Hiring the Right Tow Truck After a Car Accident or Breakdown

If you’ve been involved in a traffic accident and need your vehicle towed, you might not have much of a choice of who performs the service. Often emergency services such as police or fire departments dispatch the wrecker to the scene of an accident.

But in other scenarios such as one-car accidents, breakdowns, slide-offs or engine trouble, getting your car towed can be a less stressful experience with a little preliminary research on towing companies in your area.

Before you call a towing company, check out these guidelines to getting the most from your tow truck buck:

Reputation matters

Like any service, reputation matters when selecting the right towing provider for your vehicle. For instance, if you’re in a part of the country that receives frequent snowstorms that make for treacherous driving, research towing companies’ reputations online on Angie’s List.

Call around and ask for detail on pricing, including if the company accepts credit cards. Once you’ve found a reliable company with a good reputation place the number in your vehicle or add their number to your phone’s contacts list.

Don’t blindly trust a tow truck that just shows up

As stated above, you may not have much choice in who tows your vehicle if the company was dispatched by emergency services. But if you’re involved in slide-off or breakdown, be wary of any truck that shows up unannounced in an unmarked vehicle and offers to tow your car.

Reputable companies will display their federal Department of Transportation ID number on their truck, as well as any additional license numbers that may be required by local laws. These markings can indicate the company is insured to provide the work. If something goes wrong, you’re more likely to be covered by an insured, registered tow company.

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