Situation: Police catches a car. Takes it. Busted driver has no more right to drive. Where does that car go? Evaporates? Can anyone (somehow) own it? Buy that car?
REASONABLE answers, please.
2006-09-03 15:09:03 · 16 answers · asked by djfox_2001 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
Most police departments will impound the vehicle and take it to a storage for 30 days. Depends on why the person was arrested. Could be needed for forensic evidence. After a certain amount of time, if no one has claimed the vehicle, they hold auctions and you can then purchase the vehicles for really cheap. If you are interested in purchasing one of them, contact your state's DMV for more information.
2006-09-03 15:21:38 · answer #1 · answered by Twisted Maggie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually, when the police takes a car it goes to the local impound. When a car is impounded (usually for something minor like not paying your parking tickets), you can get it back by paying the appropriate fees. If the car is abandoned or was taken because it was used during the commission of a crime, it is then usually auctioned off. You will see a lot of confiscated cars at car auctions or used car lots.
2006-09-03 15:14:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends upon the owner..... but all wind up in a impound yard
If the busted driver is the owner (has title).. depending upon the offense, he can come get it after paying impound fees and such or he looses it to the auto auction the police have occasionally
if it's a another person (has title) .. it's usually released to the owner after fees are payed..
If it has a mortgage on the car.. usually the lender will pick it up after appropiate fees and sell it for as much money as they can if the owner can't retrieve it (say for DUI)
2006-09-03 15:21:34 · answer #3 · answered by gearbox 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Impound lot. Some of them the police keep to use for different operations. Most get auctioned off. Sometimes the owner gets it back.
2006-09-03 15:37:00 · answer #4 · answered by Papa John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The police impound them and the cars are auctioned once a court gives proper notice to the owner to reclaim their property.
2006-09-03 15:14:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My father used to be a tow-truck driver who often got called for such things.
The vehicle is indeed inpounded. The owner can pay the cost of the tow and storage to get his vehicle back- though he would need someone else to drive it.
If the owner refuses to pay the said fees, the vehicle can be auctioned off to defray the costs.
2006-09-03 15:17:24 · answer #6 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goes to the impound yard where it's held till the owner coughs up storage and towing fees. If owner can't get the money up, title reverts to impound yard and they usually sell it to a used car lot or a local auction.
2006-09-03 15:14:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They go to the police impound. If they were confiscated due to traffic violations....you can bail them out at a pretty high cost. If they were confiscated due to felony related crimes...they go to public/sherrifs auctions where dealers and the public can purchase them.
2006-09-03 15:17:04 · answer #8 · answered by pet stylist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Police impound and then auctioned off for sale.
2006-09-03 15:15:26 · answer #9 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vehicles in this situation are commonly impounded and later sold at public auctions.
2006-09-03 15:15:19 · answer #10 · answered by bobby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