If you know your license plate number, state, and type of plate (such as passenger, commercial, or vanity), you can find out:

• The location for your vehicle
• If it was towed by the NYPD, a Marshal, or a Sheriff
• Cost to get it back

It may take up to 2 hours for your vehicle to be entered into the system. If it is not found and it's been less than 2 hours, check again later.

You should contact the police precinct where you were parked if it's been more than 2 hours and your vehicle is not in the system. They can tell you if your vehicle was towed by a private company or you need to report it stolen.

Blocked Violation or Vehicle

If your plate or ticket is blocked visit or contact the Department of Finance for more information. The locations are available in the Department of Finance Business Centers page.

If your vehicle is missing, did not have a license plate, and meets the criteria to be classified as a derelict (i.e. junk), it may have been removed by the Department of Sanitation (DSNY).

If your missing vehicle has no plates but does not meet the criteria to be classified as derelict, DSNY will instead tag the vehicle and refer it to your local police precinct for handling similar to a vehicle with license plates.

Contact the local police precinct for assistance if:

• Your car was towed for blocking a driveway
• Your car was towed for illegal parking in Staten Island

Your vehicle can be booted by a Marshal or Sheriff if you have over $350 in parking or camera violations in judgment debt. After it is booted, you have 48 hours to pay all violations in debt or enter into a payment plan or your vehicle will be towed. A vehicle may be towed regardless of whether it's parked on a public street or private property.

To enter into a payment plan, go to the Parking Ticket or Camera Violation Payment Plan page.

If you have outstanding parking or camera violation judgments, a 90-day tow hold is placed on your towed vehicle and all other vehicles registered to you. The hold ends when you get your vehicle back or it is auctioned. While it's in place, any of your vehicles can be booted and towed if you don't resolve your violations. This includes the original violations and any new ones that go into judgment. Only the violations in judgment need to be resolved. You do not have to pay violations that are not in judgment.

Your vehicle may have been booted and towed by a Marshal or Sheriff if you didn't resolve over $350 in parking or camera violations in judgment within 48 hours of being booted. A vehicle may be towed regardless of whether it's parked on a public street or private property.

If you have outstanding parking or camera violation judgments, a 90-day tow hold is placed on your towed vehicle and all other vehicles registered to you. The hold ends when you get your vehicle back or it is auctioned. While it's in place, any of your vehicles can be booted and towed if you don't resolve your violations. This includes the original violations and any new ones that go into judgment. Only the violations in judgment need to be resolved. You do not have to pay violations that are not in judgment.