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Moving a classic through Fremantle: how prestige transport is different
A low car and a Fremantle laneway are a bad combination if you rush it. Here is what actually changes when we transport a classic or prestige vehicle.
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Summer breakdowns on the coast: why February is our busiest month
Perth heat does not break cars suddenly. It finds the weak thing and finishes it off. Here is what fails in February, why, and what a hot Scarborough car park does to a battery.
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Towing in Ellenbrook: new estates, long driveways and streets with one way out
New estates are lovely to live in and awkward to get a truck into. Here is what actually decides whether we can load outside your house or fifty metres up the road.
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A southern run to Rockingham: what changes when a tow crosses the whole city
We are a northern suburbs business that covers the whole metro. Here is what an honest southern run looks like, including the part where we tell you if someone closer is a better idea.
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After a crash in Midland: the tow that comes before the insurance call
Nobody is thinking clearly ten minutes after a crash. This is the order things actually happen in, so you have read it once before you need it.
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Dealer and workshop runs around Osborne Park: the towing nobody sees
Most of the towing that happens in Perth is not roadside drama. It is cars moving quietly between dealers, workshops and yards. Osborne Park is where a lot of it happens.
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Getting a car out of a Perth CBD car park: low clearance, tight ramps, and no room to tilt
A tilt tray does not fit in most CBD car parks. So how does the car get out? This is the job most people have never thought about until it is their car on level four.
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Towing from Yanchep and Two Rocks: distance is rarely the actual problem
People in Yanchep apologise for being far away before they have even described the problem. They are about twenty minutes from our base. Here is what a northern-end tow really involves.
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Broken down on the Mitchell Freeway near Butler: the safety part matters more than the tow
A freeway breakdown is the one job where what you do in the first sixty seconds matters more than how fast the truck arrives. Here is how we handle the Butler and Alkimos stretch.
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Bogged at Quinns Beach: what a sand recovery actually involves
Sand recoveries look dramatic and are mostly patience. Here is a Sunday afternoon on the Quinns Rocks beach access, and the mistakes that turn a ten-minute job into a two-hour one.
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Broken down on Wanneroo Road in peak hour: how we actually get to you
Wanneroo Road at 5pm is the least forgiving place in the northern suburbs to stop moving. Here is what a peak-hour breakdown looks like from inside the truck.
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A 2am tow out of Joondalup: what happens when you call in the middle of the night
Everyone advertises 24/7. Fewer people explain what 2am actually looks like from the other end of the phone. Here is a real night shift job around Joondalup, written up honestly.
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Towing in Clarkson: what an Ocean Keys car park call-out actually looks like
Clarkson is our home suburb, so the Ocean Keys car park is probably where we get called more than anywhere else in Perth. Here is exactly how one of those jobs runs, start to finish.
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