Breakdown guides for Metro Manila drivers
Step-by-step guides for common roadside problems: what to do first, who to call, and when the car needs a tow.
- Broke down on an expressway: what to do, in orderGet off the lane, call the expressway’s own patrol, then arrange the tow from the exit.
- Car stalled in floodwater: what to do, and what not toDon’t crank it. Get to safety, disconnect the battery if you can, and have it towed on a flatbed.
- Car won’t start: battery, starter or alternator?What the sound tells you, what to try, and when it’s a jump-start versus a tow.
- Towed by the MMDA? How to get your car backFind where it went, bring the right papers, and check the car before you drive off.
Need a tow or roadside help?
Call or message dispatch with where you are and what happened.