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Give A College Student the Gift of Roadside Assistance

August 11, 2015 by Best Roadside Service

The fall semester is right around the corner and college students are headed back to their dorms or maybe off to college for the first time.

This is an exciting but scary time in both the recent high school graduate’s life as well as their parents’. For the first time, these young adults will be on their own, and many will be hundreds or even thousands of miles away from home.

If your new college student will be driving him or herself off to college, much of your anxiety may be about how safe their travels will be. Whether they’re hauling all of their stuff off to their dorm, or just driving around campus and their new town, they can run into a plethora of issues that mom and dad won’t be around to help out with. Flat tires, keys locked in the car or bigger mechanical issues can cause a student to miss class or worse – get hurt or stranded.

As stressful and scary as this time can be, there are ways to keep them safe, even if you’re far away. Best Roadside Assistance offers affordable roadside service plans for individuals that help keep them safe and on the road. Consider purchasing a plan as a gift for your graduate and send them off to college safely.

What We Offer College Students

Our service plans cover any issue they may experience. Our call center is owned and operated in the US, so when making a service call, they will always get a friendly representative who will send help immediately. In fact, our average response time is just 34 minutes.

College students are not always the most prepared or organized, so if they lock their keys in their car, we can get them out of a bind. If they run out of gas, we have them covered and can deliver up to three gallons of gas, for free, right to their vehicle. We will even replace a lost car key up to $100, in case they happen to misplace that too.

And if they’re driving a less-than-reliable vehicle, our roadside service plan can assist there too with towing services, battery jump start and even fluid delivery. In addition to these services that will keep them safe, we also provide benefits to our customers that will allow them to have some fun. Travel discounts and mapping services can help them get to their spring break destination safely and within budget.

A Best Roadside Service plan is the perfect gift for back-to-school college students. It keeps them safe while keeping your stress level down. Send them off safely this year, and sign up today.

Why Millennials Need Roadside Assistance

July 22, 2015 by Best Roadside Service

“Millennials” is the term used for people born between 1980 to 2000. As of right now, this puts millennials anywhere from 15 to 34, but the term is generally used to describe young adults today. This group of people are just starting professional careers, moving out on their own, and becoming responsible for themselves. Things like rent, budgets, insurance and more are now not just terms heard around the dinner table, but important aspects of everyday life.

If you’re a millennial just going out on your own, it can be scary, overwhelming and expensive. Especially in tough economic times, you may worry about what happens if you get sick or if your car breaks down. You’ve probably purchased health insurance, car insurance and maybe even rental or home owners insurance in case something happens. Another way to protect yourself against unwanted expenses is to purchase roadside assistance.

Roadside assistance is an inexpensive way to ensure that you and your vehicle are always safe on the road. Breakdowns, running out of gas, locking your keys in your car – those are all inevitable things, but if you’re not prepared, they can also be expensive and budget-busting inconveniences. Roadside assistance allows you to pay a low monthly fee for assistance in these and many other situations.

What We Offer

Best Roadside Service offers plans that either cover you as an individual – no matter what car you are driving or that cover your car- no matter who is driving it. Either plan will cost less than your monthly cable bill, but is a much better investment.

Best Roadside Service has a US-owned and operated call center and our average response time is just 34 minutes, so you’ll never be stranded by the side of the road with a flat tire, dead battery or any other mechanical issue. We will also cover a replacement key up to $100 if your car key is lost or destroyed. If you run out of gas, we’ll deliver three gallons to you wherever you are for free! Any of these situations could cost you hundreds of dollars without roadside assistance.

And it’s not all serious business – in addition to our emergency roadside assistance benefits, we also offer discounts for travel and entertainment, hotels, theme parks, restaurants and more. So if you’re going on a road trip, we can provide customized mapping, turn by turn directions and savings on the fun when you get there.

We know you’re on a budget, but making roadside assistance a priority will save you money in the long run. And you can save $10 right now, just by purchasing your plan online. Make mom and dad proud and sign up for roadside assistance plan today.

Can You Really Trust Those Online Reviews?

July 6, 2015 by Best Roadside Service

Have you ever done research for a product or service and stumbled upon an online review site? Maybe you wondered who was doing the reviewing or if companies were paying money to these review sites to give them good ratings? Can you REALLY believe the review site? Take it with a grain of salt! You can find good online reviews but honestly, they may not be accurate or they can be outdated. We have certainly seen some good reviews for companies that didn’t have good PR or Facebook comments when you looked elsewhere. That left us us scratching our heads. It’s hard to know who to believe or what questions to ask before buying a product or service. But if you’re researching roadside assistance companies, we encourage you to ask yourself these questions as you read through reviews and rankings.

Four Important Questions to Ask About Online Reviews

Do you really want your insurance company to know your roadside assistance needs?

