roadside assistance

Stranded driver aid

Roadside assistance is emergency help for drivers whose vehicles have broken down or become disabled.

Services typically include jump-starting dead batteries, changing flat tires, delivering fuel, unlocking doors, and towing to a repair shop.

Most auto insurance policies and motor clubs offer roadside assistance as a benefit: I called roadside assistance when my car wouldn't start.

Related

flares · wrecker · tow truck · dead battery · breakdown · dispatcher · hook · flat tire · tire change · membership benefits · emergency call · rollback · roadside · tow bar · AAA · side of the road · pull over · motorist

Categories
Opposites
helpfulness/support

roadside assistanceabandonment

Act of leaving permanently

stranded · self-reliance · helplessness

location of service

roadside assistancemechanic shop

Vehicle repair establishment

service center · repair shop

response type

roadside assistancescheduled maintenance

Prearranged care of equipment

preventive maintenance · routine service

Family

assist, assistance

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G