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Towing and Roadside Help in Florida
Broken down in Florida? Call 1-888-TOW-1213. We lock your price by text, send the nearest available partner tow company and stay with you until help arrives.
If anyone is hurt or you're stopped in a live lane, call 911 first.
How it works in Florida. Sentinel Towing is a network, not a tow company. A vetted local partner near you does the job. We stay with you by text and hold them to your locked price.
Towing by City in Florida
- Bradenton, FLTowing in Bradenton, FL, from I-75 to the Anna Maria Island bridges.
- Tallahassee, FLTowing in Tallahassee, FL on I-10, Capital Circle and Tennessee Street.
Roadside guides for Florida
Panhandle, peninsula and Keys
Florida Is Long, and the Miles Add Up
Four interstates carry most of the state. I-10 crosses the Panhandle from Pensacola through Tallahassee and Lake City to Jacksonville. I-95 follows the Atlantic side from Jacksonville down to downtown Miami. I-75 starts near Lake City and runs through Gainesville, Ocala, Tampa's eastern suburbs, Bradenton, Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples, then crosses Alligator Alley as a toll road to Fort Lauderdale. I-4 cuts across the middle, linking Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando and Daytona Beach.
Florida's Turnpike adds a toll road from Wildwood down to Miami and Florida City, and it no longer takes cash at all. Below the mainland, the Overseas Highway carries US 1 to Key West. Much of it is two lanes, and it crosses open water on long spans like the Seven Mile Bridge into Marathon. If you stall out there, tell us the nearest key and which way you were heading.
The usual fixes: a flat tire change, a battery that quit, keys locked in the car at the beach lot, or a car that needs a tow to the nearest shop.
Sunshine State, stormy roads
What Florida Weather Does to a Drive
- Afternoon stormsFrom late spring into early fall, afternoon thunderstorms are common across much of the state. Central Florida gets more lightning strikes than anywhere else in the country.
- Hurricane seasonJune 1 to November 30, busiest from August to October. No part of the state is far from the ocean.
- Water on the roadThe National Weather Service warns that 2 feet of rushing water can carry away SUVs and trucks. Turn around and call from higher ground.
- Cold snaps up northSnow almost never falls, but frost turns up in the Panhandle. A rare freeze is enough to finish off a weak battery.
Florida Statutes
Florida's Move Over Act Protects Stranded Drivers, Too
Under s. 316.126, drivers must make room for a wrecker with amber lights doing a recovery or loading on the roadside. The same rule covers a disabled car that's stopped with its hazard lights on, flares out, warning signs posted, or people visibly with it. On an interstate or any road with two or more lanes their way, passing drivers must leave the lane closest to you. If they can't do that safely, they must slow to 20 mph under a limit of 25 mph or more, or to 5 mph where the limit is 20 or less.
If a crash damages only vehicles and your car is blocking traffic, s. 316.061 says to make every reasonable effort to move it, or have it moved, out of the flow. Moving it doesn't make you at fault by itself.
Can you tow my car from Key West to Miami?
No. We only arrange local tows, so your car goes to a shop near where it broke down. On the Keys, that means a shop nearby, not a trip up to the mainland.
Will a partner come out while a hurricane is on the way?
Only if they can do it safely. When roads close or a storm is too close, a partner may not be able to reach you, and we'll tell you that on the call instead of leaving you waiting.
Roadside help in Florida
Towing and Roadside Services Across Florida
Sentinel is a 24-hour towing and roadside assistance network across Florida. Tell us where you are, and we send a vetted local towing company near you with a truck suited to the job: a tow truck for a car that can't be driven (a flatbed where the vehicle needs one), or a service truck for a jump start, lockout, flat tire, fuel delivery or winch-out.
Car towing
Cars, SUVs, minivans and light pickups. Price locked by text, photos before hookup.
Car towing
Jump starts
Clicks, dim dash lights or nothing at all? A dead battery jump, day or night.
Jump starts
Car lockouts
Keys locked inside, on the seat or in the trunk. A partner works to get you back in without damage.
Car lockouts
Flat tire changes
Got a spare but no safe way to put it on? A partner swaps it for you.
Flat tire changes
Fuel delivery
Ran out of gas? Enough fuel to get you to the nearest station.
Fuel delivery
Winch-outs
Stuck in snow, mud or a shallow ditch near the road? A partner can usually pull you out.
Winch-outsFlorida
Stuck in Florida? Call and We'll Stay With You.
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