Are you having a towing emergency? Well we can help! So keep reading and we will tell you exactly what your next step should be in order to get the help you need.
We have all been there at one point or another, your vehicle breaks down or you are involved in an accident and you need emergency towing as soon as possible. But where do you start? Who do you call? Your mind is running 100 miles per hour and you are thinking of everything and anything. Ou advise as a Bellevue based emergency towing company that has seen it all is to stay calm and think about your safety and the safety of others. You have already been involved in an accident or are having a roadside towing emergency so there is no need for you to get hurt. Step out of your car and walk to a safe area away from traffic and fast moving cars.
We are fully aware of how stressful and scary it can be to be involved in an accident or to have your car break down and to need emergency towing. Here are steps that you can follow to make it easy on yourself and to get out of this situation as soon as possible. Follow these easy steps and we will guide you on getting the help that you need right away.
-First thing that you must do is to turn on your hazard or emergency lights so that all other motorists are aware that you are having an emergency and that they should avoid your car by going around you and slowing down.
-Now, make sure that you are not injured. Make sure that you are able to move your neck and every other part of your body.
-Make sure that your car or truck is not in the middle of the road so that it does not get hit by other vehicles.
-Look around you before you step out of your car to make sure you are in a safe zone for you to exit your vehicle.
-If it is a serious and significant car accident you should call 911 right away. They will want to know the exact or approximate location so try to be as specific as you can about your location. They will also ask you about your vehicle including year, make, model and color. Your name and the info of the other vehicle or vehicles involved.
-Once you have made that call to 911, you should step out of your car and check on the other drivers involved to make sure that they are all right and not injured themselves. Try to stay calm and focus on getting help, not blaming anyone including yourself. It is simply not worth it and what’s done is done.
-Now that you have made sure that noone in injured you should try to find and contact a locally trusted towing company that does emergency towing and accident towing near you.
Obviously there are a lot more things to think about in a situation like this but the items we listed above are some of the most important things. Again, what is most important is for you is to remain calm and to stay in a safe zone away from fast moving vehicles. Your car is just a car which can be replaced at any time, if you get hurt or injured or you might have injuries to follow you for the rest of your life. So think of yourself first and be safe.
Once you are in a safe area, or standing on the side of your car away from traffic with your hazard lights on, you can pull out your phone and start looking for emergency towing services. Try looking up emergency towing near you or emergency towing near me. Look at all of the options, compare where these companies are located and their ratings on Google or any other social media which you might be using.
Give them a call and ask them if they do emergency towing? Tell them where you are located and the type of vehicle that you are in. Tell them what kind of car truck you are driving and where the damage is “if” you know where the damage is.
Ask them how long it would take them to have a tow truck at your location?
Ask them how much it will cost?
Ask them if you may ride along with the tow truck driver?
The last thing you want is to be left on the side of the road after the tow truck picks up your car and drives off. Think about where you need to go next, to the hospital, home, or to the repair shop where your car is being towed to. Here in Bellevue, Wa there are a lot of auto repair shops that do amazing work, hopefully you have a local mechanic and auto repair shop that can help you. If you don’t our towing company can always recommend several auto repair shops. There are auto repair shops that only work on European cars, repair shops that only work on Asian or repair shops that only work on domestic vehicles. So it is important that we recommend the right repair shop for you. We normally recommend that the customer ride along with the tow truck to where the vehicle is going, once there you can check in with the repair shop and figure out a game plan. After you are done at the repair facility you can always get a taxi or have a friend or family member pick you up and take you home. That is a much safer option than being picked up by a friend or family member on the side of the freeway. Pulling in and out of fast moving traffic is the last thing that anybody wants to do. Law-enforcement does that 24 hours a day and they are still involved in accidents while they are pulling in and out of traffic because other motorists do not pay attention while driving. So be smart and go with the big tow truck and all of it’s flashing emergency lights. People tend to pay more attention when they see a big tow truck was emergency lights pulling in and out of traffic.
Ask for pricing, emergency towing is normally more expensive than regular towing. Because it is more dangerous, because the tow truck needs to arrive as soon as possible rather than having a few hours to get to the customer and the vehicle’s dangerous break down location. More often than not special equipment Hass to be used for towing cars or trucks that happen involved in accidents. The tow truck driver also has to be more experienced for a situation like that so that is why it costs more then your average towing. If you have a full insurance policy that does include towing then 100% of the time your insurance company will pay the towing company. This is something that you should check with your insurance agent and confirm with him or her. Otherwise you can always pay out-of-pocket, our emergency towing company accepts all major debit and credit cards and cash. The tow truck driver will provide you with the receipt as soon as payment is received. Of course we can also email you a receipt or give you a paper receipt.
Well I hope that this article has made your life and day just a little bit easier. This was just a quick guide on the things that you should and should not do in emergency situations like the one that you find yourself in. Towing a vehicle in an emergency situation sounds simple but it is really not. There are a lot of moving parts that are involved like dispatching a tow truck, dispatching the right type of tow truck with a tow truck driver that has experience in emergency towing an accident towing. So once again, don’t worry and let Bellevue’s Evergreen Towing Co. take care of your towing emergency. We will be there for all of your emergency towing and roadside assistance needs when you need us the most!