Roadside assistance in Budapest — we get you and your car home to your own country, 24/7

Two electronic vignettes: a Slovak one (e-známka) for the Slovak motorways and a Hungarian one (e-matrica) for the Hungarian motorways. Both are digital and linked to your number plate — there are no stickers to display — and you buy them online, at a fuel station or at the border before you drive on. The Slovak vignette starts at a 1-day option; the Hungarian one also offers a 1-day option (with 10-day, monthly and annual versions too). This route does not pass through Austria or Czechia, so you need no vignette for those. Checks are automatic via cameras, so buy before you join a motorway.

Yes — from southern Poland it is only a few hours, and it is the shortest of our holiday routes, so most drivers do it in a single day. From western and central Poland the usual line is through Slovakia to Bratislava and then the M1; from eastern Poland it is via Košice, the M30 and the M3. Even so, plan a break every 2–3 hours: on a short, flat, motorway route the biggest risk is not the mountains but tiredness late in the day, which is exactly when concentration slips.

We bring your car (and, where possible, you and your passengers) back to your home country — not only Poland. Most of our customers on this route are based in Poland, but we also serve drivers heading home to Czechia, Slovakia and the Baltics, and we arrange the transport wherever home is. If a repair in Hungary is quicker and worthwhile we will do that instead; if not, we load the vehicle and take it home. Tell us where you are, what you are driving and which country you are returning to, and we will sort out the route.

It depends on where you start. From western and central Poland the shorter line is usually through Slovakia to Bratislava, then the M15 and M1 to Budapest. From eastern Poland it is often quicker to cross at Košice (the Tornyosnémeti crossing) and take the M30 to Miskolc and the M3 into Budapest. Both are good motorway routes with no mountain passes. When you call we can tell you which is shorter for your exact starting point and whether either has roadworks or heavy weekend traffic that day.

Yes — we operate around the clock, every day of the year, including nights, weekends and public holidays. That is deliberate: on holiday routes the busiest breakdown times are exactly the weekends and evenings when people travel and when workshops abroad are closed. One call reaches us at any hour; we establish where you are and what you are driving, decide whether on-the-spot help or a tow is needed, and arrange it. You are not left waiting until Monday, and you keep a single contact throughout in Polish or English.

It may — but check two things in your policy: whether the assistance cover applies abroad, and how far it will tow. Some policies only tow to the nearest workshop, which is little help if the car needs to go home. Note that third-party (OC) insurance never covers towing your own car — you need dedicated assistance or comprehensive (AC) cover for that. If you have assistance, we work directly with your insurer so you are not out of pocket; if you do not, or it falls short, we arrange the transport independently and explain the options up front.

Yes. An electric car always travels on a flatbed — we never tow it on its wheels, because on many EVs the driven wheels turning with the motor stationary can damage the drivetrain. We carry it either to the nearest working charger, if the problem is simply a flat battery, or to a workshop, or all the way back to your home country if that is the better option. Tell us the make and model when you call so we send a flatbed with the right length and winch, and mention if the car cannot roll freely.

We help transport a damaged car just the same, whether it can roll or not. First, make sure everyone is safe and, if anyone is hurt or the road is blocked, call the European emergency number 112. After a collision abroad, fill in the shared European accident statement or call the police, and take photos of both vehicles, the damage and the scene — you will need them for your insurer. Then call us: we will get the vehicle off the road and transport it to a workshop or back to your home country, and coordinate with your insurer if you have cover.

That is not a problem — company cars, family cars, borrowed and rental vehicles are all common on these routes. We only need the owner's consent to move the vehicle and the vehicle's details, so keep the vehicle registration document and your ID with you. For a rental or leased car, check the rental agreement too, as it may specify a particular assistance provider or procedure; tell us and we will work with it. Either way, we can transport the car to a workshop or to the address you need.

Yes! We operate in the northern part of the Silesian voivodeship — serving 17 towns within about 25 km of Koziegłowy, including Częstochowa, Zawiercie, Myszków and Siewierz, plus the A1 motorway and national roads DK1, DK78 and DK91. Our dispatch line is available 24/7 — call +48 601 41 90 98 and we'll send the nearest tow truck.

Every situation is different — pricing depends on distance, vehicle type (car vs truck vs motorcycle), time of day, and the specific situation (simple tow vs accident recovery vs winching from a ditch). Use our online calculator at /en/cennik for a quick estimate, or call +48 601 41 90 98 — we ALWAYS quote the price before starting, so there are no surprises or hidden fees.

Yes, we accept cards (Visa, Mastercard), cash, BLIK, and bank transfer. For insurance cases, we handle direct billing with the insurer — you may not need to pay anything out of pocket. We also issue VAT invoices for business clients.

In cities, we typically arrive in 15-25 minutes. On motorways and intercity routes, expect 30-45 minutes. Response times depend on traffic and distance, but we always dispatch the nearest available truck. Call +48 601 41 90 98 for a real-time estimate.

Road assistance means on-the-spot help when your vehicle has a problem: battery jump-start, flat tire change, emergency fuel delivery, lockout service (keys locked inside), and minor on-site repairs. If the problem can't be fixed roadside, we tow your vehicle to the nearest workshop. Available 24/7, even on holidays.