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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.