# Garages

> Where your owned vehicles live. Store them, retrieve them, and don't lose them in the world.

![Screenshot: a garage marker / blip on the minimap](../screenshots/09-vehicles/garage-blip.png)
*Screenshot needed: a garage waypoint or marker on the map showing a P icon.*

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## What are garages?

Garages (`qbx_garages`) are designated spots in the world where you can:

- **Store** a vehicle you own → puts it "in the garage" (despawned, saved)
- **Retrieve** a stored vehicle → spawns it at the garage
- Vehicles you don't store will eventually despawn or get impounded

Each garage has:

- A blip on the map (P icon)
- A marker / interaction zone
- A list of YOUR stored vehicles (private to you)

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## How to store a vehicle

1. Drive to a garage marker
2. Park near the marker
3. ox_target prompt: "Store vehicle"
4. Confirm
5. Vehicle despawns, saved to your garage list
6. Damage and fuel state preserved

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## How to retrieve a vehicle

1. Walk to the garage marker (no vehicle needed)
2. ox_target prompt: "Retrieve vehicle"
3. Menu opens listing your stored vehicles
4. Pick one
5. Vehicle spawns at the garage with previous damage/fuel
6. Drive away

![Screenshot: retrieval menu showing 3-4 stored vehicles](../screenshots/09-vehicles/retrieve-menu.png)
*Screenshot needed: the ox_lib menu listing the player's stored vehicles.*

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## Garage types

### Personal garages

- Anywhere in the city (Mission Row, Vinewood, Sandy Shores)
- Your stored vehicles are personal — only you see them
- You can retrieve from ANY personal garage in the city (cross-garage retrieval)

### Job garages

- At job duty stations (police HQ, hospital, mechanic shop)
- Job-issued vehicles (cruisers, ambulances, tow trucks)
- Off-duty players can't retrieve these
- Boss can manage fleet via management menu

### Gang garages (if upgrade purchased)

- Inside gang-owned zones (after buying the Garage upgrade — see [../02-gangs/upgrades.md](../02-gangs/upgrades.md))
- Gang-paint themed vehicles
- Access shared with gang members

### Public parking

- Vanilla city parking spots
- Don't store anything — your car can be stolen / impounded

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## Vehicle damage and fuel

- Damage **carries over** between sessions
- Fuel **carries over** (if `ox_fuel` is installed)
- A wrecked vehicle stored = a wrecked vehicle when retrieved
- Pay for repair at a mechanic before storing if you care

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## Impound

If you leave a vehicle in the world:

- After ~10-20 minutes idle, it's marked impounded
- You can recover from the impound lot (visit pound)
- Pay a fee ($200-500 typical)
- Vehicle returns to your garage

Better to just store it.

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## Insurance (if enabled)

Some servers have vehicle insurance:

- Pay monthly premium
- If vehicle is destroyed/lost, claim insurance for a replacement
- Costs vary

Check with admin if insurance is active.

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## Tips

- **Always store before logging off.** Your vehicle in the open world may not be there next session
- **Use the closest garage.** Saves time and reduces theft risk en route
- **Don't store damaged vehicles you can't afford to repair.** They retrieve in the same state
- **Job vehicles auto-despawn off-duty.** Don't park job cars next to your house — they'll vanish
- **Gang garage vehicles spawn fresh.** Use these when raiding so you don't lose your good ride

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## Common questions

**Why can't I store this vehicle?**
You probably don't own it. Only your owned vehicles store. NPC/job vehicles don't.

**Why is my vehicle missing from the list?**
- Server reset deleted it (data corruption — rare)
- Someone else has it out (if it's shared)
- It was impounded (check pound)

**Can I store a stolen vehicle?**
Stolen vehicles (lockpicked + hotwired) are not "owned" — you can't store them. They'll despawn.

**Can multiple players share a garage?**
- Personal garages: no, private
- Gang garages: yes, gang members share
- Job garages: yes, by role

**Where's the closest garage?**
Check the map (M) — look for **P** icons. There are usually 4-8 garages city-wide.

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## Related

- [breaking-in.md](breaking-in.md) — stealing cars (not storable)
- [../02-gangs/upgrades.md](../02-gangs/upgrades.md) — gang garage upgrade