A vehicle doesn't need to start, roll, or even have four wheels attached for Detroit Towing to remove it — a flatbed or wheel-lift dolly can pull a dead, stripped, or flooded car out of a driveway, alley, or lot anywhere across the business's 20 Detroit-area service areas.
A car that hasn't moved in years is still a removable car, not a special job. Detroit Towing brings a wheel-lift dolly for vehicles missing tires, and a flatbed with a winch for anything too far gone to roll even that far — a flooded engine, a pulled transmission, a frame propped on blocks all still count as a tow.
Most of these calls aren't roadside emergencies. They're a car someone wants off a driveway, out of a garage, or out of an alley before it becomes the next-door neighbor's complaint, which turns the job into something more about the space around the vehicle than the vehicle itself.
Can the truck reach it down a tight alley or a blocked driveway?
A flatbed needs a straight, mostly level pull-up with roughly a car length of clearance behind the vehicle. Plenty of driveways and shared alleys don't give that — a fence, a parked second car, or a gate post can sit right where the bed would need to go.
When that happens, the truck parks wherever it can and winches the car out to it instead of backing all the way in. It's slower than a straight load, but it's a routine part of covering 20 service areas full of exactly that kind of driveway.
Does it matter how long the car's been sitting?
Tires that have sat flat for a year or more often won't roll at all — the rubber's seized to the rim, or rust has locked a drum brake shut. Neither one stops the tow; it just means the dolly lifts those wheels clear instead of rolling them.
A dead battery and a missing key show up on these calls as often as a bad engine does, and none of them change whether the vehicle can be picked up — only how it gets loaded onto the truck.
Do I need the title there when the truck comes?
Bring whatever proof of ownership is on hand — a title, registration, or a bill of sale — since a driver won't load a vehicle without something showing it's yours to release. If paperwork's missing or unclear, mention it when scheduling and the dispatcher can walk through what's needed.
Will the truck actually fit down a narrow alley?
Usually, yes — and if the alley's too tight for the flatbed to back all the way in, the crew winches the car out to wherever the truck can park instead. That's a slower load, not a reason to turn the job away.
What are the hours for scheduling a pickup?
Detroit Towing runs Mon–Sat Open 24 hours, Sun 12:30 – 5:30 PM, so a junk car pickup can be booked for whichever day actually works for the property rather than only during an emergency window.