Phoning around Gauteng for stock, a fitting slot or a price takes time. Send one request instead, with your vehicle and what you need, and we pass it to tow bar suppliers and fitment centres who work in towns and cities across Gauteng.
Tow Bars in Gauteng
Looking for a tow bar in Gauteng? Fitment centres around Gauteng and across Gauteng can quote fixed, detachable and heavy-duty bars for your exact vehicle, with 7 or 13 pin wiring. Send one request with your make, model and what you tow, and compare prices and fitting dates from local suppliers.
New to this? Read the tow bars guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before you pay.
Towing equipment & supplies in Gauteng: local notes
Gauteng has many tow bar fitment centres and trailer dealers, clustered along Beyers Naude Drive, the Kempton Park and Boksburg motor strips and Pretoria west. Detachable tow bars are popular on double-cab bakkies and SUVs that pull boats and caravans to the coast. Tow operators buying rollbacks, wheel-lift units and recovery winches will find used tow trucks for sale in Germiston, Alrode and Rosslyn. Ask for the tow bar rating and the coupling size in writing.
Gauteng on the road
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.
Typical tow bars requests in the area come from:
- Motorists and families: a detachable bar on the family car for a weekend trailer or bike rack
- Company fleets and rental firms: matching tow bars across a fleet of vans and bakkies that pull work trailers
- Dealers, panel beaters and workshops: tow bars fitted to used stock before sale, or for a dealer's delivery trailer
Local tips for Gauteng
Towing and supplies for Gauteng mostly work like this: midrand, Germiston, Randburg, Centurion, Pretoria west and the East Rand industrial belt. The requests that come up most: commuter car tows, accident towing and flatbeds for dealers and panel beaters. When you ask for quotes, ask who sent the tow truck, and get the storage rate per day before it hooks up.
Around Gauteng the largest group asking is motorists and families, which usually means a detachable bar on the family car for a weekend trailer or bike rack. Before you agree to anything: never above the owner's manual towing limit. Keep in mind: n1 Ben Schoeman, N3 through Ekurhuleni, N12, N14, R21 and the Johannesburg ring road.
Service area: Gauteng and surrounds
Operators and suppliers on our network work throughout Gauteng, including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Midrand, Centurion. For farms and smaller towns, ask what the call-out covers and how far the truck must travel to reach you.