Many roadside assistance companies are really car insurance companies such as AAA and Allstate. If your car insurance and roadside assistance company are the same, your insurance company will look at your roadside service calls and use that information to hike up your rates. Yes, this does happen, and yes, it can be why your rate got hiked. Your roadside assistance company should be focused solely on providing you with the best service – not with selling you insurance or finding reasons to hike up your rates. Best Roadside Service is independently owned and is not affiliated with any auto insurance company. Our singular focus is to provide our members with the best roadside assistance – day or night, 365 days a year.

Do you really want a roadside assistance company without an A+ Better Business Bureau Rating?

If you’re searching roadside assistance clubs that have an A+ rating, the field narrows quickly. Best Roadside Assistance takes pride in our stellar A+ rating. Do we ever make mistakes? Yes. Do we work our hardest to make it right? Yes! Finding good old fashioned customer service with another roadside company can be a difficult task.

Do you really want your roadside assistance through a political lobbyist or non-American organization?

AARP is a political organization that lobbies in Washington D.C for senior benefits. Their roadside assistance service is actually maintained by Allstate (and we already covered why you may not want an insurance company’s assistance). Do you really want a company who is more focused on wooing D.C. politicians than your safety and service needs?

Additionally, roadside clubs through companies like BP (British Petroleum) are not even owned and operated in America. How can you expect a company to give you the best service possible when they’re not even in the same country as you?

So, do you really want a roadside assistance company just because it has good online reviews?

After you ask yourself the last few questions, you’ll see you’ve narrowed the playing field down significantly. An American-owned and operated company that’s not affiliated with an insurance company or political organization that has a A+ BBB rating and is the most competitively priced? That’s Best Roadside Assistance! And since we don’t pay any review company for “membership” (i.e. – rankings) that may be why you haven’t seen us on some online review sites. But here are some things you may be interested to know about us.

Since 1962, we have:

towed over 6.8 million miles
unlocked over 170,000 doors
changed 340,000 flat tires
delivered over 68,000 gallons of fuel to stranded motorists
we did this with an average response time of ONLY 34 minutes.

Best Roadside Assistance has some of the most friendly customer service reps that are right here in the U.S. Don’t believe us? Give us a call at 855-278-4858 or contact us online right now . We have individual or vehicle coverage options as well as corporate and fleet coverage. We can help you sign up right over the phone, so call now!

Top Ten Reasons to Choose Best Roadside Service

June 9, 2015 by Best Roadside Service

We know that there are many roadside assistance companies out there to choose from, so we value and appreciate the customers who choose us. We also happen to think they’ve made the best decision. Here are just ten reasons why our customers chose Best Roadside Assistance and why you should too.

American Owned, Canada Covered
Best Roadside Service is an American Owned and Operated company with the goal of providing our customers with the best emergency roadside assistance plans at competitive prices. Our core values have always focused on offering the best customer service standards in the industry. But Americans are not the only ones who can benefit from our services! Canada is a great place to travel and a beautiful place to live, but with such cold weather, it’s critical to have good emergency roadside service. All of our services are available in Canada for the same low price of $65 a year for one vehicle, no matter who is driving.
Free Gas
Should your covered vehicle run out of gasoline, a technician will deliver three gallons of fuel right to your vehicle at no extra charge. We will get you back on the road in no time and at no fee!
Vacation and travel discounts
Our members enjoy exclusive discount programs and special rates for vacations, cruises, car and RV rentals, even theme park tickets such as Sea World, Busch Gardens and more! Our discount program gives you a range of options for booking a room for vacation or business. And our concierge service can help you get everything straight so you can sit back and enjoy your trip.
34 minute response time
Your safety is our priority. Our state-of-the-art software allows us, with your permission, to find your location using your cell phone, and dispatch service providers while we’re on the phone with you. We can even send you a text message confirming the arrival time of your service provider. Our average response time is just 34 minutes.
American-Owned and Operated Call Center with English, Spanish and French Speakers
All emergency calls to our 24-hour call center are answered in the United States. You will never be transferred overseas and you will never get a voicemail. We have customer service representatives available at all times who speak English, Spanish and French, so you’re never alone as long as you have Best Roadside Service!
Individual and Vehicle options
Whether you want to cover a specific vehicle no matter who is driving it, or an individual, no matter what vehicle they are driving, we’ve got coverage for you. Individual and vehicle plans also cover motorcycles and scooters. Plans start at less than $6 a month with the option to add family members at a discounted rate!

