Tow companies in Connecticut

  • 228 tow companies
  • 3 county pages
  • 184 active USDOT

Connecticut has 228 tow companies listed, and 184 of them hold an active USDOT registration. 3 counties have pages of their own.

Pick your county

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Tow companies per county: 1 to 4, 5 to 14, 15 to 29, 30 to 59, 60 or more.Counties with 15 or more tow companies have their own page

Counties with their own page3 counties with their own page

  1. New Haven County82
  2. Fairfield County61
  3. Hartford County53

Other countiesOther counties in Connecticut

32 tow companies in 5 counties with fewer than 15 listings. Open a county to see its tow companies.

Roadside service in Connecticut, no towing

11 businesses do jump starts, tire changes, lockouts or fuel and say nothing of towing. They aren't counted among the tow companies above.

About Connecticut

In Connecticut, tow companies need a Department of Motor Vehicles dealer or repairer license and wrecker plates. The DMV issues the plates after it inspects the wrecker.1-3 In Connecticut, the most a company may charge for a trespass tow from private property of a vehicle under 10,000 pounds is a $130.63 base, which includes two loaded miles, plus $6.65 a mile. For medium duty the most is $200, and for heavy duty $350. For tows ordered by police, the most is a $125 base for light duty, and $400 an hour for medium duty and $700 an hour for heavy duty. The figures are as of January 1, 2026 for private-property tows; July 1, 2025 for police-ordered tows.4-6

Towing rules in Connecticut

Storage limits

In Connecticut, the most a storage lot may charge for a vehicle under 20 feet is $23 to $30 a day for the first five days, depending on the type of lot, and $25 to $37 a day after that. The figures are as of July 1, 2018.4-6

Complaints

Complaints about a tow go to the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, Consumer Complaint Center.1

What a tow costs

Published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.

Towing a car

Towing a car
The hook-up fee: $50 to $125 per tow (HomeGuide, TowingSites.com, TowingCosts.com)A local tow of about 5 to 10 miles: $75 to $175 (HomeGuide, TowingSites.com, TowingCosts.com)Nights, weekends and holidays: up to about $150 more, or 20% to 50% more (HomeGuide, TowingSites.com, TowingCosts.com)
Long-distance tow
About 100 miles: $300 to $550 (HomeGuide, TowingSites.com, TowingCosts.com)Per mile: $2 to $4 a mile (HomeGuide, Forbes Home)

Motorcycles, RVs and big rigs

Motorcycle tow
A local motorcycle tow: $75 to about $130 (HomeGuide, TowingCosts.com)
RV or big-rig tow
Per mile: $4 to $7 a mile (HomeGuide, TowingCosts.com)

Roadside plans

Roadside plans
AAA's basic membership: $65 to $75 a year plus $15 to $20 to join, with a free tow of 3 to 5 miles; prices vary by club and ZIP code (AAA, The Auto Club Group, AAA Washington)AAA's higher tiers: $95 to $115 a year for tows up to 100 miles, $125 to $155 for tows up to 200 miles (AAA, The Auto Club Group, AAA Washington)Other plans: insurers' add-ons $5 to $79 a year; Allstate Roadside $75 to $111; Good Sam $49.95 (Forbes Advisor, Allstate)

Ranges from HomeGuide, TowingSites.com, TowingCosts.com, Forbes and the plans' own pages, checked September 2026.

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