A flat tire on a sunny afternoon feels like a minor inconvenience. The same breakdown on a remote highway during a winter ...

Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about insurance for consumers for the last decade. Prior to covering insurance, Michelle was a ...

Has your car battery gone dead, your tires flat or you tank run out of gas? How about locking your keys inside a vehicle? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, a study released Wednesday shows AAA rescued ...

The on-demand roadside assistance platform Jrop has recently announced that it is expanding its services to cover the entire United States. From now on, whether you’re in Ohio, Arizona, or South ...

The latest Waze update brings a nifty new feature: you can now request roadside help to fellow Waze users in case of emergency. The Google-owned navigation app is similar to Google Maps but offers ...

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Allstate, the insurer that covers 16 million U.S. households, partnered with crowdsourced navigation app Waze to help stranded drivers with Allstate Roadside Services. The service rescues about 4 ...

A BMW driver noticed a low-coolant warning light and called the automaker's customer service line. After a few moments, a video chat window opened on the customer's smartphone and they were able to ...

BRITS can finally use a handy iPhone feature that will change driving forever – and one insider told The Sun that it’s a “must-have” perk. It’s called Roadside Assistance via Satellite, and it’s ...

Luckily, help is available: getting roadside assistance via a car insurance policy, a club membership, or credit card can ...