Picking the Right Car Transport in Holywood
Car Tow NI, a Belfast-based vehicle recovery company, covers car transport across Holywood and the rest of Northern Ireland. A recovery firm worth ringing has a real address, a number that gets answered and insured drivers, and it sends its own trucks.
How do you choose a recovery firm?
Start with the basics: a proper address and a number that gets answered. Check that the drivers are insured. Have a look at reviews, especially the less enthusiastic ones.
Find out whether the firm you ring is the firm that comes. Some numbers are brokers who sell the job on. Car Tow NI answers and attends its own calls.
How do you tell if it's your starter or battery?
Listen to it. A battery on its way out gives a slow laboured crank or a rapid clicking, while a starter fault more often gives one solid click with the lights staying bright. A jump start settles it either way: if it fires up on leads, the battery or the charging side is your problem.
What about transporting a car that is not broken?
Not every move starts with a fault. A car bought at auction, a classic heading to a show, a vehicle going to a new owner. Putting them on a truck saves the miles and the worry.
A low front end or fresh paintwork means a flatbed rather than a lift. Car Tow NI has moved everything from small hatchbacks to expensive sports cars, and the same care goes into each of them.
Who to call if I breakdown?
If you hold breakdown cover, ring your provider first, because you have already paid for it. If you do not, ring a local recovery firm directly. Ring 999 first if the vehicle is in a dangerous position on a fast road, whichever of those applies.
Who actually turns up at the roadside?
You are standing at the side of a road waiting for a stranger. The person who arrives should be easy to identify. Car Tow NI drivers are motorbike recovery Belfast insured, uniformed and properly trained.
Expect them to check the registration and your name first. Have a look at how it is strapped down. A careful job with the tie downs says a lot.
Car Tow NI takes calls from Holywood and the whole of Northern Ireland, around the clock. Ring 07700 145209 to arrange car transport.
Car Tow NI
503 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7EZ
Phone: 07700 145209
Website: cartowni.com
Based on the Lisburn Road in Belfast, out across Northern Ireland 24 hours a day.