Bedford County Vehicle Impound Guide

Bedford County has no county impound lot. The Sheriff's Office and Shelbyville Police pull from a rotation of private wreckers, so your car went to whichever operator was next. The main ones are Mike's Towing and Recovery at 833 N Jefferson St, (931) 437-2130; Green's Towing and Recovery at 1713 Green Lane, (931) 703-4588; and Prosser Towing at 330 Dover Street, (931) 680-0030. If Shelbyville police made the arrest, the tow record is available at the police records counter for a $6 fee or through their online report portal. If it was the Sheriff or the Highway Patrol, call that agency's non-emergency dispatch.

Tennessee's MOTION Act, in effect since July 2024, cut out most of the old fee games. Three points matter. First, if you or an authorized driver reach the scene after the truck is hooked up but before it pulls away, the car cannot be towed. You owe a drop fee instead, capped at $100, as long as you can safely drive it off yourself. Second, a lot cannot charge a gate or access fee during business hours on any day it is also billing daily storage, and a standalone release fee cannot exceed $100. Third, daily storage does not start when the car arrives. It starts 24 hours after the tow. Get the car out inside that first day and you skip storage entirely.

If you are still in custody and cannot retrieve it yourself, an authorized representative, your insurer, or the lienholder can take the car by paying the accrued charges, and the lot cannot demand separate written consent from you.

The catch is hours. Prosser Towing's office runs Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. only. A Friday-night checkpoint arrest that lands your car there means it sits until Monday, with weekend storage running once the 24-hour mark passes. Check the dispatched lot's hours the moment you know which one has the car.