Gainesville, FLAlachua CountyI-75 exits 382 to 390
A dead battery in a Butler Plaza lot, a flat on Archer Road, keys locked in the car on University Avenue, an empty tank on I-75. Call the line, say where the car is, and hear one quote before a truck rolls.
Seven roadside jobs, one number
A flat on I-75, a battery that gave out in a garage by the hospitals, keys on the seat at a pump on Waldo Road. Each job is quoted on the call before a truck leaves.
How a roadside call works
Pull over
Get as far right as you safely can and turn on the hazards. Stopped in a travel lane, or anyone hurt? Call 911 first.
Call
Say where the car is: the road, the direction, the last I-75 exit or the nearest cross street, and what the car is doing.
Quote
You hear one price for the job before a truck leaves. No membership, no sign-up, nothing to join.
Roll
Battery up, spare on, door open, fuel in. If it can't be fixed there, a tow to the shop you pick.
What a stopped car usually needs
Most roadside calls come down to the same few problems. Say what the car does when you turn the key, and the operator tells you which job it is before a truck leaves, so nobody is sent with the wrong gear.
I-75, US-441 and the state roads out of town
Most Gainesville breakdowns happen on six roads. Tap the one you are on and the breakdown ticket below fills in with it. Add your direction and the nearest exit or cross street.
Interstate shoulders have their own rules, from Florida's Move Over law to fog on Paynes Prairie. What to do when the car quits on I-75 or US-441.
Questions Gainesville drivers ask before they call
This line covers jump starts, battery replacement, flat tire changes, car lockouts, fuel delivery, winch-outs and light-duty towing across Gainesville and Alachua County. Call (352) 225-7849, say what happened and where, and hear the quote first.
No. There is no membership, no sign-up and nothing to join. You call when the car stops, you hear a price for that one job, and you decide. If you already have a plan through your insurer or your car maker, you can still call them first.
The quote depends on the job, where the car sits and the hour of the call, so it is given on the phone before a truck leaves. A jump in a driveway near downtown and a tire change on an I-75 shoulder are different jobs and are priced that way.
Say the road you are on, the direction, the nearest exit or cross street, and what the car is doing. On I-75, the exit numbers help most: 382 Williston Road, 384 Archer Road, 387 Newberry Road and 390 NW 39th Avenue.
Yes. The line covers Alachua, Newberry, High Springs, Archer, Micanopy, Hawthorne and Jonesville as well as Gainesville itself. Travel to the edges of the county is part of the quote, and you hear that on the call before anything is sent.
Call 911 first if the car is stopped in a travel lane or anyone is hurt. From a cell phone you can also reach the Florida Highway Patrol at *FHP (*347). Once everyone is safe, call the roadside line for the car itself.
How a roadside quote works in Gainesville
There is no price list on this site, because the price depends on the car, the spot and the hour. Call, say where you are and what happened, and you hear one number before a truck leaves.
No membership and no sign-up fee. Late calls, interstate shoulders and the far edges of the county can change the number, and you hear that up front. The list shows what moves the quote for each job.
Call for a quoteWhere the car is parked or stopped, a locking lug nut without its key, a spare that is flat too, a soft sand shoulder under the jack.
Where the battery sits, a parking garage level, a hybrid or push-button car, how far the truck has to come.
The battery size and type your car takes (standard or AGM), where the battery is mounted, a battery you already bought.
The make and model, keys in the trunk instead of the cabin, a parking garage or a roadside stop.
Gas or diesel, a shoulder on I-75 or a side street, how far you are from the nearest open station.
Sand, mud or a flooded swale, how far to firm ground, room for the truck to set up.
Flatbed or wheel-lift, all-wheel drive, the distance, a parking garage clearance.
Write it down before you dial
Fill in the ticket and tap send. Your request goes to the roadside line and you get a call back on the number you give. In a hurry? Call (352) 225-7849 instead.
On I-75, tap the road and your direction, then add the last exit you passed: 382 Williston Road, 384 Archer Road, 387 Newberry Road or 390 NW 39th Avenue.
Call (352) 225-7849The area this line covers
Gainesville is home base. The same line covers Alachua, Newberry, High Springs, Archer, Micanopy, Hawthorne and Jonesville, and I-75, US-441, US-301 and the state roads between them.