University District Towing Around the OSU Campus

Yes, but plan for delays. On home game Saturdays the streets around Ohio Stadium fill hours before kickoff, police close or restrict some roads, and Lane Avenue and SR-315 back up badly. If your car is near the stadium, the driver may only be able to reach it after the crowd thins. If you are east of High Street, it is usually easier. The dispatcher will tell you honestly what to expect.

If your own car broke down or is stuck, yes; we can tow it or jump it. If the city or a landlord already had it towed, it will be at an impound lot, not with us, and you need to contact that lot to get it back. Move-in and move-out weekends bring many extra parking rules around campus, so read posted signs carefully before leaving a car on the street.

That is the most common call we get in the University District. A battery sitting for months in a cold lot is often drained. The driver brings a booster and tries a jump for the $75 roadside fee, and checks the tires while there. A battery that will not take a charge can be swapped for a new one on site or tow the car to a shop. See car battery replacement.

Yes. We regularly move student cars from campus to other parts of Ohio and beyond at the end of a semester or after a breakdown. Long tows are priced the same way as local ones: $125 hook-up, $7 per loaded mile and $4 per mile from our yard to you. The dispatcher quotes the whole trip before the driver leaves, so you can compare it with the cost of a repair.

Our yard is southwest of Downtown, so the driver heads north. For cars east of High Street, I-71 to the 11th or 17th Avenue exit is usually fastest. For the west side of campus, near the stadium or medical center, SR-315 to Lane or King Avenue makes more sense. On football Saturdays we avoid both if they are jammed and come up local streets instead.

Yes. Many newer buildings along High Street and in the district have parking decks, and some have low ceilings. Give the dispatcher the building name and garage level. If the carrier cannot fit, the driver brings the car to the entrance first. If a gate or attendant is involved, let the building staff know we are coming. More on our parking garage towing page.

Yes. Lockouts are a flat $75, and our drivers use air wedges and reach tools that do not damage paint, weather stripping or glass. Have your student ID or driver's license ready, since the driver must confirm you own the car or have permission to use it. If the key fob is locked inside with a push-button car, we still open it the same way. See car lockout service.

We tow vehicles from private lots only for the lot owner or manager, under a written agreement and with proper signs posted, as Ohio law requires. If you are a property manager near campus, call to set that up through our private property towing program. If you are a student whose car was taken from a lot, call the number on the posted sign to find out where it went.