Towing and Impoundment Fees
Fee Table
Towing and Impoundment Fees for the Purposes of Section 242.1 of The Highway Traffic Act
Towing and impoundment fees must be adjusted for inflation on April 1st of each year. Adjustments are made according to the formula set out in the Regulation. The adjusted fees are indicated in the table below and are active for the period of April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
SCHEDULE 1
(Subsection 2(1))
| Fees For: | April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025 |
|---|
| Item | Costs and charges when the places of seizure and impoundment are in a city | Costs and charges when the places of seizure and impoundment are outside a city | Costs and charges when the place of seizure is outside a city, but the place of impoundment is in a city |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towing and transportation of an impounded vehicle having a registered gross weight of not more than 4,540 kg (10,000 lb.) from the place of seizure to the place of impoundment | $69.48 | $57.46 plus $2.59 per loaded kilometre | $69.48 plus $2.59 per loaded kilometre |
| Storage of an impounded vehicle having a registered gross weight of not more than 4,540 kg (10,000 lb.) | $17.41 per day
(after first day) |
$17.41 per day
(after first day) |
$17.41 per day
(after first day) |
| Towing and transportation of an impounded vehicle having a registered gross weight of more than 4,540 kg (10,000 lb.) from the place of seizure to the place of impoundment | $149.09 | $107.26 plus $3.5 per loaded kilometre | $149.09 plus $3.5 per loaded kilometre |
| Storage of an impounded vehicle having a registered gross weight of more than 4,540 kg (10,000 lb.) | $17.41 per day
(after first day) |
$17.41 per day
(after first day) |
$17.41 per day
(after first day) |
| Flatbed or dolly charge if a flatbed or dolly is required for an impounded vehicle of any weight | $29.97 | $29.97 | $29.97 |
| Winching charge if an impounded vehicle of any weight is located where the tow vehicle cannot tow or transport it without winching it to a more accessible location | $29.97 | $29.97 | $29.97 |
(Schedule 1, Impoundment of Vehicles Fees Regulation, M.R. 243/89)
Information
Under section 242.1 of The Highway Traffic Act, a Peace Officer must seize a motor vehicle and impound it if
- the peace officer believes that a person driving a vehicle is:
- driving while suspended or is otherwise prohibited to drive (s. 225(1), s. 225(1.1), The Highway Traffic Act)
- driving in contravention of their restricted licence (s. 279.1(5), s. 279.1(5.1), The Highway Traffic Act)
- driving while prohibited (s. 320.18(1), Criminal Code)
- the peace officer reasonably believes, based on an analysis of a person’s blood, that
- the concentration of alcohol in the person’s blood equals or exceeds 80 mg of alcohol in 100mL of blood
- the concentration of drugs in the person’s blood equals or exceeds the amount prescribed by regulation under the Criminal Code
- the concentration of alcohol and drugs in the person’s equals or exceeds the amount prescribed by regulation under the Criminal Code
- the person driving the vehicle or who had care and control of it failed or refused to comply, without a reasonable excuse, with a demand made under s. 320.27 or s. 320.28 of the Criminal Code or any instructions in respect of the demand
- after a demand from a peace officer under s. 320.27(1) or s. 320.27(2) of the Criminal Code, the person driving the vehicle or had care and control of it provided a sample of breath that registered a “WARN” in a calibrated screening device
- after a demand from a peace officer under s. 320.27(1) or s. 320.27(2) of the Criminal Code, the person driving the vehicle or had care and control of it provides a sample of breath that registered a “FAIL” in a calibrated screening device and the peace officer does not make a demand of the person under s. 320.28 of the Criminal Code
- based on analysis of the blood of the person driving the vehicle or had care and control of it, or an analysis of the breath of the person, the peace officer
- reasonably believes the concentration of alcohol in the person’s blood equals or exceeds 50 mg of alcohol in 100 mL of blood but is less than 80 mg of alcohol in 100 mL of blood and does not reasonably believe that the concentration of alcohol and drugs in the person’s blood equals or exceeds the amount prescribed by regulation in the Criminal Code
