North Carolina Transylvania CountyImpound

Transylvania County Vehicle Impound Guide

Impound Cost Calculator

$30/day*

Calculate how much it will cost to retrieve your vehicle from Whitaker Towing in Transylvania County, North Carolina.

*Estimated fees shown for Transylvania County. Actual fees may vary.

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The First 48 Hours

After a DWI arrest in Transylvania 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 $30.0/day in Transylvania 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 Transylvania County. Verify your vehicle's location before traveling.

Whitaker Towing

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Release Hours

24/7

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Frequently Asked Questions

The City of Brevard's own fee schedule lists the vehicle towing charge simply as "true cost of towing," meaning the full market rate the towing company sets gets passed straight through to the vehicle owner, with no subsidized or capped rate anywhere in the ordinance. Storage runs an estimated $30 to $75 per day depending on the lot, and both fees keep accruing the longer the car sits.

For a standard first-offense DWI, the vehicle gets towed by whichever company is next on the county's rotation list, a system meant to distribute the work evenly. Whitaker Towing is one of the established local providers, offering 24-hour recovery in the area. Whoever handles the tow is required under state law to notify the arresting agency of the vehicle's description and storage location, within 30 minutes if it was blocking traffic, or before moving it otherwise, which is how the Sheriff's Office or Brevard PD can tell a defendant where their car ended up.

Worth clearing up directly: county budget documents list a $15 to $20 "impound fee," but that rate applies to Animal Services, strays, not motor vehicles. Anyone expecting that number for a car is going to be disappointed.

A DWI while the driver's license is already revoked from a prior impaired-driving offense triggers an entirely different process. Under G.S. 20-28.3, the state seizes the vehicle outright rather than simply towing it for safekeeping, and in western North Carolina these seized vehicles typically go to a dedicated state contractor, Eastway Wrecker. The registered owner, or an "innocent owner" who wasn't driving, has the right to an expedited hearing before the Clerk of Court to petition for release; an innocent owner has to prove they didn't know the driver's license was revoked, and release can sometimes be arranged by posting a cash bond equal to the car's fair market value. Whatever the court decides about the seizure itself, the towing and storage fees still stand as a mechanic's lien against the vehicle and have to be paid in full before it's physically handed back.