Emergency towing in Ottawa is what we do at 3 a.m. on a Tuesday, in the middle of an ice storm, and on a holiday weekend when nothing else is open. Call (613) 619-4545 and Barrhaven Towing dispatches a tow truck across the Ottawa-Gatineau area, any hour of any day.
Emergencies do not wait for office hours. The car that quits on a quiet stretch of the 416 at midnight, the engine seized on Highway 417 during a snowstorm, the broken-down ride on Christmas Eve. These are the calls we built our 24/7 dispatch around.
A lot of towing companies post a 24-hour number. Far fewer pick up after midnight. Barrhaven Towing runs real overnight dispatch out of our Greenbank Rd base. The phone rings into a person, not voicemail, every hour of every day.
That means weekends, statutory holidays, Christmas, New Year's, and the long winter nights where most calls come in. If your car has quit in Ottawa and the sun is down, you should be able to reach a tow truck without hunting through call directories.
Emergency towing is any tow you cannot postpone. The car is in a lane. The driver is stranded somewhere unsafe. The weather is dangerous. The vehicle is blocking a driveway, a fire lane, or a tow zone. These calls need a truck now, not a booking for tomorrow morning.
Most of our overnight calls come between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Drivers heading home from late shifts in Ottawa. People returning from cottages on Sunday nights. Visiting friends and family trying to get back to a hotel. The pattern repeats year-round.
From our Greenbank Rd dispatch, after-hours calls into Barrhaven, Nepean, Riverside South, and the central Ottawa corridor average a 25-minute response. Calls further into Manotick, Findlay Creek, or out past the airport take a little longer but still get a truck the same shift.
If you have broken down on Highway 417, the 416, or any divided highway in Ottawa, do not stand or sit beside the car. Stay buckled inside with hazards on, doors locked, and seatbelt fastened. Tell the dispatcher exactly where you are. We come to you. You do not need to wave the truck down.
Late-night calls work the same way as daytime calls. One number, one dispatcher, one truck. Pricing is transparent. Where an after-hours premium applies, you hear the number before the truck leaves the yard. We do not surprise anyone with a doubled bill on a 2 a.m. call.
If the issue is something we can fix on scene (battery, flat, fuel, lockout), the same overnight truck can handle that instead of a tow. See roadside assistance in Ottawa for the full roadside menu. For full breakdown tows of any vehicle, see car towing in Ottawa and our broader towing service in Ottawa page.
Ottawa winters create their own category of emergency tow calls. Black ice on Hunt Club Rd. Cars off the road on Prince of Wales Drive after a storm. Trucks stuck in unplowed Findlay Creek cul-de-sacs. The 417 closing for hours at a time because of multi-vehicle pile-ups.
We run winterised trucks with proper tires, chains, and winch capacity for the conditions. Our drivers know which routes stay drivable in heavy snow and which to avoid. When the city slows down, we keep moving.
Yes. A real dispatcher answers the phone at 3 a.m. just like at 3 p.m., 365 days a year. There is no voicemail tree and no callback delay. If we are not at the yard, the call routes straight to the driver on shift.
From our Greenbank Rd base, after-hours calls inside Barrhaven, Nepean, Riverside South, and the central Ottawa corridor average a 25-minute response. Calls further into Gloucester, Manotick, or Findlay Creek can take a little longer in winter weather or heavy traffic.
Where an after-hours or holiday premium applies, we tell you the rate when you call and before the truck leaves the yard. Nothing changes when the driver arrives. You always know the price up front.
Yes. Accident recovery is its own service with extra care for damaged vehicles. See our accident recovery in Ottawa page for detail. We coordinate with police or paramedics still on scene before moving the vehicle.
Stay inside your vehicle with hazards on and seatbelt fastened. Tell us your exit number, direction of travel, and any landmark close by. We dispatch and route directly. Most overnight 417 calls reach you in under 30 minutes from our Greenbank Rd base.
Yes. Winter storm and ice-day calls are part of our regular workload from December through March. Our trucks run winter tires, chains, and winches built for the conditions. When the city slows, we keep dispatching.
Barrhaven Towing runs 24/7 dispatch out of Greenbank Rd. One call. A real person. A truck on the way.
(613) 619-4545
See all towing options on our Towing Service Ottawa category page.
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