LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The overcrowded Louisville Metro Police tow lot now has a little bit more room.

More than 200 people braved the rain Wednesday to participate in an auction at the LMPD impound lot off Frankfort Avenue. 

The auction was part of LMPD's effort to take care of an ongoing problem where broken down cars were lining the streets of Louisville. Some cars were in decent shape, and others were beaten down and broken. All the vehicles were unclaimed and had been on the lot for at least 45 days.

"I'm a retired mechanic, so car auctions — usually, one like this — I don't think they'll let you start them or anything," Joe Noble, a bidder, said. "They'll just walk by, stand in front of the car, auction it off, and you buy what you see. You hope the good Lord's shining on ya."

The winning bidder had to pay for the vehicle within an hour and a half of the sale and get it towed off the lot by 5 p.m. Friday. Driving it off the lot isn't allowed, because the vehicles aren't insured or registered.

"We'll clear the lot, and then our goal as an auctioneer is to maximize the revenue for the seller," Auctions ASAP Owner Scott Edberg said. "So we try to make, try to get the most we can for the seller. We've quadrupled the revenue since we took over."

LMPD is also working on adding a temporary impound lot in Shively, and there are plans for more in-person auctions in the future.

LMPD's next auction will be online.

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