Roadside assistance in San Diego. No AAA membership required.

AAA gives members up to four roadside service calls a membership year at every tier. The tiers differ mainly on tow distance: Classic covers roughly 5 to 7 miles, Plus up to 100 miles, Premier one 200-mile tow with the rest at 100. Pay-per-call has no membership and no annual dues, so you pay per service instead. Ask dispatch for the current number and compare it against what you pay in dues.

No. Just call when you need help. Dispatch takes a card over the phone, gives you the flat-rate quote, and sends an operator. No app, no account, no membership card, no annual paperwork.

Sometimes. Many auto insurance policies (Geico, Allstate, Progressive, State Farm) include roadside reimbursement up to a limit even without a roadside-coverage rider. Save the receipt and file the claim. A detailed receipt is emailed after every call.

It depends on how often you actually use it. Add up your dues over the years you have held the membership and compare that against what dispatch quotes per call for the services you have needed. If you call roadside often, or you need long tows, AAA Premier's longer tow distance is usually the better deal.

If you have a roadside rider on your auto policy, call them first, because they will dispatch a local operator and pay the bill direct. If you have no roadside rider, calling us direct is faster than adding one mid-policy and waiting for a wait-period to clear.

If the on-scene work doesn't fix the problem, the truck is already there and the tow starts immediately. Ask dispatch how the roadside call and the tow are billed together so you are not paying twice. AAA does not work this way; their non-tow roadside operators usually have to send a separate tow truck after.