How Des Moines Roadside Rescue Works
Des Moines Roadside Rescue is one phone number, (515) 585-8351, answered 24/7 for towing from $124 and roadside help across Des Moines and seven central Iowa counties. We price every job on the call before anyone is sent.
Answered day and night, 24/7. Hear the price and the timing, say yes, and help is dispatched.
Tell us the road, the nearest exit or mile marker, or the cross street where you stopped.
Each price is a starting price. Availability, late hours, the distance, the weather and the vehicle can raise it. You get the final number on the call, before anything is set in motion.
Prices updated November 2026.
How a roadside call works, step by step
- You call. Say where the car is, what went wrong and what you drive. If it needs a tow, name the place it should go.
- We quote the price and the timing. You pay nothing until you approve it.
- We send help. A tow truck or roadside technician comes to the car and does the job you agreed to.
Sometimes a job turns out bigger once someone is with the car. Then you get a new price for the extra work, and you decide again before it starts.
Paying for towing or roadside help
We book every job on a payment card, even one you settle partly in cash. Booking it is not a charge. The amount is held from just before help is sent until the work is done, and only then is it charged.
If you agreed on the call to pay part in cash, pay only that amount at the scene. Anything beyond it has to come through us as a new price you approve. Your receipt shows both parts.
Cars, trucks and other vehicles we help
Our price list is written for cars, SUVs, pickups and vans. For anything else, such as a motorcycle, an RV, a box truck or a trailer, ask on the call. We tell you whether we can send help, and the price, before you agree.
Lockout help is for vehicles only, not houses or offices, and no keys are made, cut or programmed.
No membership or roadside plan needed
There is no plan to buy and no membership to join. You call when something goes wrong and pay for that one job.
You can also book a job ahead, such as a tow to a shop on a set morning. You hear the price when you book. If it changes before help goes out, you hear the new price first.
Where we work around Des Moines
We take calls across Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison, Jasper, Marion and Guthrie counties. That runs from the downtown garages and the State Fair lots to the I-80 and I-35 exits. The towns page lists the towns with their own page. The roads page has the exits and mile markers, and the price page shows what each job starts at.
Questions
Who comes to my car once I agree to the price?
We send a tow truck or roadside technician suited to the job, and only after you approve the price. Tell us what happened and what you drive, so we can match the help to the car. A tow starts at $124 anywhere in our Des Moines area.
Does giving my card number on the phone charge it?
No, giving your payment card number books a Des Moines job without charging it. A hold goes on just before help is sent, and the card is charged after the job is done. That applies to every job we do, towing included. If you agreed to pay part in cash, that part is paid at the scene.
Can I book a tow for tomorrow morning in Des Moines?
Yes, you can book a Des Moines tow ahead for a set time. Call (515) 585-8351 with the time, the pickup spot and where the car should go. We give you the price when you book. If anything changes the price before the tow, we tell you again first.