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Tyrrell County Vehicle Impound Guide

Impound Cost Calculator

$45/day*

Calculate how much it will cost to retrieve your vehicle from the impound lot in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.

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

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The First 48 Hours

After a DWI arrest in Tyrrell 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 state averages in Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell County. Verify your vehicle's location before traveling.

Lot Information Pending

Contact Tyrrell County local dispatch for specific towing lot assignments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Tyrrell County barely has towing capacity of its own. A federal wildlife refuge brochure covering the area flatly warns visitors that towing services are "extremely limited" around Columbia, and that's not an exaggeration — most of the trucks that respond to a DWI stop on US Highway 64 are dispatched from Washington County to the west or Dare County to the east under the State Highway Patrol's regional wrecker rotation.

That distance shows up directly on the bill. Towing invoices combine a hookup fee with per-mile charges, and a vehicle seized in Tyrrell County usually gets hauled well outside it, which inflates the cost before you've even dealt with storage. Worse, the arrest that got your car impounded also revoked your license immediately, so retrieving the vehicle from a lot in Manteo or Plymouth means arranging someone else to drive you there. For a tourist heading to the Outer Banks who gets pulled over passing through, this turns a routine inconvenience into a multi-county logistics problem with no public transit option to fall back on.

Spruill Transport is one of the regional operators that absorbs this demand alongside other coastal wrecker services; which one actually has your car depends entirely on who was on rotation that day. The arresting agency — Tyrrell County Sheriff's Office or NCSHP Troop A — can tell you.

Standard release rules apply once you track it down: valid ID, proof of ownership, and active insurance for the registered owner. Given how far these lots sit from Columbia, confirming hours and payment methods by phone before making the drive isn't optional — it's the only way to avoid a wasted trip on top of an already inflated bill.