Accident Car Removal in Edmonton
After a crash, your car usually ends up somewhere you didn't choose: a tow company's lot, a body shop, or an impound yard. Every day it stays there can add storage fees. If you've decided not to repair it, the fastest way out is to sell it where it sits. We buy accident cars from tow yards, body shops and driveways across Edmonton and handle the pickup.
Call [PHONE] and tell us where the car is.
Where Accident Cars End Up
Tow company storage lots
When a car is towed from a crash scene, it's usually taken to the tow operator's yard. Daily storage fees start right away. The longer it sits, the more of your car's value goes to fees.
Body shops
If the car went to a shop for an estimate and turned out not to be worth fixing, the shop will want it gone. Some shops charge storage after a set number of days.
Insurance holding yards
Insurers often move cars to a holding lot while the claim is assessed. If you're keeping the car, you'll need to arrange pickup once the claim is done.
Your driveway
If the car was towed home, it may be sitting there leaking fluids. We'll remove it.
How to Get Your Car Released
Fees owed to the yard are yours to settle, but tell us about them up front. In some cases we can factor them into the deal.
- Find out exactly where it is. Ask the tow operator or your adjuster for the yard's name and address.
- Ask what's owed. Towing and storage fees, and the daily rate going forward.
- Ask what they need to release it. Usually the registered owner's ID and registration, sometimes a release from the insurer.
- Call us. We'll coordinate a pickup time with the yard and meet you there, or arrange it with your written authorization.
What Your Accident Car Is Worth
Accident damage rarely touches the whole car. We look at what's still good: the engine and transmission in a rear-end collision, the body and interior in a front-end hit, wheels and electronics on the side that wasn't struck. Send photos of all four sides and the dash.
If the Accident Just Happened
Take care of yourself first. Then, for the car:
- Report the collision to police if required, and to your insurer
- Get the tow yard's name and the file or reference number
- Take your personal items out of the car as soon as you can
- Don't sign over the car until you know whether the insurer is taking it
FAQs
Can you pick up from any tow yard in Edmonton?+
Yes, as long as the yard releases it to us with your authorization.
Do I have to be there?+
Often yes, because yards want the owner's ID. Some accept written authorization. We'll help arrange it.
How quickly can you move it?+
Usually the same or next business day, depending on the yard's hours.
