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Help when you need it most

Flat tyre, empty tank, or stranded at pickup? Record the incident and share a one-time location snapshot in under a minute. We link the active trip and alert the right people when one is available.

Mobile emergency112Any urgent emergency from a mobilePolice10111Crime, theft, or immediate dangerAmbulance10177Medical emergency or injury
Case record
Created immediately
Location
GPS or manual pin
Emergency first
112 · 10111 · 10177

Safety first

If there is immediate danger, call 112 from a mobile, 10111 for police, or 10177 for medical help first. Use Assist once you are in a safer position.

Help centre →

Choose the right response

Emergency, trip incident, or general support?

Immediate danger

Call emergency services first

Injury, crime, fire, or danger to life needs the appropriate public emergency service. Assist does not replace them.

Call 112Police
Trip incident

Create an Assist case

Report a breakdown, flat tyre, collision, lockout, fuel issue, or safety concern with location and trip context.

Start a tracked case →
General question

Use marketplace support

For account, document, payment, booking, or policy questions that are not an active roadside incident.

Open the help centre →

Request help

Submit an assist incident

We attach a one-time location snapshot and link an active trip when available, so operations can coordinate with renters, hosts, and support teams. Nearby services and crime heat data are sourced from OpenStreetMap and SAPS public statistics.

Your case desk

Recent Assist requests

Loading your Assist history…
1. Choose the issue
2. Confirm location
3. Send the request

What do you need help with?

Select the closest match — you can add detail in notes below.

Selected: Flat tyre

Your live location

Acquiring GPS — your position will appear automatically…

Waiting for GPS…

GPS is unavailable. Enter coordinates from Google Maps or a trusted contact to continue.

Nearby services

Live police, hospitals, fuel stops, and mechanics within 12 km — sourced from OpenStreetMap.

Services appear once GPS is active.

Ready to request assistance?

We attach a one-time location snapshot and link an active trip when one is found.

How it works
Emergency 112

Before you submit

  • Pull over safely and switch on hazard lights.
  • Add a landmark if GPS is weak or unavailable.
  • Keep your phone line open for callback.

What happens next

  1. 1Your request is logged with a unique incident ID.
  2. 2Support reviews the details and uses your supplied contact number when follow-up is required.
  3. 3Keep the incident ID available when contacting RideShare SA support.

Live map data

Nearby police, hospitals, fuel, and mechanics come from OpenStreetMap. The crime heat layer uses SAPS Q3 2024/25 contact-crime statistics matched to real police station locations.

Simple process

Three steps to get help

1

Pin your location

Share a one-time location snapshot with the request, or enter coordinates if GPS is unavailable.

2

Describe the incident

Choose the issue type and add notes so support can assess the right next step.

3

Create a tracked case

Receive an incident ID instantly and follow the case as operations reviews it.

Common assist scenarios

What to include so support can assess the case faster.

Flat tyre

Note whether the tyre is punctured or burst, and confirm you are in a safe pull-over zone.

Out of fuel

Share the nearest landmark and whether the vehicle can be moved to a shoulder safely.

Accident / collision

Include injuries, vehicle condition, and whether traffic lanes are blocked.

Security concern

Describe visible threats and whether you have already called emergency services.