Towing Guides

Towing quotes vary more than most drivers expect. Here are the six factors that move the number, and the questions to ask so you are not surprised by the invoice.

Using the wrong truck can cost you a transmission. Here is the plain-English difference between flatbed and wheel-lift towing, and which vehicles must go on a flatbed.

A stuck car is not a standard tow. Here is what recovery work actually involves, why it is priced differently, and why a tow strap from a passing pickup is a bad idea.

Fifteen minutes of preparation before the truck arrives prevents most long-haul transport problems. Here is what to remove, document and disable.

A car that will not start, steer or brake is a different job from a breakdown. What the driver needs to know beforehand, and why a flat tyre changes everything.