Call 560 5000 for assistance!

VÍS roadside assist­ance

Customers in loyalty levelsbronze, silver, gold or diamond get access to VÍS Roadside Assistance up to three times a year. Assistance is only provided to private passenger cars in specific service areas.

Call 560 5000 if you need assist­ance. Krókur is the service provider for VÍS Roadside Assist­ance.

You can see your loyalty level in the VÍS app.

Please call VÍS roadside assistance if:

  • Your car battery is dead and you need a jump start.

  • You need help changing a flat tyre. This assist­ance is only provided if there is a spare tyre in the car.

  • You need help because your vehicle is out of fuel.

  • You need help opening frozen doors or locks.

  • Your vehicle is locked and you are unable to get inside.

VÍS roadside assistance service areas

  • Reykjavík capital area

  • Akranes

  • Borg­arnes

  • Reykjanes

  • Selfoss

  • Hvera­gerði

  • Akur­eyri

  • Egils­staðir

  • Höfn

  • Ísafjörður

Note: Service is provided only in the urban areas listed above and therefore does not extend, for example to Reykja­nes­braut (the main road to the airport) or the Hval­fjörður Tunnel.

VÍS roadside assistance is not available if:

  • The car is 15 years or older. Applies both to assist­ance on site and tow truck service.

  • The car is regist­ered to a company and/or weighs over 3.5 tonnes and/or is over seven metres in length.

  • The car is stuck in snow, mud or sand.

  • The car has been damaged in an incident.

Further information

  • Customers in loyalty levels bronze, silver, gold or diamond get access to VÍS Roadside Assist­ance up to three times a year. You can see your loyalty level in the VÍS app.

  • Assist­ance is only provided to private passenger cars in specific service areas.

  • If it is not possible to fix the problem through on-site assist­ance, VÍS customers get 50% discount of the cost of having a tow truck from Krókur tow their car to a repair shop located within the same service area.

  • A full fee will be charged according to the Krókur price list if a car needs to be towed to a repair shop outside of VÍS Roadside Assist­ance service areas.

  • Day time rates apply during week­days from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Night time and holiday rate applies during all week­days from 5:00pm to 8:00am and around the clock during Satur­days, Sundays and holi­days.

  • See further information in the terms of service.

Price list

Service

Day Time Rate

Night Time and Holiday Rate

Telephone Assistance

Free

Free

On-site Assistance in Service Areas

Free

Free

Krókur Tow Truck Service (price with 50% discount)

ISK 12.250

ISK 19.500

*According to Krókur’s price list as of January 2026