Vehicles that are Inoperable or Abandoned for Over 72 Hours on Public Property
Police Services Agency Abandoned Vehicle hotline
(510) 238-6030

1. Vehicles that have been abandoned for over 72 hours can be reported to the Police Service Agency to be towed. To report a vehicle abandoned on public property (streets or other public rights-of-way), call the Agency’s Abandoned Vehicle hotline at (510) 238-6030.

2. Leave a message describing the vehicle, vehicle location, and if possible, the license plate number.

3. The Police will respond within ten days, depending on the number of requests.

1. To report a vehicle abandoned or inoperable on private property call the Police Service Agency’s Vehicle Abatement hotline, at (510) 238-6040.

2. Leave a message describing the vehicle and the vehicle location.

3. The Police will inspect the property and generate a warning letter to the citizen within five days, at which point the property owner has ten days to remove the vehicle (without extensions or appeals).

4. If the property owner does not respond or is not locatable, the City will initiate a legal process of notifying the property owner and registered owner of the vehicle (without extensions or appeals), which usually takes approximately six weeks.