Tow truck in Elmora, Elizabeth, NJ: driveways, curb cuts and the flatbed most of these cars need

Half the cars on these streets have power to all four wheels or a battery under the floor, and every one of them goes on a flatbed with all four tires off the road. The driver backs the deck to the driveway apron, winches the car up and straps it by the tires.

Say the model when you call so the flatbed leaves first; sending a wheel-lift and then swapping trucks is time you do not have to lose.

The January call is a battery that clicked. A jump start is one flat price with no miles and it is what the dispatcher sends first. If the battery will not take a charge, the flatbed is already there and the tow to a Westfield Avenue or Morris Avenue shop is added at the flat fee.

Narrow aprons, low walls and a hedge on each side mean the flatbed cannot always back straight in. The driver pulls the car to the street with the winch or a set of dollies first and loads it there. Nothing is scraped, and the neighbors' cars are left where they were.

Westfield Avenue's shops and the Roselle Park station lot are the usual destinations, and Warinanco Park's loop road sees a slide-off on the first icy morning of the year. A winch-out is quoted first; if the car drives afterward, that is the bill.

Parkway Exit 137 is minutes west. Turnpike and Parkway shoulders are served by the Authority's authorized garages. Book with us and we take the car from the exit or the garage's lot.