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Towing invoice template
Updated October 2026
A tow invoice is a map with a clock on it. The owner needs the pickup, the drop, the hook time, and which extras were real. This sample is a late private-lot tow with a short winch and a storage line you can delete.
Hooked 11:40 pm
Dropped 12:15 am
Example prices
Bill to
Riley Chen
2014 Toyota Camry
Plate EX-104 (example)
Pickup: 900 Oak St, private lot
Drop: City Lot Yard, 40 Hook Rd
Hooked 11:40 pm, dropped 12:15 am
| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook and load, flat example fee | 1 | $135.00 | $135.00 |
| Loaded miles | 8 | $6.50 | $52.00 |
| Winch, short pull off the grass | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| After-hours, this call was 11:40 pm | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Yard storage, day 1, only if the car stays overnight | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
Payment methods on this sample: Credit/Debit Card, Cash, Check.
The generator loads the Camry, the two addresses, and these five lines. North Lot Towing stays on this page and in the files. A shop name you already saved is not replaced.
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Write these before the car leaves the yard
- Year, make, and plate. VIN if you record one. The plate above is fake.
- Pickup address and drop address, not just "towed."
- Time hooked and time dropped.
- Hook fee and loaded miles as two lines.
- Winch, after-hours, or storage only when they happened.
- Who is paying: the owner, a property, or a motor club. This sample is the owner.
Due when the car is released
Riley Chen pays to get the Camry out, the same night in this story, unless storage applies because the car stayed. Cards, cash, and checks are the sample methods. There is no tax on the example. Add one only if your tows are taxable. A repair shop that fixed the car afterward would use the auto repair template, not a second copy of this tow.
Hook, miles, and the yard
What has to be on a tow bill besides the total?
Where you hooked the car, where you dropped it, and when. Year, make, and a plate help the owner recognize the vehicle. This sample uses a made-up Camry and plate EX-104.
Why split the hook from the miles?
The hook is for getting the car onto the truck. Miles are for moving it. Combining them makes a short tow and a long one look like the same product. Here the hook is flat and the miles are 8.
When do I add a winch line?
Only when you actually winched. This car was off the grass edge, so the winch is $75 in the example. A car that rolled on with the wheel lift does not get that line.
Is storage automatic?
Not in this story. Day 1 of yard storage is listed so you can delete it if they pay and leave with the car the same night. Leaving it on a release-at-the-scene ticket is how arguments start.
Can I copy these amounts as my legal rate?
No. They are examples. What you may charge, what signs a lot needs, and when storage starts are local questions. Check your state's rules, and the city's, before you print a rate from this page.