Tow truck service in the Adelaide CBD

Most city car parks have a height bar our truck can’t pass, and the tram runs down King William Street and along North Terrace. We plan city tows around both.

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White Toyota HiLux on the SA Best Towing tilt tray with a champagne Toyota people mover on the rear lift, in a car park marked with yellow lines

12 km south-east of our yard

South on the North-South Motorway, then Port Road into the city through West Terrace.

The route on Google Maps

Height bars and car park levels

Several CBD car parks publish height clearances of around 2 metres, well under the height of a tilt tray truck. If your car won’t start on level 3, the truck can’t drive up to it.

Tell us the car park, the level and whether the car rolls and steers. Some cars can roll down the ramps to street level, where the tray can take them, so ask the car park staff what they allow. Others need a plan before anyone moves them, and we’ll talk it through with you on the phone.

Terraces, tram lines and peak hour

Out on the street, the terraces give the truck room. If your car stops on West Terrace, North Terrace or South Terrace, we can load it from the kerb lane with the beacons on.

King William Street and North Terrace carry the tram, so tell us if your car has stopped near the tracks. The driver needs to set the truck up clear of them. If you stop in a peak-hour clearway, put your hazards on, wait on the footpath and ring us.

One truck, twelve kilometres out

The yard is about 12 km from Rundle Mall, down the North-South Motorway and in through West Terrace. One truck covers the whole city, so it may be out on another job when you ring. Ask on the phone when it can get to you.

Jobs we can take around the Adelaide CBD

Cars that won’t start on an upper car park level, loaded at the kerb once they’re down the ramps
Breakdowns in the kerb lane of the terraces during the evening rush
Crash-damaged cars taken from a holding yard to a city or suburban repairer
Motorbikes that won’t fire, collected from city parking bays
Cars stuck in apartment car parks, loaded once they reach street level

Questions about towing in the Adelaide CBD

Local answers. Ring if yours isn’t here.

Can a tow truck get into a multi-storey car park in Adelaide?

In most city car parks, no. Height bars at several CBD car parks sit around 2 metres, and a tilt tray truck stands taller than that. If the car rolls and steers, it can often come down the ramps to street level, where we load it. Tell us the car park and level, and we’ll talk through the options before the truck leaves.

Can you collect a car from an apartment basement in the city?

In most buildings, once it reaches street level. Apartment basements have the same low ceilings as public car parks. If the car can be driven or pushed up the ramp to the street, we load it at the kerb. Give us the building’s name and the street the car park opens onto.

Where should I wait if my car breaks down beside the tram tracks?

On the footpath, never between the car and the tracks. Put the hazards on if you can reach them without stepping into traffic. If the car blocks a tram or a lane and you feel at risk, call 000. Ring us next and say which block you’re on and which way the car faces, so the driver can set up clear of the tracks.

Do you tow from North Adelaide after a game at Adelaide Oval?

We do, once the crowd has thinned. On game days the streets of North Adelaide fill with parked cars, so give us the street and the nearest corner. Expect the driver to wait until the footpaths clear before loading, and say which side of the river you’re on.

Can you get to a car on Hindley Street late at night?

The truck runs 24/7, Hindley Street included. Late at night the strip is busy with people on foot, so give us the nearest cross street, such as Leigh Street or Bank Street, and wait somewhere lit. The driver loads from the kerb with the beacons on.