Personal and Commercial Options
Whether you have a car that is used for business or an entire fleet of vehicles for your company employees, we have a plan that will meet your needs. We have been in the emergency roadside business a long time, and we know that when you have a fleet of vehicles, one of them is bound to break down. In fact, about 20% of typical fleets experience mechanical disablement every day. To keep your business running and your customers satisfied, you need to have your employees and drivers covered for any roadside issue they may experience. Our plans provide rescue and support for your employees and your business.
Map Routing and Trip Planning with 24 Hour Directional Assistance
Going on a trip? You can’t just depend on a cell phone that could die or a GPS that may lose service. Our trip planning and map routing services provide a customized route to wherever you want to go and however you want to get there. If you ever get lost along the way, just call our roadside assistance hotline and we will give you turn-by-turn directions, no matter what time of the day or night.
Motorcycle Coverage
Whether your bike is your main method of transportation, or just one of the vehicles you or your family use, we have a plan to fit your motorcycle roadside assistance needs. Motorcycle drivers receive six service calls per year along with all the benefits of a regular vehicle plan, starting at just $65/year.
Join Now and Save $10 or $15
By now we’re sure you’re convinced that Best Roadside Service is the best emergency roadside plan you can buy, but just in case you need one more reason – if you join on our website right now you can save $10 a year on the vehicle plan or $15 a year for the individual plan.

Sign up today and join our many happy customers who enjoyed safety and security on the road and in their vehicles every day with us!

Choosing a Roadside Assistance Plan

February 8, 2012 by Best Roadside Service

If you are looking to choose a roadside assistance plan, there are a few things you should know about the plans that are out there. Not all plans are created equally so you may find that one has more of what you are looking for than another but you can’t be certain until you do some research. It also helps to already have a good idea of what you want from a roadside assistance plan.

While almost all plans are similar in nature, there are some things about each one that you need to be aware of. Some of the factors that will change one roadside service plan from another are the towing mileage and also the number of service calls that you get in a given period of time- usually in a year. These are the types of things you want to look for when choosing your plan.

Some other services that may be included in a roadside plan are lockout, jumpstart, dead battery and fuel delivery. When considering a plan, look to see what it offers and compare this to what you need. You will also want to consider what you get for the price. While money is not everything when choosing a plan, you do want to be sure you get the plan with the best value so rather than look for the cheapest plan, you want to look for the most cost effective plan that still gives you what you need in a service plan.

When choosing your plan, ask yourself these questions:

How many miles of towing will I need?
How many service calls per year/per month do I need?
Will I need gas service?
Will I need flat tire/change tire service?
What happens if I am in an accident?

Most roadside assistance plans do not help you if you are in an accident. They are designed to help you if you break down or become stranded on the side of the road somewhere. They are not an insurance policy and typically will not provide towing if you are in an accident.

So when do you need a roadside assistance plan? Well, it’s important to understand that you never know exactly what will happen or what you will run across when you are traveling in a vehicle. You may have already experienced something unexpected before and you know what a hassle it can be if you need help.

There are several good times to take advantage of roadside assistance and when you have a solid plan in place, you will be able to do so at just the right time. Some examples of when you might need these services are if your tire blows out, if you blow an engine or the engine overheats, if there is unexplainable smoke or steam from your vehicle, if you cannot make repairs to your car yourself or if you lock the keys to your car inside your vehicle.

Roadside Service Plans – How to Compare Companies

July 6, 2011 by Best Roadside Service

Shopping for a roadside service plan is much like shopping for car insurance or an auto warranty. You want to ask the right questions and compare the answers each company gives you.

As you shop for a roadside service plan, make sure to ask each company’s representatives these two critical questions: How much coverage does this plan offer, and how much will I have to pay for the coverage?

How Much Coverage Will You Get?

Your roadside service plan should offer the kinds of coverage that you aren’t able to provide for yourself and that you aren’t able to get from nearby family members or friends. In other words, the kind of coverage you need someone else to help you with should you find yourself in trouble. This coverage may include helping you retrieve your keys from a locked vehicle, providing you with at least enough fuel to get to a gas station, and helping you get from one place to another if your car breaks down. As you compare companies, make sure to pay attention to the kinds of coverage each one provides, determine whether it’s enough for you, and even ask about add-on services.

In addition to the kinds of coverage the roadside assistance plan offers, you also need to know how far that coverage extends. For example, if you live in West Virginia but are visiting friends in Colorado, will the company that provides your roadside assistance services help you if your car breaks down? Find out if there are boundaries to your coverage.

How Much Will You Have to Pay?

Obviously, you want to know how much you’re going to have to pay monthly or annually to keep your roadside service plan, and you want to compare the prices of various companies.

However, you should also ask about additional charges you may see. Keep these questions in mind as you research each company:

If your company places a limit on how many times you can use your plan, will you have to pay extra money if you go over that limit?
How much does it cost to add an additional vehicle to the plan?
Are there additional charges if you find yourself in need of services in another city or state?

If the company does charge extra for certain kinds of coverage, you need to determine whether or not these additional costs are likely to affect you and whether you’re willing to pay them if they do.

I recommend visiting BestRoadsideService.com for low yearly rates, a large nationwide network and more services that will help you when your vehicle is disabled. The uses are unlimited and it makes no difference who is driving the covered vehicle