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Towing in Lexington, KY: Tow Truck Help Inside and Outside New Circle
Stuck in Lexington? Call 1-888-TOW-1213. We lock your price by text, send the nearest available partner tow company and check on you until help arrives.
If anyone is hurt or you're stopped in a live lane, call 911 first.
- Check-ins until help arrives
- Driver card and truck tracking
- Price locked by text
- Photo-protected tow
How it works in Lexington. Sentinel Towing is a network, not a tow company. A vetted local partner in the Lexington area does the job. We stay with you by text and hold them to your locked price. Not in Lexington? Find a tow truck near you.
Tow truck help in Lexington
Towing in Lexington Starts With One Question: Inside New Circle?
Lexington has no freeway into downtown. I-64 and I-75 meet at the edge of the city, and neither one runs into the center. Inside, traffic moves on New Circle Road, Man o' War Boulevard and the roads that run out from the center like spokes. The University of Kentucky sits right next to downtown, and commuters pour in from the towns around. So the city gets real congestion for its size.
That's why the first thing we'll ask is where you are on that map. Inside New Circle, outside it, or out on the Interstates. It tells us which vetted local partner is closest. Your price is locked by text before anyone rolls.
Roads to know
New Circle, Man o' War and the Pikes
New Circle Road (KY 4)
The beltway around central Lexington. About three-quarters of it is limited-access, and the rest has lights and driveways. On the limited-access part, stay in the car with hazards on. Give us the nearest exit.
Man o' War Boulevard
The southern loop, with curbs and sidewalks. Its west end is at Versailles Road, beside Blue Grass Airport and across from Keeneland. It's an arterial, not a freeway, so a side street or lot may be close. Coast into one if you can.
I-64 and I-75
I-75 runs along the edge of town and I-64 along the north side. It's interstate traffic, fast and close. If you're in a live lane, call 911 first. Then call us for the tow.
Nicholasville, Harrodsburg and Leestown Roads
US 27, US 68 and US 421 run out from the center. A car that won't start in a store lot is often just a dead battery. Try a jump start first.
Newtown Pike and Tates Creek Road
Newtown Pike links the north side to I-75 and runs on into Scott County. Tates Creek Road runs from New Circle out to the rural southeast. Tell us the nearest cross road.
Past the city line
Horse Farm Roads and Wet Weather
In 1958, Lexington drew the first urban growth boundary in the country to keep horse farms from being built over. Out past that line, lots are big and homes are spread out. On a farm road at night, it can be hard to say exactly where you are. Share your location from your phone when you call. If you simply ran out of gas, fuel delivery saves you a tow.
The weather here is rarely extreme for long. It's wet, though. NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for Blue Grass Airport show close to 50 inches of rain and melted snow a year. Late spring and summer run a little wetter. Slow down on worn tires, since wet pavement is where they slide.
Winter is moderate, but it still freezes. The airport averages about 90 nights at or below freezing and about 15 inches of snow. A thin glaze of ice on a bridge deck or an overpass on I-75 can put a car in the ditch. If yours slid off and isn't damaged, ask about a winch-out.
Summer brings about 25 days of 90 degrees or more. That's plenty to finish off an old battery.
Kentucky's move-over law covers you
Kentucky's move-over rule covers a disabled car showing flashers, flares or reflective triangles, not only emergency vehicles. On a road with four or more lanes, drivers must move away from you when it's safe. Otherwise they must slow down.
So put your flashers on, and set out triangles if you carry them and it's safe. Read KRS 189.930 on the Kentucky General Assembly site. For road conditions, check GoKY.
Areas We Cover Around Lexington
Call from any part of Fayette County or the Bluegrass towns around it:
- Downtown and the University of Kentucky area
- Chevy Chase, Ashland Park and Idle Hour
- Hartland, Kenwick and Gainesway
- Beaumont, Gardenside and Palomar Hills
- Masterson Station, Meadowthorpe and Cardinal Valley
- Keeneland, Blue Grass Airport and the Kentucky Horse Park area
- Georgetown and Paris
- Nicholasville and Wilmore
- Versailles and Midway
- Winchester
Before your driver arrives, you get their name, photo and truck by text. You can track your truck on a map as it heads your way, and we check in until it's there. Read the Stay-With-You Promise for the full list.
Questions
Lexington Towing Questions
How do I describe where I am on New Circle Road?
Give the direction you're going and the nearest exit or cross road, like Nicholasville Road or Newtown Pike. If you can share your phone's location on the call, do that too.
My car won't start at Blue Grass Airport. Can someone jump it?
Usually, yes. Tell us which lot you're in. A partner brings a jump pack, and your price comes by text before they head out.
Can you tow me from Georgetown or Nicholasville into Lexington?
Yes, if a partner can make the trip. Name the shop when you call. The texted price is the most you pay for the job you describe.
I'm on a dark farm road and not sure where I am. What now?
Stay in the car with the hazards on. Share your location from your phone on the call, or read us the last road sign you passed. We text your family where you are if you'd like.
Roadside help in Lexington, KY
Tow Truck and Roadside Services in Lexington
Sentinel is a 24-hour towing and roadside assistance network for Lexington drivers. Tell us what happened, 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, like many all-wheel-drive cars), 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-outsThe Sentinel Stay-With-You Promise
Seven Promises on Every Lexington Call
Read the fine print on the promise page.
We stay with you. From your call until the truck arrives, we check on you by text.
See your driver before they arrive. You get their name, photo and truck by text, and you can track your truck on a map.
Your family knows too. Give us one number, and we text them your location and arrival time.
Photo-protected tow. Before hookup, your driver photographs all 4 sides of your vehicle. We text you the photos.
Price locked by text. You get your price by text before we dispatch. That price is the most you pay for the job. If the job changes, we text a new price first and you decide.
Never stranded after. Ride along in the truck when it's safe and allowed, or we help you get a ride. We also point you to a good repair shop.
Free Sentinel Circle. After your first job, your vehicle is on file. Next time, just text "TOW" for priority dispatch.
How it works
From Your Call to Your Driver
- 01You call
Our 24/7 line answers
Call 1-888-TOW-1213. Tell us where you are, what you drive and what went wrong.
- 02We lock it in
Your price, by text
We text your price before anyone is sent. That's the most you'll pay for the job you described.
- 03A partner accepts
The nearest truck takes it
The nearest available partner tow company accepts your job. They're vetted for insurance and licensing.
- 04You see who's coming
Driver card and tracking
You get your driver's name, photo and truck, plus a link to track your truck. We check in until they arrive.
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Stuck in Lexington? Call and We'll Stay With You.
Our line answers 24/7. Your price is locked by text before we send anyone.