How do you get a car from an impound lot?

The steps to get a car out of impound depend on the location. The Louisville Police Department states that it is necessary to pay the impound fees and present required identification or other documents. The only other way is with a court order to lift the impound.

A person must file a police report if he suspects his car has been illegally impounded. In such cases it may be necessary to ask a court to order that it be released.

Impound fees are sometimes very costly. To save car owners some money, some police departments allow owners of impounded vehicles to have the vehicles transported to their homes, where they may be outfitted with an immobilization device until the impound is lifted.