Can you tow my car out of the Westfield Booragoon car park?

Yes. Flat batteries, failed starters and cars that won't come out of park are common at big shopping centres, and we can collect from any of the car parks. Tell us exactly where you are, including the level if you're on an upper deck, so we bring a truck that can get to you.

Is it still called Garden City?

The centre is now officially Westfield Booragoon, but plenty of locals still call it Garden City. Either name works when you call us. Just add the car park area or the nearest street, such as Riseley Street or Marmion Street.

Can you take my car from Garden City to a workshop in Myaree?

Yes. Myaree's mechanics and panel shops are just to the west, and we can deliver your car to any of them. If it's after hours, tell us about any key drop arrangements the workshop has.

I've had a minor crash leaving the centre. Do I need to report it to police?

Only in some cases. In WA you must report a crash if anyone is injured, if the total damage is more than $3,000, or if the owner of damaged property isn't there, such as a parked car you've hit. Car parks used by the public count.

Garden City Booragoon Towing & Car Park Help

Towing at Garden City, Booragoon

Garden City, now Westfield Booragoon, sits on the corner of Riseley and Marmion streets with a bus station, council offices and busy roads all around it. Whether you've broken down in the car park or had a bump at the lights outside, we tow 24/7.

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Why Garden City sees so many crashes and breakdowns

Garden City opened in 1972 and is now known as Westfield Booragoon. It’s one of the big regional shopping centres in Perth’s southern suburbs, with well over 150 stores, a Hoyts cinema and a dining precinct, sitting on the corner of Riseley Street and Marmion Street in Booragoon. Booragoon bus station is on the same corner, and the City of Melville’s council offices are part of the same civic precinct.

That puts a lot of different traffic in one small area. Riseley Street carries shoppers between Canning Highway in the north and Leach Highway in the south, Marmion Street links the centre west towards Myaree and Melville, and buses run in and out of the bus station all day. Inside the centre, drivers are hunting for parks, reversing out of bays and watching for pedestrians all at once.

The result is a steady stream of low-speed incidents: nose-to-tail bumps in queues, scrapes while reversing, and cars clipped turning in or out of the entrances. Then there are the breakdowns. Shopping centre car parks are where tired batteries finally give up, where starter motors fail after a short trip, and where people find a flat tyre when they come back with their shopping. Garden City was on the old version of our dangerous roads list. It isn’t a high-speed black spot, but it keeps tow trucks busy.

What to do after an accident at Garden City

Most crashes here are minor, but take them seriously. Turn on your hazard lights, check on everyone, and call 000 if anyone is hurt or if a damaged car is creating danger on Riseley or Marmion Street. For non-urgent police matters, the number is 131 444.

Move both cars out of the traffic flow if they can be driven: into an empty bay, a side street or a car park entrance, not a bus bay. Under WA law you and the other driver must exchange names and addresses. Note their phone number, registration and insurer, and photograph the damage, both plates and the spot where it happened. If you’ve hit a parked car and the owner can’t be found, leave your details on it, and remember this is one of the situations where WA rules require you to report the crash to police. The same applies if someone is injured or total damage is over $3,000. Reports are usually lodged through the online crash reporting facility on the WA Government website.

If the car isn’t safe to drive, our accident towing service will collect it, and with insurance towing we bill your insurer directly.

Suburbs around Garden City

The centre is in Booragoon, with Ardross directly to the north and Applecross beyond it towards Canning Highway. To the west, Marmion Street runs through Myaree towards Melville. Our Canning Highway page covers the main road just to the north.

How we help

We tow from Garden City and the streets around it 24/7, including car park recoveries. We bill your insurer directly and take your car to home, your mechanic or your insurer’s repairer. Call 0419 857 070.

Safety tips

Around the Riseley and Marmion streets corner, buses are coming and going from Booragoon bus station. Give them room when they pull out, and don't stop in bus bays.

In the car parks, drive at walking pace. Shoppers step out from between parked cars, often with trolleys or prams.

Queues build on Riseley Street on weekends and in the run-up to Christmas. Leave a decent gap to the car in front, as nose-to-tail bumps are the classic shopping centre crash.

If your car won't start in the car park, note the level, the colour or zone sign and the nearest entrance or store before you call, so we can find you without circling.

If you've had a minor bump on the road outside, move both cars into a side street or car park entrance before swapping details, rather than blocking a lane next to the bus station.