Get a clamped or impounded vehicle released
Find out how much you have to pay and where you have to collect your vehicle from.
Before you start
Your vehicle may have been clamped or removed if it was untaxed and:
- on a public road, even if you had a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)
- not on a public road but you didn鈥檛 have a SORN
Vehicles can be clamped or instantly impounded if untaxed.
Get your vehicle unclamped
Call the number on the back of the INF32 leaflet that was left on your vehicle.
Get your vehicle back
If your vehicle has been removed you must:
- find out where your vehicle is
- pay a release fee
- show confirmation or a receipt to prove you鈥檝e paid your vehicle tax
You should contact your local police station by calling 101 and asking for your local police, or call NSL to find out where it鈥檚 been taken.
NSL
0343 224 1999
Find out about call charges
You can pay a 鈥榮urety鈥� (deposit) if you don鈥檛 tax the vehicle before you get it released. It costs 拢160 for cars or motorcycles, and up to 拢700 for other vehicles.
How to pay
You can pay online, over the phone or in person at the car pound. You鈥檒l pay less if you get your vehicle released within 24 hours of it being clamped or removed.
Your vehicle may be disposed of or sold if you don鈥檛 pay to get it released.
Wheel clamping for other reasons
Wheel clamps may be used by bailiffs if you have debts to your local council or have unpaid penalty charge notices (except in Northern Ireland).
In this case, contact your local council for more information.