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The DMV Can Make Money off Your Towed Car Without Telling You
Season 2025
Episode 328
Towing companies can sell your car if you can’t pay fees—but if there’s money left over from that sale, the DMV can keep the profit. Since 2016, California’s DMV has kept more than $8 million from lien sales, often without notifying car owners.
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