In general, towing your car will cost you about $110 on average. If you’re towing your car a short distance, you’ll probably pay less, less than 5 miles costs less than $60 on average. Towing the car 50 miles will cost anywhere from $125 to $350. See the table below for pricing guidelines and call some towing companies for quotes.
It’s important to note that towing a car from the scene of an accident costs more, but the cost is usually covered by your insurance policy.
What is Affordable way to tow a car?
The cheapest way to tow a car is to use roadside assistance or have your insurance or extended warranty company tow the car. If these aren’t options for you, calling a friend or family member with the right experience and equipment to tow the car is your next best option for keeping
prices down.
If none of these options work for you and you needs to call a professional, try finding one on Google, Facebook, or even a listing site like Angie’s List or Craigslist.
To find the most economical option, you’ll need to call long distance towing companies, tell them your situation, where you want to be towed, and get an estimate.
Does insurance cover towing a car?
The answer to this is the question is yes, in some cases the insurance company will cover the costs for your trailer. However, it depends on the insurance provider and what is included in your policy. When you log in to your insurance company, you will be asked if you want to add extras.
Roadside assistance is one of the extras you can add to your policy, but it increases the price of the policy premium. In most cases, it can be a good idea to add in the additional costs, as they will cost you less than roadside assistance would otherwise cost you.
If you buy insurance, ask how much roadside assistance adds to your premium. If the cost is less than $100 per year, it’s a decent deal, but asks about roadside assistance limitations.
You can add roadside assistance to your existing policy and it’s a good idea to call for more information.
If you have roadside assistance through your insurance company, call them and ask them to send you a tow truck. Find out about the mileage limit and how the refund works over the phone. In some cases, the insurance company makes it easy to save you and your car. Other times, you pay for a towing service and the insurance company pays you back.
In other cases, the insurance company will cover you for a certain towing mileage and any others you may need to cover.
Does insurance cover the costs of towing after an accident?
Being towed after a car accident is a completely different situation. Normally, towing costs are included directly in your claim and are covered whether you have roadside assistance or not.
You always return to your policy. The paperwork will tell you what the insurance company will pay, and that’s a good question to ask when deciding on an insurance policy.
Make sure you read the fine print and understand what you are buying.