Florence County Vehicle Impound Guide
Impound Cost Calculator
Calculate how much it will cost to retrieve your vehicle from the impound lot in Florence County, South Carolina.
*Estimated fees shown for Florence County. Actual fees may vary.
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The First 48 Hours
After a DUI arrest in Florence 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 Florence 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 Florence County. Verify your vehicle's location before traveling.
Lot Information Pending
Contact Florence County local dispatch for specific towing lot assignments.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Florence County Detention Center doesn't know where an arrested driver's car ended up, and that's by design of the system, not an oversight by jail staff. Vehicles go to whichever private lot is next on the Highway Patrol's rotation, and figuring out which one requires first identifying the arresting agency. A State Trooper stop traces through the SCHP Troop Five inquiry line; a Sheriff's deputy or city police arrest means calling that agency's own dispatch instead.
State regulation gives a real, often-overlooked protection: a wrecker service cannot charge a storage fee for any day the vehicle couldn't be retrieved because of the lot's own failure, staff not showing up, the gate closed, or nobody answering the phone during required hours. Storage fees only legally begin 12 hours after the tow in the first place. Lots are required to allow retrieval 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week except state holidays, with someone on call 24 hours, but weekend access in practice is notoriously unreliable. Bonding out Saturday morning after a Friday night arrest doesn't guarantee getting the car back before Sunday afternoon if the on-call staff isn't cooperative.
A DUI arrest almost always means the driver's physical license was confiscated at the scene, replaced with a paper Notice of Suspension. But the impound lot still requires a valid driver's license to release the vehicle, creating an obvious catch. The fix is bringing a secondary government photo ID, a passport works, to prove ownership, plus a second person who does hold a valid license to actually drive the car away.
State fee caps apply to every company on the rotation: $150 maximum for the base tow, $50 each for administrative and impound processing, and $30 a day for storage. An invoice running noticeably above those figures is grounds to file a formal complaint with Troop Five headquarters, and staying compliant with the fee schedule is a condition of remaining on the rotation list at all, giving defendants real leverage against predatory billing.
Need Help Beyond Impound?
If you're dealing with a recent arrest, here are immediate resources for release and legal help: