Roadside Vehicle Assistance in Australia

259 roadside vehicle assistance businesses across Australia, ranked by local votes. Pick a city to narrow it down.

Showing 61–80 of 259

Geelong · Takes quote requests

RACV: Geelong

By appointment only · Geelong · VIC 3220

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Melbourne · Takes quote requests

RACV: Greensborough

By appointment only · Greensborough · VIC 3088

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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South West · Takes quote requests

RACV: Hamilton

By appointment only · Hamilton · VIC 3300

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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South Coast · Takes quote requests

RACV: Hastings

By appointment only · Hastings · VIC 3915

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Melbourne · Takes quote requests

RACV: Highpoint

By appointment only · Maribyrnong · VIC 3032

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Ballarat · Takes quote requests

RACV: Horsham

By appointment only · Horsham · VIC 3400

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Melbourne · Takes quote requests

RACV: Knox

By appointment only · Wantirna South · VIC 3152

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Ballarat · Takes quote requests

RACV: Maryborough

By appointment only · Maryborough · VIC 3465

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Melbourne · Takes quote requests

RACV: Melbourne

By appointment only · Melbourne · VIC 3000

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Western District · Takes quote requests

RACV: Mildura

By appointment only · Mildura · VIC 3500

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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East Coast · Takes quote requests

RACV: Moe

By appointment only · Moe · VIC 3825

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Melbourne · Takes quote requests

RACV: Noble Park

By appointment only · Noble Park North · VIC 3174

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Melbourne · Takes quote requests

RACV: Northland

By appointment only · Preston · VIC 3072

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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South West · Takes quote requests

RACV: Portland

By appointment only · Portland · VIC 3305

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Melbourne · Takes quote requests

RACV: Ringwood

By appointment only · Ringwood · VIC 3134

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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South Coast · Takes quote requests

RACV: Rosebud

By appointment only · Rosebud · VIC 3939

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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East Coast · Takes quote requests

RACV: Sale

By appointment only · Sale · VIC 3850

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Northern District · Takes quote requests

RACV: Shepparton

By appointment only · Shepparton · VIC 3630

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Melbourne · Takes quote requests

RACV: Southland

By appointment only · Cheltenham · VIC 3192

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Ballarat · Takes quote requests

RACV: Sunbury

By appointment only · Sunbury · VIC 3429

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and content insurance, personal and car loans, home security products and…

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Roadside Vehicle Assistance by region

User guide to Roadside Vehicle Assistance

There are times when on long trips vehicles break down due to minor problems that have been previously overlooked. Regardless of the reasons why the car broke down, getting help in the middle of the road can be very difficult. Not everyone would stop their cars and help. Fortunately, Australia has numerous roadside assistance services to help those stranded in the middle of the road.

Roadside assistance is basically a service that provides assistance to motorists who have suffered mechanical failures in the middle of the road. Roadside assistance may provide services such as jump starting a vehicle, towing, helping to change a flat tire, providing a small amount of fuel, and many more.

Roadside assistance services originated from countries with early national motoring associations such as the American Automobile Association, Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club, and the Canadian Automobile Association. Many of these clubs provided assistance to members who are stranded on the road with a fleet of vehicles ready to help. In the United Kingdom, the first roadside assistance was mounted on motorbikes before the introduction of the van.

A network of emergency phone boxes was placed at intervals by the roadside of some countries. Eventually, with the widespread ownership of mobile phones, these emergency phone boxes were lessened. Motorists can now easily contact the nearest roadside assistance company or their preferred choice depending on the range of the company's service.

Roadside assistance used to be provided by car clubs. But now, roadside assistance can also be provided by many organisations. Vehicle manufacturers have also begun to provide this service as an integral part of their service loyalty programs. There are a number of roadside assistance companies and organisations available in Australia. Most of them can also be found on the internet with their contact details posted online. Many of these companies are also car repair shops and car insurance businesses.

Roadside assistance tips

  • Before you call for roadside assistance, it is important to know the exact problem of the vehicle. The information will be relayed to the person or team that will come to your location. It will also make their jobs easier since they will be bringing the necessary tools to fix your car's problem.
  • Tell the company the exactly where you were driving and where you think you may be on the road. This will help the company call the closest tow truck company or emergency medical services so that they can get to you as quickly as possible.
  • Always keep copies of all the information that you will need to present for your roadside assistance. Keep one in your wallet, and another in your glove compartment.
  • Since not all people who provide assistance are honest and will not touch your stuff, it is best to always keep a watchful eye for your belongings. It is best to be vigilant these days.
  • When waiting for roadside assistance, always keep the doors of your vehicle closed and stay away from passing vehicles.