What usually goes wrong in Ascot
Most of Ascot is a thin ribbon of land squeezed between Great Eastern Highway and the river, so the highway does a lot of the damage. Rear-end crashes at the lights near Grandstand Road and Resolution Drive are common in peak hour, and they’re the kind of job our accident towing crews deal with every week. We’ll usually bill the insurer directly.
Race days at Ascot Racecourse bring a different set of problems. Cars sit for hours in big grass and gravel car parks, and when everyone leaves at once, a flat battery or a seized handbrake leaves someone stranded. Down by the water, people towing boats and trailers sometimes come unstuck on the soft edges of the riverside reserves.
Around Ascot: roads, river and neighbours
Great Eastern Highway forms the southern edge of the suburb and is busy enough to have its own page. Grandstand Road runs along the racecourse, while Stoneham Street and Resolution Drive thread through the newer Ascot Waters estate. Head across the timber Garratt Road Bridge and you’re in Bayswater. Inland, Ascot meets Belmont and Redcliffe, with the airport not far beyond.
The streets around Ascot Waters are newer and fairly tight, with lots of visitor parking on the kerb. If your car is in a secure apartment car park, tell us the height limit before we arrive.
Broken down in Ascot? Do this first
- On Great Eastern Highway, pull into a side street or service road if the car will still roll. Don’t stop in a turning lane.
- At the racecourse, look for the nearest gate number or sign and tell us.
- By the river, keep the car off the grass if you can. A wet lawn makes the pickup harder.
- Have your rego and insurer details handy if there’s been a crash.
Ring 0419 857 070 and we’ll sort out the rest.