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LPD's auction page says the next in-person abandoned-vehicle auction is Saturday, October 17 at 3209 East Slaton Highway, with registration from 8 a.m., bidding at 9 a.m., and an inspection day on Thursday, October 15 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Payment is by card (3% fee) or business check; cash is not accepted.
Posted on the City site (page updated September 21, 2026).
Source: LPD Abandoned Vehicle Auction page
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The Lubbock Police Department's Reports & Forms page now links to a 'Find a Towed Vehicle' search by plate or VIN. The City's April 6, 2026 release says the search shows the fees, lets the owner upload ID and title, insurance or registration, and places a hold on a card; the owner then takes the receipt and the same papers to the tow lot at 3209 East Slaton Highway.
Live since April 6, 2026. The search page is run by an outside vendor and is in English only.
Source: LPD Reports & Forms page; City release, April 6, 2026 (PDF)
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Every section of the City's tow truck article (City Code art. 24.09) carries Ordinance 2011-O0113 in its history. The article requires a City permit for nonconsent tows, adopts the state Towing and Booting Act for parking-lot tows, and says the City sets rates only for tow companies it contracts with.
Adopted November 16, 2011.
Source: City Code art. 24.09 (eCode360)
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KCBD reported that the City Council passed on first reading, 6-0, an ordinance letting police tow a vehicle on a first no-insurance offense when it is stopped for another violation or a crash, with officer discretion. The report said owners would have to pay the tow and storage charges and show proof of insurance to get the car back.
News report only; we have not found the final ordinance.
Source: KCBD, Jan. 13, 2011
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