Tshwane Metro Police Department urges motorists to claim impounded vehicles before crushing deadline
The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) warns motorists that any vehicle, trailer, caravan or motorcycle impounded from 2001 to 2024 and not claimed within the stipulated time frame may be crushed to recover outstanding impoundment and storage costs.
The TMPD Pound Unit urges vehicle owners or title holders to report to the impound yard at No 1 Madiba Street, Pretoria Central with the necessary documentation, including a registration certificate and a valid identity document, to claim their vehicle.
Owners or title holders must also settle all applicable fees, such as impoundment and municipal storage charges, before the vehicle can be released. The TMPD adds that municipal legislation permits the City of Tshwane to dispose of vehicles that remain unclaimed after several notices have been issued and a legal holding period of about 120 days has lapsed.
The TMPD also requests that motorists update their address and contact details on the eNaTIS system if these have changed, enabling the TMPD to contact owners if their vehicles are impounded.
This aligns with regulation 320 of the National Road Traffic Act (NRTA), 1996 (Act 93 of 1996), which regulates the storage and disposal of impounded vehicles to recover municipal expenses.
The City of Tshwane has set a deadline of 28 February 2026, for owners to retrieve their vehicles from the TMPD impound facility. Vehicles not collected by this date will be handed over to an appointed crushing company.
Issued by the Tshwane Metro Police Department Communication Unit.
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