Vehicle recovery towing is a type of towing service for vehicles that have been disabled in a crash. It isn’t a service most people think about until they need it, immediately after a car accident. If you are involved in a serious collision, you may be dealing with physical injuries, emotional shock, and uncertainty about what comes next. Barnett’s Towing is here for you with accident recovery towing services in Arizona to get your vehicle safely off the road and into a collision repair shop. Here’s a closer look at what you can expect during the vehicle recovery process.
Reporting the Accident
The first and most important step to take after an accident is assessing any injuries. If anyone in your own vehicle or other vehicles involved has been hurt, you should call 911 right away. If there are no significant injuries and vehicles are still safe to move, Arizona law requires that drivers use quick clearance after an accident, which means that any operable vehicle must be moved out of the roadway to minimize disruption to traffic and prevent any secondary accidents. After you’ve moved off the road, call 911 to report the accident and wait for police to arrive.
Note that if there are severe injuries or fatalities or if a vehicle is damaged so badly that it cannot drive or roll safely, you should not move your vehicle and instead call 911 right away.
Towing Your Vehicle
Once police have documented the scene, vehicle recovery towing will be needed to get your vehicle to a shop for repairs. In very minor collisions, you may be able to drive your vehicle from the scene, but you should still visit a collision repair center to determine if there’s hidden damage that was not immediately visible at the time of the accident. If you’re unsure whether your vehicle is safe to drive, call for a tow truck to play it safe.
Vehicles with deployed airbags, cracked windshields, body damage, leaking fluids, or handling issues should never be driven from the scene of an accident. With vehicle recovery towing, a flatbed tow truck is used to keep the entire car off the ground for safe transportation to a repair center.
Taking the Next Steps
When towing your vehicle, you have the right to take it to any collision center you prefer. Your insurance provider cannot force you to use any specific repair shop. If the collision occurs late at night or on a weekend or holiday, towing the vehicle to your home may be the best option to avoid the cost of using a vehicle storage facility.
In the days following the accident, you’ll need to work with your insurance company to organize vehicle repairs, medical care, and other related services. You may need to obtain a police report for the accident, which can be done by filing a request with the law enforcement agency that arrived on the scene, such as the Tucson Police Department, Pima County Sherriff, or Arizona Highway Patrol.
After an accident, you shouldn’t have to worry about how to get your vehicle to safety. That’s why Barnett’s Towing is here with reliable vehicle recovery towing services available throughout Arizona 24/7. We are a family owned and operated company, so we take pride in offering exceptional service for every type of tow, including accident recovery.