The New Bedford Towing Guides
Short, specific answers to the towing and roadside questions that come up most often in New Bedford and the towns around it.
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Each guide takes one question and answers it properly: what the job actually involves, what changes the price, and what is worth knowing before the call rather than after it.
Where a guide touches Massachusetts law or a City of New Bedford rule it names the regulation, so the claim can be checked rather than taken on trust. For the broader picture, start with what a towing quote is made of.
Breakdown on I-195 in New Bedford: What to Do and Who to Call
Five exits in under two miles, no MassDOT patrol truck, and a shoulder that is safer inside the car than beside it - how a breakdown on I-195 goes right.
Read moreHow Much a Tow Company Can Legally Charge in MA: New Bedford
The legal maximum applies only to a tow you did not ask for - here is the whole Massachusetts schedule, and what it means for a tow in New Bedford.
Read moreHow to Find Your Towed Car in New Bedford, MA: Who to Call
One phone call tells you who towed the car and where it is - the rest is working out which kind of tow it was, because your rights differ.
Read moreNew Bedford Snow Emergency Parking Ban: Towing and Tickets
The ban is declared, enforced for 48 hours, and cars on the wrong side of the street are ticketed and towed - here is how to keep yours off the truck.
Read moreWhy AWD and Electric Cars Need a Flatbed Tow in New Bedford
The wheel-lift is not the cheaper tow for an all-wheel-drive or electric car - the manufacturers explain why in their own words, and so do we.
Read moreNeed a tow? Four things and the right tow truck leaves
Say these on the call and the job is quoted properly the first time.
- Where the vehicle is - street and cross street, lot name, or highway and exit
- The vehicle's year, make and model, and whether it is all-wheel drive or electric
- What happened: breakdown, accident, stuck, flat, dead battery or locked out
- Where it needs to go, if you already know