Who can initiate towing?
You can only initiate an official towing according to § 89a StVO via road supervision bodies (e.g. police or mobile surveillance group).
Towing from private property (i.e. not official towing) can be ordered privately and falls under civil law.
Has your vehicle been towed away?
If you suspect that your vehicle has been towed away (removed by order of the authorities), please contact the nearest police station.
Towing costs must be paid directly when you collect the vehicle. If you refuse to pay, you will be sent a notice imposing the costs. In this case, the towing company may not refuse to hand over the vehicle.
How much does towing cost?
A fee is payable for towing. This is independent of any fines. The reimbursement of costs is set out in the Towing Fee Tariff Ordinance.
Distance tariff
- Towing and moving to the side:
- single-track vehicles: 321.60 euros
- multi-lane vehicles: 357.60 euros
Storage tariff
- Storage until midnight of the first day following removal:
- single-track vehicles: 18 euros
- multi-track vehicles: 21.60 euros
- Storage thereafter from the second day or part thereof:
- single-track vehicles: 9 euros per day
- multi-track vehicles: 10.80 euros per day
- Storage from the eighth following day or part thereof:
- single-track vehicles: 4.50 euros per day
- multi-track vehicles: 5.40 euros per day
Where is the reimbursement of costs for towing regulated?
- For provincial roads in the Ordinance of the Provincial Government on the Determination of Rates for Towing and Storage of Vehicles in the Provincial Capital of Innsbruck, LGBl. No. 2/1993.
- For roads other than federal and provincial roads in the ordinance of the municipal council, municipal council resolution of 25. 2. 2010, Zl. II-SV-00354e/2009, see Innsbruck city law.
- These tariffs only apply to officially ordered towing.