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Rijkswaterstaat notes, however, that many road users are not aware that their vehicle will be removed

It sometimes happens that you have a breakdown along the highway. Whatever the reason, never leave your vehicle unattended. Because even if you have a breakdown, Rijkswaterstaat is there for you. The road stewards regularly see unattended vehicles along the highways. For safety reasons, an unattended car should not be within 10 meters of the highway. Is the vehicle in place and they see that? They then call in a recovery company to remove the vehicle. Rijkswaterstaat notes, however, that many road users are not aware that their vehicle will be removed if it is parked unattended along the highway.

The obstacle-free zone towing scheme applies to unattended passenger cars, including caravans and trailers, in the obstacle-free zone of the national roads. The obstacle-free zone is understood to mean, on motorways: the zone of 10 meters from the inside of the edge line, including the hard shoulder, and for other roads managed by Rijkswaterstaat, this zone is 6 meters.

What do you do when you have bad luck on the road? Contact the National Handling Point for Abandoned Vehicles as soon as possible on telephone number 088 – 007 8782. This way we can check where your vehicle is and how you can collect it as soon as possible. If you wait longer than 3 days with this, additional storage costs will be charged. In general, in the event of a breakdown on the road, you should try to continue to a breakdown port or parking space. Turn on your hazard lights and get out carefully. Find a safe place (behind the crash barrier) and call 112, a breakdown service or Rijkswaterstaat on 0800-8002.

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