and built to punish delay. The base tow is $257.50 for the first hour. Storage is $46.35 a day. There's a $128.75 after-hours release fee and another $128.75 to move the car from the secured lot to the pickup area. And an $87.55 administrative fee kicks in the moment the vehicle has been held 72 hours. A car towed late on a Friday, not retrieved until Monday night, can easily hit $600 or more to get back.

A vehicle left unclaimed for five weeks is transferred to a public auction house and listed on govdeals.com. Once that transfer happens, the owner has no way to get it back.