Rick’s Emergency Roadside Assistance can help with junk car pickup, non-running vehicle removal, and wheel-lift towing support in Lake View East and across Chicago’s North Side when the vehicle can be legally released and service is safe and possible.
Before calling, have the vehicle year, make, model, location, condition, key status, and ownership paperwork ready. Also mention whether the vehicle rolls and steers, has flat tires, has a dead battery, is blocked in, is parked in a garage, or is sitting in an alley or tight lot.
If the vehicle is abandoned and not yours, do not treat it like a private junk-car sale. Report abandoned vehicles through the proper city process instead.
Junk car pickup depends on vehicle condition, access, ownership paperwork, and whether the vehicle can be safely moved with wheel-lift towing equipment.
Tell Rick’s whether the vehicle runs, rolls, steers, has keys, has flat tires, has locked steering, is missing parts, is blocked in, or is parked in a garage, alley, driveway, curbside space, or tight lot.
Rick’s can help with old, damaged, non-running, or unwanted vehicles when the vehicle can be legally released and access allows safe pickup.
Pickup planning starts with the basics: the exact location, vehicle year, make, model, condition, title or ownership status, key status, and whether the vehicle rolls and steers.
Access details matter. Let us know if the vehicle has flat tires, a dead battery, locked steering, limited clearance, missing parts, or is parked in a garage, alley, driveway, curbside space, apartment lot, or tight area.







Rick’s uses wheel-lift towing for many old, damaged, non-running, blocked, and unwanted vehicles when wheel-lift towing is appropriate and access is safe.
Tell us whether the vehicle rolls, steers, has keys, has flat tires, has locked steering, is missing parts, or has accident damage before pickup is scheduled.
Garage pickups, alley pickups, blocked vehicles, low-clearance areas, and tight lots may require extra planning before the vehicle can be moved.
Rick’s provides wheel-lift towing only. No flatbed towing is offered.
Before a junk vehicle can be picked up or sold, ownership needs to be clear. Have the title or acceptable ownership paperwork ready before scheduling pickup.
Provide the year, make, model, location, condition, key status, and whether the vehicle rolls and steers. Also mention if the vehicle has flat tires, a dead battery, locked steering, missing parts, or accident damage.
Tell us if the vehicle is in a garage, alley, driveway, curbside space, apartment lot, business lot, or tight-access area. Access details help confirm whether wheel-lift pickup is possible.
Before pickup, remove personal belongings, plates if required, and anything you need from the vehicle.
Rick’s helps with old vehicles, damaged vehicles, non-running cars, blocked vehicles, and unwanted vehicles that need pickup or wheel-lift towing support.
If the vehicle cannot be moved safely because of access, missing keys, flat tires, locked steering, missing parts, or vehicle condition, those details need to be confirmed before pickup.
Rick’s provides wheel-lift towing only. No flatbed towing is offered.
Rick’s confirms vehicle ownership, vehicle condition, pickup location, key status, and access details before pickup is planned.
Rick’s can help with old, damaged, blocked, or non-running vehicles when wheel-lift towing is appropriate and service is safe and possible.
We confirm the vehicle details, pickup location, access conditions, and price details before work begins.
Rick’s provides wheel-lift towing only. No flatbed towing is offered.
Yes, when the vehicle can be legally released and pickup is safe and possible. Have your ownership paperwork, vehicle details, and pickup location ready before calling.
Share the vehicle year, make, model, condition, location, key status, whether it rolls and steers, and whether it has flat tires, a dead battery, locked steering, missing parts, or accident damage.
Rick’s can help with many non-running vehicles when wheel-lift towing is appropriate and the pickup location allows safe access.
If the vehicle is abandoned and not yours, it should be reported through the proper city process instead of being treated as a private junk-car sale.
Possibly. Share the garage clearance, alley access, vehicle position, whether keys are available, and whether the vehicle rolls and steers so pickup can be evaluated.
No. Rick’s provides wheel-lift towing only. No flatbed towing is offered.
Rick’s Emergency Roadside Assistance helps with junk car pickup, non-running vehicles, wheel-lift towing, roadside assistance, jump starts, mobile battery replacement, lockouts, flat tire help, and fuel delivery.
For junk car pickup and towing support, call Rick’s Emergency Roadside Assistance.
Rick’s Emergency Roadside Assistance provides 24/7 towing and roadside assistance for drivers in Lake View East, Lakeview, Wrigleyville, Lincoln Park, Uptown, Roscoe Village, Andersonville, Edgewater, Lincoln Square, North Center, Sauganash, and nearby Chicago’s North Side neighborhoods. We help with wheel-lift towing, jump starts, flat tire service, car lockout service, fuel delivery, and emergency roadside help when your vehicle leaves you stuck.
Rick’s Emergency Roadside Assistance has served Lake View East and Chicago’s North Side with 24/7 towing and roadside help since 2000.