Towing and Breakdown Guides for Shelby Township Drivers
Plain guides for drivers in Shelby Township, Utica, Sterling Heights and nearby Macomb County towns: breakdowns, winter trouble, towing rules and prices.
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Each guide takes one problem, such as a dead battery on a January morning, a car slid into a subdivision snowbank or a car towed from a lot, and walks through what to do, what the job involves and what changes the price.
When a guide cites a rule, it names the Michigan Vehicle Code section or the agency page it comes from, so you can check it yourself. For prices first, start with how a towing total is built in Shelby Township.
Broken Down on M-53 or Hall Road in Shelby Township, MI
What Michigan law asks of you, who answers the call and what a tow dispatcher needs to hear, minute by minute after a breakdown or minor crash.
Read moreCar Towed in Shelby Township? How to Find It and Get It Back
A lawful tow in Michigan leaves a trail, from the police log to a state notice, and it leads to the yard, your belongings and, if needed, a hearing.
Read moreStuck in Snow in Shelby Township: Winch-Out or Tow?
One careful attempt, then a call: how a car gets out of a Shelby Township snowbank or ditch without new damage, and the signs it should ride home.
Read moreDead Battery on a Cold Shelby Township Morning: Jump or Tow?
A click, a slow crank and dead silence each mean something different on a frozen morning, and only some of them end with a jump.
Read moreCalling about a tow? Have four answers ready
They let us name the truck and give you one total on the first call.
- Location - the mile road and cross road, the parking lot, or the freeway and last exit
- Vehicle - make, model and year, and whether it's AWD, 4WD, electric or a motorcycle
- What went wrong - won't start, stalled, crashed, stuck, flat, out of fuel or locked out
- Destination - a shop, a dealer or home, if you've chosen one