The worst thing for a driver is to find that your engine won't start or that you have a serious breakdown. Especially if you have a ride planned for coming days, and you don't want to cancel it.

In this case, the simplest solution is to ask for another driver's assistance and tow your car to the nearest car shop where the issue will be quickly found and fixed. In this article, you'll learn what a towing is, when you'll have to order a tow truck and what the conditions for using the Towing rate are in the Maxim service.

When to ask for help

You may need towing a broken vehicle in several cases:

    • a breakdown happened on the road and you can't continue the ride;

    • fuel ran out;

    • engine won't start after cold weather.

First, you'll need to make sure that the car can freewheel. If the cause of a failure is not a jammed axle, hub bearing or breaks, then you can attach the vehicle.

How to help correctly

New drivers with driving experience less than two years won't be able to tow a vehicle to a car shop — it is forbidden by traffic rules. Only an experienced driver should do the towing.

You should have a suitable tow in your trunk. The recommended length of a tow is 4-6 meters. Its thickness and durability should match the vehicle's size and weight. If the vehicle has several towing eyes, it's better to attach the tow diagonally. Thus you'll avoid riding over it when turning.

There are several rules for towing a vehicle:

    • all the passengers should move to a leading car;

    • transmission should be switched to neutral (N);

    • if you have an automatic transmission, then you can tow for 50 km at most and not faster than 50 km/h.

If the engine is working, then it is better to keep it running when towing the vehicle. Otherwise, it'll be much more difficult to control it. Ask the driver of the leading car to keep contact by using a horn or calling.

When you need a tow truck

Sometimes you can't transport a broken vehicle yourself. If the issue is serious, you'll have to call a tow truck. You'll need it if your vehicle can't freewheel, the breaks are faulty, there are steering issues or the wheels are seriously damaged. In these cases, an attempt to tow a vehicle may result in a car accident or even worse breakdown.

Driver's assistance

The Maxim service has the "Towing" rate. Our driver will arrive to the required address and help you get to the nearest car shop.

The towing price is fixed, it won't change on the way. You learn how much you'll have to pay at once. You can place an order in the mobile app, on taximaxim.ru or through an operator.

Convenient payment:

    • in cash,

    • from your account,

    • by transferring to a driver's card.

The "Towing" rate of the Maxim service will help you in a difficult situation