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Car Trailer Hire in Durban
Looking for car trailer hire in Durban? Hire yards in and around Durban can quote for single and dual-axle car trailers, with or without a winch, by the day or the weekend. Give your dates, the car you are moving and the vehicle that will tow it.
New to this? Read the car trailer hire guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before you pay.
Durban notes on roadside, recovery & transport
Breakdowns in Durban often come down to heat and humidity: flat batteries, overheating on the climb up Field's Hill from the N3 side, and tyres torn on potholes after rain in Umlazi and Chatsworth. Car transport runs daily between dealers on Umgeni Road and inland buyers in Gauteng. Ask a yard in Springfield Park or Jacobs for its storage rate per day before any car is moved there.
Durban on the road
Durban is where the N2 and N3 meet, and the EB Cloete interchange, known as Spaghetti Junction, carries commuter cars, minibus taxis and port trucks all day. Container trucks queue on Bayhead Road and the South Coast Road for the harbour, and a stalled rig there blocks a lane. The M4 along the coast and the M19 through Reservoir Hills see many flat batteries and overheated engines at rush hour. Summer brings heavy coastal downpours that flood low spots in the CBD and on the M7, while humid salt air eats at tow bars and trailer lights. Requests come from motorists, car dealers on Umgeni Road, logistics yards near the port and families towing boats up and down the coast.
The requests we see from Durban usually come from:
- Motorists and families: bringing home a project car or a non-runner bought from a private seller
- Truckers, buses and logistics: carrying a light support vehicle behind a bakkie to a new depot
- Company fleets and rental firms: moving a spare pool car between branches without paying for a tow
Local tips for Durban
Towing and supplies for Durban mostly work like this: prospecton, Jacobs, Mobeni, Springfield Park and Umgeni Road, with crews on both coasts. The requests that come up most: car tows off the N2 and N3, port truck recovery and boat trailer tow bars. When you ask for quotes, ask the operator to photograph the car before it leaves an N2 or N3 shoulder.
Requests range widely: often about R400 to R600 a day. Here, motorists and families lead the requests, typically for bringing home a project car or a non-runner bought from a private seller. One local point to raise: eB Cloete interchange, N2 Spaghetti Junction, M7, Bayhead Road and South Coast Road.
Service area: Durban and surrounds
Requests from Durban go to operators and suppliers who already work in Umhlanga, Pinetown, Westville, Umlazi, Phoenix, Chatsworth, Berea and the rest of the area. Mention basement parking, a security estate or a gravel road, because they change which truck is sent.