Vehicle impoundment

To help keep our roads safe, police have the authority to take a vehicle off the road and impound it in a storage lot.

Impaired driving

Police in B.C. can now impound the vehicle driven by an impaired driver for between three and 30 days.

Impoundment for other reasons

Police may impound a vehicle for other reasons, too, including

• driving while unlicensed or improperly licensed
• driving while suspended or prohibited
• excessive speeding (40km/hr or more over the posted limit), and 
• street racing or performing a stunt.

How to get your impounded vehicle back »