In 1950, Poepel returned to Aue and was able to take over his garage business again, which had been run during his absence by its master mechanic, Fritz Taut.
1950 kehrte Poepel nach Aue zurück, wo er seine Autowerkstatt wieder übernehmen konnte, die während seiner Abwesenheit durch den Meister Fritz Taut geleitet worden war.