List of road service charges and working index

Revised in April,2024

Ordinary roads (including parking lots and homes)

Type of charges MEMBERS NON-MEMBERS
8AM-8PM 8PM-8AM
BASIC CHARGES Free
All JAF members must present their membership card at the road service site

15,700yen

19,630yen

WORK CHARGES Free up to first
30minutes upon arrival or 0.5 Working Index equivalent of work
Road service working index chart
TOWING CHARGES Free up to first 20kms
towed and 830 yen per km or Fraction in excess of 20kms
830 yen per km
SUPPLIES/SPARES/GASOLINE Billed at cost to JAF Billed at cost to JAF

The above prices include taxes.

Expressways and Cross-Country Throughways

We position a car or person in the rear of the work site on expressways to avoid a serious accident.

Type of charges MEMBERS NON-MEMBERS
8AM-8PM 8PM-8AM
BASIC CHARGES Free
All JAF members must present their membership card at the road service site
Rate A
In case Road Service conducts operations on a main through lane, acceleration/deceleration lane, at a bus stop or other locations where Rate B does not apply.

31,410yen

37,270yen

Rate B
In case Road Service travels to a service area/parking area (excludes acceleration and deceleration lanes) on the expressway and completes road service operations at the site.

19,630yen

23,540yen

WORK CHARGES Free up to first
30minutes upon arrival or 0.5 Working Index equivalent of work
Road service working index chart
TOWING CHARGES Free up to first 20kms
towed and 830 yen per km or Fraction in excess of 20kms
830 yen per km
SUPPLIES/SPARES/GASOLINE Billed at cost to JAF Billed at cost to JAF
TOLL FEE FOR JAF PATROL VEHICLE(※) Free Billed at cost to JAF
TOLL FEE FOR VEHICLE OF THE GUARD(※) Free Billed at cost to JAF

The above prices include taxes.

  • Amount for one segment to the next interchange in cases in which the car is stopped on an expressway or road exclusive for cars (including SA and PA).
    However, when the car is being transport by a road service vehicle, even members will be charged for the toll from the next interchange at its actual cost.

Note. Please note that an extra fee may be charged to both members and non-members for moving vehicles in an accident, pulling up vehicles from ditches or from other locations outside the road, for towing 4WD vehicles, or other special operations.

Road service working index chart

(List for labor cost calculations; 1.0 working index = 1 hour; amounts include consumption tax)

Working index Charges
0.1 1,200yen
0.2 2,400yen
0.3 3,600yen
0.4 4,800yen
0.5 6,000yen
0.6 7,200yen
0.7 8,400yen
0.8 9,600yen
0.9 10,800yen
1.0 12,000yen
  • Some isolated islands are not covered. For details, please confirm with the JAF Call Center.
  • Customers may be asked to cover all or part of the working costs when they exceed the free coverage (towing 20km or more, handling a car that has been in an accident, pulling up cars when wheels go off the road and raising up cars that have fallen off the road, parts cost, etc.).
  • Customers will be invoiced for the actual cost of fuel.