What happens if you don't pay impound in International Drive
If your car's been sitting at a tow yard in International Drive and the bill's unpaid, here's what happens next and how to stop it.
What Florida law says
Under Florida Statute 713.78, an unclaimed towed vehicle becomes eligible for a lien sale, essentially an auction to recover what's owed, 35 days after storage begins if the car is more than 3 model years old, or 57 days if it's 3 model years old or newer. Before the sale can happen, the storage facility has to send certified mail within 5 business days to you, your insurer, and any lienholder, itemizing every charge and stating the sale date. It also has to run a public notice at least 20 days before the sale on an approved notice website. Storage fees keep adding up daily the entire time your car sits there, currently $32 a day for a standard car in Orange County. Paying the balance, or disputing the tow before that deadline, keeps your car out of the sale. Quick Tow Orlando is a private tow company, not the storage yard. We can't stop a lien sale or waive the fees involved. If the car isn't worth saving anymore, junk car removal is a real option.
How it works in International Drive
- 1 Know your real deadline
Under Florida Statute 713.78, your car becomes eligible for sale 35 days after storage begins if it's more than 3 model years old, or 57 days if it's newer.
- 2 Confirm the yard and your balance
Call the storage facility directly to confirm where your car is and what you currently owe, since the total grows every day.
- 3 Watch for the certified-mail notice
The yard has to mail you an itemized notice within 5 business days of the tow, stating the sale date.
- 4 Pay or dispute before the sale date
Paying the full balance keeps your car out of the sale. Disputing the tow, including posting a bond in circuit court, can also stop it.
- 5 Decide if the car's worth saving
If storage fees have grown past what the car is worth, junk car removal is a legitimate way out. Quick Tow Orlando can help with pickup for an unwanted vehicle.
- 6 Retrieve your vehicle before it's too late
Bring your ID, registration, insurance, and payment to the yard once you're ready. Quick Tow Orlando isn't the yard, but we can help with transport once your car is released.
What this looks like around International Drive
Lien sales tied to a trespass tow near {c}, from a hotel or resort lot, run the same statewide clock. Acting before the deadline matters most if you've already left town.
International Drive is an 11-mile tourist corridor of hotels, convention space, and attractions, not a neighborhood, so almost every call here is a visitor or a hospitality worker rather than a resident. Rental-car breakdowns and lockouts from tourists unfamiliar with their vehicles are routine, and Florida heat bakes dead batteries into cars parked all day in resort and convention lots. Universal Orlando's parking structure holds 19,000-plus cars, and the Orange County Convention Center pulls its own steady stream of rideshare and shuttle traffic through the same corridor. We cover ICON Park, the OCCC, SeaWorld, and the I-4 exits at Sand Lake Rd and Universal Blvd, reaching most calls in about 20 to 30 minutes. Flatbed is common for the rental-fleet traffic, and Spanish-language dispatch matters here given the corridor's heavily Puerto Rican and Caribbean hospitality workforce, plus the Latin American tourist volume passing through.
Common International Drive questions
How long before my car can be sold in International Drive?
35 days after storage begins if it's more than 3 model years old, or 57 days if it's 3 model years old or newer, under Florida Statute 713.78.
What notice do I get before a lien sale in International Drive?
The storage facility has to mail an itemized notice within 5 business days, and run a public notice at least 20 days before the sale.
How much will I owe if I wait to pay in International Drive?
Storage runs about $32 a day for a standard car in Orange County, and the bill grows every day your car sits there. Confirm your exact balance with the yard.
Does Quick Tow Orlando handle lien sales in International Drive?
No, we're a private tow company, not the storage yard. We can't stop a lien sale or waive fees, but we do offer junk car removal if the car isn't worth saving.
Related help for International Drive
Lien sale & auction in the rest of the Tourist Corridor area
Need your car towed once it's released in International Drive?
We can't waive the yard's fees. We can tow it home the moment it clears.