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Car Transport in Gauteng
Moving a car to or from Gauteng? Car transport companies who collect in Gauteng and run routes across Gauteng and the main national corridors can quote for open or enclosed carriers and single-car flatbeds. Give the collection and delivery towns, the car and your dates.
New to this? Read the car transport guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before you pay.
What to know locally in Gauteng
Roadside calls in Gauteng are often flat batteries in office parks in Woodmead and Centurion, burst tyres on the N14 near Diepsloot, or overheating in N1 stop and go traffic. Car transport between Johannesburg dealerships and the coast is common, and lowbeds move plant from Germiston and Wadeville to building sites in Midrand and Pretoria east. Trailer hire is easy to find around Randburg and Boksburg, but book ahead before long weekends.
Towing in Gauteng
Gauteng packs more cars, trucks and minibus taxis onto its roads than any other province, so tow trucks are always busy. The N1 Ben Schoeman Highway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, the N3 through Ekurhuleni, the N12, the N14 to Krugersdorp, the R21 to O.R. Tambo and the Johannesburg ring road all carry heavy commuter traffic, and rush hour breakdowns and fender benders are daily events. Industrial areas such as Germiston, Wadeville, Kya Sand and Rosslyn keep truck and heavy recovery crews busy. Summer afternoon storms, hail and flooding in low spots make roads slippery, while winter mornings are often hazy with smoke. Dealers move stock on flatbeds, and families fit tow bars for caravans heading to the coast.
Who asks for car transport around Gauteng, most often first:
- Motorists and families: a family car sent ahead when moving province, or a student's car to campus
- Company fleets and rental firms: rental cars and pool vehicles rebalanced between branches in different cities
- Dealers, panel beaters and workshops: dealers, auctions and panel shops moving stock and repaired cars between cities
Local tips for Gauteng
Popular here: commuter car tows, accident towing and flatbeds for dealers and panel beaters. Ask each operator about this: ask who sent the tow truck, and get the storage rate per day before it hooks up. Where they work from: midrand, Germiston, Randburg, Centurion, Pretoria west and the East Rand industrial belt.
Requests range widely: jHB to Cape Town often R5,890 to R8,900. Here, motorists and families lead the requests, typically for a family car sent ahead when moving province, or a student's car to campus. One local point to raise: n1 Ben Schoeman, N3 through Ekurhuleni, N12, N14, R21 and the Johannesburg ring road.
Service area: Gauteng and surrounds
We pass Gauteng requests to operators and suppliers based in or regularly working in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Midrand, Centurion. Rural jobs should give the nearest town, the road and the farm name, so the distance is quoted honestly.