How do I retrieve my vehicle?

• Call DMV Customer Service at 311 or (202) 737-4404 to confirm the location of your vehicle. Please be prepared to provide the state and license tag number of your vehicle.
• Pay all outstanding fees and fines online or at Adjudication Services.
• Present your payment receipt, vehicle registration, and valid driver's license at the DPW Blue Plains Vehicle Impoundment Lot (5001 Shepard Parkway, SW). If you are not the registered owner, you must have a notarized statement from the owner authorizing you to pick up the vehicle.
• If your vehicle is leased, be prepared to show the leasing agreement or contract at the impoundment lot.
• Vehicles displaying expired vehicle tags may not be driven from the lot. You must renew your registration and bring the renewal documentation and/or vehicle tags with you to the impoundment lot, or have the vehicle towed.
• If you do not claim the vehicle from the impoundment lot, it will be auctioned or sold as scrap.