Schumacher Place Tows, Jumps and Lockouts

It does not stop us from towing your own car, but it matters in two ways. First, if you parked on a permit block without a permit, the car may already have been ticketed or towed by someone else, so check before you call. Second, our driver needs a legal spot to set up the flatbed briefly. Tell us the block and whether the car sits in a permit zone.

Help us narrow it down. Give the dispatcher the make, color and plate number, plus the area where you think you left it. Many visitors to Schumacher Place park farther away than they planned because of the permit zones. If you can walk to the car and send us the corner from your phone's map, the driver will find it much faster.

Yes. Garage calls at the hospital are common, from parents who have been inside all day to staff finishing a late shift. Tell us the garage name, level and nearest elevator. Hospital garages may have low clearance, so if a tow is needed, the driver might jump the car or move it to street level first. A jump start is part of our $75 roadside rate.

There is an eastbound-only exit at Parsons Avenue at the north end of the neighborhood. If you are heading west, you will need a different ramp. If your car is failing on I-70 near downtown, getting off at Parsons and pulling onto a side street is often safer than stopping on the shoulder. Then call us with the street name and nearest corner.

Usually. Many homes here have small garages facing narrow alleys, which are hard for any truck to turn into. Our approach is to back in where possible or winch the car out to the street, then load it. If the car will not roll because the parking brake is stuck or it is in gear, tell the dispatcher so the driver brings dollies.

A short tow inside the south side is one of the lower-priced jobs we do. It starts with $4 a mile for our truck to reach you from Harrisburg Pike, then $125 to load the car, then $7 for every mile it rides to the shop. Nights, weekends and extra winching add to that. The dispatcher works out the full amount before sending a truck, and our rates page lists every charge.

Yes. Schumacher Place sits between German Village to the west and Driving Park to the east, and we cover both, along with Merion Village to the south. Wherever you are on the south and east sides, call the same number and get the same published rates. The dispatcher can also tell you whether a jump, a tire change or a lockout will solve the problem on the spot, so you only pay for a tow when the car truly needs one.