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Towing and Roadside Help in Quebec

Broken down in Quebec? 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.

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How it works in Quebec. 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 Quebec

Autoroutes and long northern routes

Quebec's Highways, From the Townships to Saguenay

A-20 and A-40 are the two main links between Montreal and Quebec City. A-20 follows the St. Lawrence and, at 585 km, is the longest autoroute in the province. To the east of Montreal, A-10 runs into the Eastern Townships to Sherbrooke, where A-55 heads south to meet I-91 at the Vermont border. North of Quebec City, Route 175 crosses the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve to Saguenay, and Route 117 is the only direct road between southern Quebec and Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

Most of the province gets more than 1,000 mm of precipitation a year, and many areas see over 300 cm of snow. The 2007-2008 winter dropped more than five meters of snow around Quebec City. On Route 175 through the reserve, ice, snow and blowing snow make winter driving hard, and that stretch closes a few times a year for weather or crashes. When the cold wins, a partner can bring a boost or a winch-out.

Winter tires are the law here

From December 1 to March 15, every Quebec-registered car, rentals included, must have winter tires. Vehicles registered outside Quebec are exempt.

Check closures and conditions on Quebec 511 before you head out.

Highway Safety Code

Who Must Move Over, and Where Not to Stop

Quebec's move-over rule applies on highways, country roads and city streets. When an emergency vehicle, a tow truck or a surveillance vehicle is stopped at the roadside with its lights or yellow arrow on, you must slow down and move over to leave as much space as you can, once it's safe. The SAAQ explains the rule.

The Highway Safety Code also bars stopping on a bridge, a viaduct, an elevated lane, in a tunnel, or on a limited-access highway or its ramps, except in a case of necessity. Walking along a limited-access highway is barred too, except in necessity. If your car quits in one of those spots, pull as far clear as you can and call.

Quebec Questions

I broke down on an expressway in Montreal or Laval. Can you send a partner?

Not there. On expressways on the island of Montreal, the island of Laval and parts of the North and South shores, plus provincial bridges in the Montreal area, Quebec uses exclusive towing. You must use the designated company for that zone, and since June 1, 2026, you report the breakdown by calling 911. You don't have to use a garage the tow driver suggests, and once your car is out of the zone, you can pick any towing service, us included.

Roadside help in Quebec

Towing and Roadside Services Across Quebec

Sentinel is a 24-hour towing and roadside assistance network across Quebec. 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.