Edgefield County Vehicle Impound Guide

Edgefield County has no single impound lot. A DUI tow lands with whichever operator is next on the SCHP rotation list, which cycles roughly three times a week among private companies like Ingram Towing & Impound Services and C & A Mobile Repair Service, depending on the zone and timing of the arrest. Calling the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office or SCHP Troop Two with the plate number or VIN identifies which one actually has a given vehicle.

For 2026, a standard Class A tow is capped at $272 flat, with daily storage maxing out at $47. A collision requiring uprighting, winching, or extra equipment can shift billing to an hourly special-operations rate of up to $162, but only with on-scene confirmation from the trooper or a supervisor that it was actually necessary. Larger vehicles fall under different caps entirely, up to $390 for a tow and $59 a day in storage for Class B, and considerably more for heavy-duty Class C recovery.

There's a real quirk in how storage days get counted. Fees can technically apply to any part of a calendar day, but if the whole impoundment fits inside one continuous 12-hour stretch spanning two calendar dates, say, towed at 10 p.m. Friday and picked up by 8 a.m. Saturday, the lot can only legally bill for a single day. Some operators default to charging two days anyway unless someone catches it and pushes back.

Retrieving a vehicle outside business hours adds a gate fee, usually $45 to $50, for any access between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. or anytime on a weekend or holiday. A Saturday night arrest followed by Sunday retrieval routinely stacks the flat tow fee, two days of storage, and the weekend gate fee into a bill well over $400 before anyone's even left the lot. A separate administrative processing fee, up to $100, can only be charged once the vehicle has actually sat in storage for at least three calendar days.

Getting the car released without the arrested driver present requires the registered owner to show up in person with photo ID and proof of ownership. If that's not possible, the lot needs an original, physically signed, notarized letter granting someone else permission to retrieve it, no faxed, scanned, or emailed copies accepted under any circumstances. For an out-of-state owner, that often means overnighting the actual paper document, all while storage fees keep accruing in the meantime.