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Roadside help · Greater Toronto Area
Stuck? Get roadside help on the way.
Dead battery, locked out, flat tire or out of gas? Tell us where you are. We text independent operators near you who hold Ontario tow certificates, and the first one who can come takes your job. Their name, ETA and price come to you by text.
Unsafe, or anyone hurt? Call 911. On a 400-series highway or the QEW? Call 511.
Certificate-holding operators onlyPrice before any work startsUpdates by text
What we can help with
The four things that strand most drivers
A dead battery in a condo garage, keys locked in at the grocery store, a flat on the way to work, an empty tank: one request reaches the operators near you who handle it.
Battery boost
Dead battery? A jump start where you are.
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Car lockout
Keys locked inside? Get back in without damage.
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Flat tire change
Your spare put on, so you can drive to a shop.
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Fuel delivery
Ran out? Enough fuel to reach a station.
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Need a tow?TowXpress doesn't arrange tows. Here is the fastest lawful way to get a certified tow operator, and what to check before you sign.Read this first
Why TowXpress
One request. Every nearby operator. No membership.
Instead of calling around while you're stuck, you ask once. We text every approved operator who covers your area, the first one free takes it, and you get their name, ETA and price before anyone sets off.
Faster to find someone
One request reaches several operators at the same moment, instead of you phoning one after another.
Compare before you book
Prices and arrival times side by side, so you pick, with no surprises at the roadside.
Checked operators only
Ontario tow certificate and insurance checked before an operator gets a single job.
Paid only when it's done
No membership, no app. You pay online when you book, held until the job is done.
How TowXpress compares
| TowXpress | CAA membership | Canadian Tire Roadside | Calling around yourself | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membership needed | No | Yes: $80 to $154 a year | No | No |
| What one call costs | The quote you pick, plus a small booking fee | Included in your plan, within its limits | $90 flat per service | Whatever each one quotes |
| How many operators your request reaches | Every approved operator nearby, at once | The contractor CAA assigns | Canadian Tire's own network | One phone call at a time |
| Price in writing before work starts | Yes: you pick from written quotes | Covered by membership | Yes, $90 shown online | Only if you ask |
| Who checks the operator | We check their Ontario certificate and insurance first | CAA's own network | Canadian Tire's network | You do, on the spot |
| Local operators near you | Yes: they pick the cities they cover | Varies by area | Varies by area | If you find them |
Prices as published on 23 Oct 2026: CAA South Central Ontario plans (caasco.com/membership); Canadian Tire Roadside, $90 per service with no membership (roadsideassistance.canadiantire.ca); GTA operators' own listings advertise boosts from $60 to $125. CAA and Canadian Tire are their owners' trademarks; TowXpress isn't affiliated with either.
Why it matters in the GTA
Breakdowns are everyday here, and worst in winter
3.47M
vehicles in GTA households
Transportation Tomorrow Survey 20224,000
roadside calls a day to CAA in Ontario in winter, double on busy days
CAA South Central Ontario, Jan 202441%
of winter roadside calls are dead batteries
CAA-Québec, winter 2020–212,943
condo corporations in Toronto, with underground garages big trucks can't enter
Condo Authority of OntarioHow it works
One request. Operators quote. You pick.
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Nearby operators get a text
Approved operators who hold Ontario tow certificates who cover your area all get your job by text at once.
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You pick a quote
Their prices and arrival times come to your phone. Pick one and pay online: your payment is held until the job is done.
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Back on the road
They boost, unlock, change the tire or bring fuel. Confirm it's done and only then is the operator paid. Something wrong? Tell us and we stop the payment.
Only certificate-holding operators
Every operator is checked before they get a single job.
Ontario requires tow operators to hold a provincial certificate, and we only work with operators who do. Before an operator can take TowXpress jobs, we check:
- Their Ontario tow operator certificate, on the province's registry
- Their insurance, and when it expires
- The services they really do, and the equipment for them
- The areas they can reach quickly
Always in the loop
You always know who is coming.
No guessing and no chasing. Every step comes to your phone by text from the TowXpress line.
- Your job number the moment you send it
- The operator's company, number and ETA
- Their price, in writing, before they start
- A call from us if it's taking longer than it should
TowXpress · (289) 277-6508
TowXpress: we got your request (job H7K2M). We're texting operators near you now and will text you their name, ETA and price as soon as one takes it.9:41 PM
TowXpress: Maple Route Roadside is taking job H7K2M. ETA about 25 min. They will call you from (289) 555-0142. Quoted: $95 boost. Confirm before any work starts.9:43 PM
Thanks! I'm in the underground lot, level P2.9:44 PM
TowXpress: Maple Route Roadside has marked job H7K2M done. If anything isn't right, reply to this text and we'll follow up.10:16 PM
Day or night, rain or snow
The jobs a request covers
Boosts in frozen driveways, lockouts in parking lots, tire changes at the curb and fuel brought to wherever you stopped.
Service areas
Across the GTA
Toronto, Peel, York Region, Halton and Durham. Pick your city for local details.
TorontoToronto
North YorkToronto
ScarboroughToronto
EtobicokeToronto
MississaugaPeel
BramptonPeel
VaughanYork Region
MarkhamYork Region
Richmond HillYork Region
OakvilleHalton
BurlingtonHalton
MiltonHaltonOperators choose the areas they serve. If nobody can reach you, we tell you quickly so you can call someone else. TowXpress can't send help onto the 400-series highways or the QEW: call 511 there.
For tow and roadside operators
Run a tow or service truck in the GTA? Get roadside jobs by text.
Pick your areas and services. When a job comes in, you get a text with the details and one link. Tap it, accept, and the customer's details are yours. No app to install.
Questions
Good to know before you need it
Straight answers about how TowXpress works, what it costs and what to do while you wait.
How does TowXpress work?
You send one request for a boost, a lockout, a flat tire or fuel, by phone or online. We text it to independent operators near you who hold Ontario tow certificates. The first who can come takes it, and you get their name, number, ETA and price by text.
Does TowXpress arrange tows?
No. Ontario's towing law lets only certified tow operators offer or arrange a tow, so TowXpress handles roadside help only. For a tow, call a certified tow operator directly: our towing page shows how to find one and what to check.
How much does it cost?
Asking for quotes is free. If you book one, you pay the operator's price plus a booking fee of $3.99 or 5% of the job, whichever is higher, up to $15, plus HST.
How fast will someone come?
It depends on where you are, the time of day and the weather, so we won't promise a number. The operator who takes your job texts you their ETA, and if nobody has taken it within a few minutes, a person at TowXpress calls you.
Are your operators certified?
We only work with operators who hold an Ontario tow operator certificate, and we check it, with their insurance, before they get a single job. You can check any operator yourself on the province's registry.
I am on the 401, the QEW or another 400-series highway.
In the GTA those highways are restricted towing zones: only the province's contracted company may help there, so TowXpress can't send anyone. Call 511 if you are safe, or 911 if you are in a live lane or in danger.
What should I do while I wait?
Stay somewhere safe with your hazards on. If traffic is close and it feels unsafe to get out, stay inside with your seatbelt on. If you're in danger or anyone is hurt, call 911.
How do I pay?
Online, by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, when you book. Your payment is held until you confirm the job is done; then the operator is paid. If you don't confirm within 48 hours of them finishing, it's released automatically.
Need help right now?
Call, or send a request. It takes about a minute.