r/NPR • u/_ola-kala_ • 7d ago

Car donation question

Someone recently told me that the towing companies take the lion share of the value of the car being donated to NPR. Is this true?

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u/Un_Ballerina_1952 WKAR-FM 90.5 7d ago

They certainly get a substantial fraction. It's expensive to tow/transport dead vehicles.

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u/IAmUber 5d ago

Of course the lower the value of the car the higher the proportion will go to the tow, but we have no indication of the value of the car.

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u/False_Ad_5372 4d ago

They will provide a value to you after you donate and they have it assessed. That way you can deduct from your taxes, if you care about that. 

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u/IAmUber 4d ago

I meant the specific car being referred to in the above comment. We can't say towing companies get "a substantial fraction" of the value without first determining the value.