Roadside Assistance occurs when you least expect.  From a Flat Tyre to Keys Locked inside your car, it can be stressful and it can be time consuming.  Whatever your Roadside Assistance need, we can help take the stress out of your breakdown situation.

At Roadside Response, we don’t require you to pay to be a member and we don’t charge roadside joining fees.  Every Australian Motorist can call upon Roadside Response for its Roadside Assistance needs.  You simply pay for the assistance when you need it.  Its like ‘pay as you go’ but for Roadside Assistance.

Flat Tyre | Roadside Response

Stuck with a Flat Tyre.  No problem simply call Roadside Response or use our online booking app to get you back on the road.  Change your flat tyre with your emergency spare?  Repair the Puncture at the roadside.  Roadside Assistance is just moments away.

Don’t put yourself and risk trying to change the tyre yourself! (Did you know many companies won’t allow you to perform a tyre change on a company car?)  Don’t ruin those new clothes! Don’t get trapped in the rain!  When you need a tyre changed.  Call the experts today, our Tyre Response providers are specially trained to ensure your spare tyre is professionally and securely installed; so your can continue on with your journey, with the piece of mind that professional installation provides.

We can be there within the hour to change a tyre, deliver fuel, retrieve Keys locked inside your car.  We even do Car Batteries and Jumpstarts as well.  Our Response Centre is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and deals with thousands of breakdown incidents every week.

Your #1 on demand roadside assistance provider is ready and waiting for you.  Call 1300 468 931 today or use our smart response booking system which automatically detects your location and provides you with a fixed priced quote on the spot!

Get your Flat Tyre Quote 

Roadside Response, because life  keeps on moving and so should you.

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So here’s what to do if it happens to you

What happens if you put petrol in a diesel car?

This is both the more common mistake and, sadly, the more disastrous one when it comes to the wrong fuel in car cost equation.

Mis-fueling a diesel car with petrol is easier to do, with the advent in diesel engine technologies delivering quieter engines, its easier to mistake one for its petrol counterpart and because the petrol nozzle will actually fit inside the filler for a modern diesel.

If you do put unleaded petrol in a diesel engine, you’re at risk of doing serious and possibly terminal damage to your car. Yes, it’s that bad.  Once you mix petrol with the diesel that’s already in your tank you’re basically creating a solvent, which will start playing hell with your car’s fuel system immediately, and can lead to you needing a new engine, filters, fuel pump, injectors, and a whole new fuel tank.

What should you do?

The good news is that there are wrong-fuel solutions, and that the most important thing to do is to recognise your mistake before you get back in the car.

As long as you don’t turn the key, or press the start button, the damage can be kept to a minimum.

You’re going to call Roadside Response for professional help, because you’re going to need a fuel drain, to get that errant petrol the hell out of there. This may call for a tilt tray to take your car to a garage.  This is the best-case scenario, and hopefully your blushes can be saved with minimal expense.

If you do drive away from the servo with the wrong fuel on board, you’ll notice the problem pretty quickly as your engine will make some truly horrible sounds, and if you keep going you’ll probably grind to a halt not far down the road.

Diesel in petrol engine

What makes this tricky to do is that the diesel nozzle simply won’t fit into the filler gap of a petrol-engined vehicle  – however a third of mis-fuel still fit into this category.

If you do somehow manage to shoehorn diesel into a petrol car, don’t panic, because this is less catastrophic than the other option discussed above, but it’s still vital not to start the engine. Diesel will cause serious damage to a petrol engine if you allow it to circulate, particularly if your car is of the direct-injection variety.  Fuel injectors that are designed to use unleaded will not take kindly to diesel.

Once again, you should make the call to Roadside Response and arrange for your tank to be completely drained.

Obviously the most likely time to make a mistake like this is when you’re driving a car you’re not used to; either a hire car or one you’ve borrowed from a friend, but it should still be a difficult mistake to make.

Don’t just look at the colours on the pumps, read the words on them, and make sure you’re aware of what kind of car you’re driving before you go to fill up.  If you’re still confused, at all, don’t just guess. Ask the service-station attendant for help.

When in doubt, there’s almost always a little warning sign on the inside of the filler cap that says “Diesel only”, “Unleaded only” or even “Premium unleaded only”.

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Roadside Response provide the very latest batteries to suit every application for cars, trucks, boats, bikes, caravans, scooters and even deep cycle applications to power fridges, lighting systems, electronics etc.  So now you can have a Response within the hour in most cases.

We look forward to Responding to all your battery needs.

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What are ISS systems?

Vehicles fitted with Idle Start/Stop Systems (ISS) systems are often referred to as ‘mild’ or ‘micro’ hybrids.  They have been developed by vehicle manufacturers to improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions to satisfy global targets.

Identifying vehicles fitted with Idle Stop Start systems

It may not be possible to identify whether a vehicle incorporates Idle Stop Start technology by lifting the bonnet, as manufacturers will not always promote this technology on engine components.  Some vehicle manufacturers include a device or icon on the dash board which enables the Idle Stop Start system to be deactivated as required.

Idle Stop Start v Conventional Batteries

In constant Stop/Start environments such as those experienced in city driving, a vehicle fitted with idle start/stop technology may stop and start at least once or twice each kilometre.  In vehicles fitted with Idle Stop Start systems, the battery must be able to handle the rigours associated with constant Stop Start demands, rapid recharging and the power requirements needed to run electrical accessories whilst the engine is switched off.  The battery must also deliver the necessary cranking capacity to start vehicle in a fraction of a second when the brake is released or accelerator depressed.

Conventional batteries are not designed to handle the cycling requirements of Idle Stop Start systems.  In a conventional system the battery operates in a close to full state of charge and starts the vehicle two or three times per day.  The battery capacity used is replaced by the alternator during the journey and as such the battery is not subjected to constant cycling or required to operate in a partial state of charge.

Using a conventional battery in an Idle Stop Start system could potentially damage the vehicles electrical system and lead to premature battery failure.

To avoid fitting an incorrect or conventional battery into an Idle Stop Start vehicle, run through the following check list:

• Does your vehicle automatically turn off when stationary ?
• Can you see an Idle Stop/Start Symbol on the dash board ?
• Do you have a switch that allows you to disable the Idle Stop/Start function as required ?

If you are still unsure, don’y worry contact Roadside Response today and we will send out one of our specalist Battery Response technicians to your home, or office and properly test and assess your battery needs.  As you can see vehicles have become more complex and your battery is the power supply to all your vehicles advanced electrical systems.  Leave it to the experts and get yourself a battery response today.

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