Towing a Car Cost - Buyer Experiences and Price Information

Car broke down on side of road. Highway patrol called white's wrecker service or wrecker rotation. White was very rude on phone. He said it was $260.00 no matter how far. And $40.00 per day storage, this is on a Friday late in the afternoon and he said he was closed on Saturday and Sunday so that's automatic $80.00 extra so that's is an rip off

Got stuck in mud they drove up to it and pulledit right out. Drove 3 miles maybe????

My daughter parked her car st straddling her parking stall,Because her friend had her car in my daughters slot.My daughter was off loading and loading.It was there about 15 min.and within that amount of time was towed. The picture the tow truck driver took clearly showed my daughters car was never in the fire lane which starts at the edge of the stall to the side street.But he told her that it was an imaginary line the length of the set of stalls. How is there a red line that stretches along the back side of every parking spot. She then took a photo of a car that was parked totally in the red zone for half of the day

These guys are incredible. My Yukon flipped and we were just passing thru from LA to TN. The owner came out also and they both drove us around to find a hotel. They flipped it upright, pulled out of the ditch, changed plug wires, drained oil from combustion chamber, refilled all fluids and all in the same day no storage. They were kind, helpful and overall amazing. If only they could all be like these guys.

y friends Tow bill &1600.00 truck in yard less than 24 hrs.> Charged $5.00 mile: (22 miles from scene to tow yard) charged for 42 miles: Tow Co. Said it took 5 hours to get truck pulled up a 15 ft embankment 11.00 pm -5:00am ,( Liars) she called her home @11:00 pm that she was off in a ditch somewhere didnt kno exactly where she was at she was in her truck till after 12:30am before She was found. Since when do tow co. Charge milage going to the call. (Is this legal). I believe the mileage charge can only be the miles after vehicle is hooked on. State police called tow co. To tow vehicle . ( my friend used to tow vehicles he said noway it took 5 hours to pull that truck up that embankment they hook up a cable winch & pulles them vehicles up in no time at all it was not a roll over .chrged for flagger: charged for 2 trucks to retrieve vehicle . Charged for yard fee.charged for mileage to the scene & from scene .charged hourly labor.charged for RIP OFFS & LIARS FOR HOURS SPECIFIED TIME.

I had a disabled car parked in my apartment complex lot which my complex had towed because the inspection wasn't up to date. Signs where all over saying pricing: $75 for tow and $25 per day storage. Except when I call the very next day (because shady companies like this always take your car AT OR AFTER CLOSING HOURS so you will be forced to pay for 2 days storage) they told me that sign was old and I owed $350!!!! Told me $250 for the tow and $50 per day!!! I politely noted the signs all around the complex. He said he'd talk to his boss. Called me back and said that is my apartment complex's problem that they haven't updated my signs, but I guess they made it $225 instead. My apartment complex says those are the most recent signs they had. Also only took cash?! Since it was disabled I had to have him tow it 0.4 miles to mechanic which cost me another $65. And I had to make an "appointment" to even get my car out in the first place b/c he was busy. Not even there 24hrs. Laws needed!

I broke down with my kids in the car. They came out quickly and got us off the side of the road. We were probably 20 miles out side of town, so our total tow was about 45 to 50 miles at 10p.m. Thank you so much Joe

What is missed in all these comments and or complaints is the fact that we as a tow company spend a min of 100 grand for one decent truck fully insured and equipped to handle the task at hand...... Then we pay for the operator, if you drink and drive you get towed , if your kid decides it's ok to off road on private property and gets caught you get towed stupidity comes at a cost! Yes it sucks if your the guy or gal on the way home from work after a night shift and your car breaks down and it's now gonna cost you x to repair , but the guy coming out of his bed after working all day is the one who is gonna come pick you up ...he wants to tow it to his shop hell yes cause he wants to get back home to his bed so he's able to perform his duties in what usually a few short hrs if even and yes he wants to be paid a decent amount for that service as he should!

Well, I pulled the trigger and bought an older, functioning diesel tow truck. I buy, fix and sell a lot of reliable vehicles and this truck will come in handy. If I do decide to tow for a living I will not "rip people off" or "overcharge", I've already used it to tow one vehicle and my rates will be as follows $70 hook up, $3.50 mile and first 5 miles is free. I do not own a yard so there will be no storage fee. Keep an eye out for a reliable, inexpensive, upstart towing company.

Located in Paterson n.j
This company charged $250.00 for two blocks. Had my vehicle in shop for 1 hour. Outragious cost. I have had other vehicles towed from work 15 miles and was charged $150.00

Excellent service. Bus broke down in middle lane at an intersection on the highway frontage road. Called our regular towing company and they didn't have a truck available. They suggested Barnett's. Barnett's had a heavy duty wrecker on scene within twenty minutes. Driver had all the tools necessary to hook up and disconnected the drive train to prevent damaging the transmission. At our yard, he reconnected the drive train before unhooking. Very reasonable rate considering the circumstances and equipment dispatched.