Cost & Fees

There is no charge to the City for the services provided by the OPGs. While there is a charge to persons whose vehicles have been towed, the fees are regulated by the Police Commission. Recent surveys indicate that these fees are lower than most neighboring cities.

Current Fees as set forth by the Police Commission are as follows:

• Towing: $104.00 per hour - Standard Vehicles
                 $201.50 per hour - Heavy Duty

• Storage: $32.00 per day – Standard Vehicles
                   $45.50 - $57.50 per day - Heavy Duty Vehicles
                 (depending on vehicle size)

• City of L.A. Vehicle Release Fee: $48.00 per each vehicle released

• 10% City Parking Occupancy Tax collected on storage fees

The OPGs remitted over 14.1 million dollars to the City of Los Angeles in 2006. This revenue consisted of the following:

• Franchise Fees (7% Gross Receipt Fee)

• Vehicle Release Fees

• City Parking Occupancy Taxes

• Delinquent Parking Citation fees remitted to the City from lien sale excess fees

• Proceeds from sales of Forfeited Vehicles

In addition to the 12.6 million dollars remitted to the City, overage/excess fees remitted to DMV from lien sales amounted to $987,913.93 in 2006.*

*A recent audit of this requirement for all towing operations statewide revealed that nearly 60 percent of the fees remitted came from OPGs in the City of Los Angeles