A screw in the tread on Aurora Avenue, a blowout on the I-5 approach to the Ship Canal Bridge, a soft tire on a Capitol Hill grade. One call to this Seattle roadside assistance line reaches a local roadside operator, and you hear the quote before a truck leaves.
Roadside Assistance Emergency Line(206) 483-2704Roadside jobs, tires first
Tires
Most calls are tires: a nail in the tread, a slow leak, a blowout on the freeway.
Power and fuel
Dead batteries in garages and at the curb, empty tanks short of the station.
Stuck or towed
When the car can't be fixed where it sits, it goes where you pick.
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, your direction, the nearest exit or cross street. Day or night, the line is answered.
Quote. You hear one price for the job before a truck leaves. No membership, no sign-up, nothing to join.
Roll. Tire plugged or the spare on, battery up, fuel in. If it can't be fixed there, a tow to the shop you pick.
Plug, spare or tow: what a flat usually needs
Many flats are a nail or a screw in the tread, and those can usually be plugged on the spot. Damage on the side of the tire cannot, so the spare goes on. Describe what you see, or call for a quote, and the operator tells you which it is before a truck leaves.
Two floating bridges, a tunnel and I-5 through the middle
Most Seattle 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, and the operator can find you.
Bridges, the SR-99 tunnel and the express lanes have their own rules for a stopped car. What to do on a Seattle bridge or in the tunnel.
The roads this line covers 11
Questions Seattle drivers ask before they call
Every job is quoted on the call, because the price depends on the job, the spot and the hour. A tire plug in a driveway and a spare change on a steep Queen Anne street are different work. Call (206) 483-2704, say where you are, and you hear one number before a truck leaves.
Often, yes: a nail or screw in the tread can usually be plugged right where the car sits. That gets you to a tire shop for a proper repair. A cut sidewall or a shredded tire cannot be plugged, so the spare goes on instead.
Yes, the line at (206) 483-2704 is answered around the clock, weekends and holidays included. Late calls can change the quote, and the operator says so before a truck leaves. Winter nights come early here, and the line is open for them too.
Yes. The line reaches a local roadside operator for tire, jump start, fuel and winch-out calls, and light-duty towing can be arranged on the same call. Say what happened and where the car sits. The operator tells you which of these it is and quotes it before anyone drives out.
No. There is no membership, sign-up or annual fee. You call when something goes wrong, agree on the price and pay for that one job. If an insurer or a credit card already covers roadside help, some plans reimburse a paid receipt, so keep it.
Seattle is home base, and calls also come from Shoreline, Burien, Tukwila, SeaTac, Renton, Mercer Island and Bellevue. That covers I-5, I-90, SR-520, SR-99, I-405 and SR-509. Farther out, give your location on the call and you get a straight answer.
Pull as far right as you safely can, turn on the hazard lights and stay in the car with your seat belt on. If the car is stopped in a travel lane or anyone is hurt, call 911 first. Give the operator your direction and the nearest exit.
How a roadside quote works in Seattle
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-night calls, freeway 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 puncture is in the tire, low-profile or run-flat tires, a driveway, a hill street or a freeway shoulder, the hour of the call.
Locking lug nuts without the key, a wheel rusted to the hub, a spare that is low on air, a car parked on a grade.
Where the battery sits, a parking garage level, a car boxed in at the curb, the hour of the call.
How far you are from a station, gas or diesel, a freeway shoulder or a bridge approach, the hour of the call.
How soft the ground is, a wet grass verge or a ditch, how far to firm ground, room for the truck.
Flatbed or wheel-lift, all-wheel drive, the distance, a steep street or a garage.
Write it down before you dial
Fill in the ticket and tap send. It goes to the local operator's phone as a text, and they call you back on the number you give. In a hurry? Call (206) 483-2704 instead.
On a freeway, tap the road and your direction, then add the nearest exit or cross street. That is enough for the operator to find you.
Roadside Assistance Emergency Line(206) 483-2704The area this line covers
Seattle is home base. The same line covers Shoreline, Burien, Tukwila, SeaTac, Renton, Mercer Island and Bellevue, and I-5, I-90, SR-520, SR-99 and I-405 between them.