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24 hours a day, anywhere in the UK

Broken down? We'll have someone with you in 40 minutes

Car or van, breakdown or accident, wherever you've stopped. Fixed price before a driver sets off.

30-45 min
Typical time to reach you
24/7
Phone answered by a person
£0
Call-out fee
  • Price agreed first You hear the number before we move
  • No call-out fee You pay for the job and nothing else
  • Cars to 4x4s Vans, bikes, minibuses and EVs too
  • You don't have to stay Unattended recovery if you need to get off

About Us

Based in London, with drivers the length of the country. Same number at 4pm or 4am.

Ring and you get someone who can find you on a map and tell you where the nearest truck is. It's a yard, not a call centre — no script, no ticket number, no callback window.

Most of it is ordinary. Flat battery in a supermarket car park, tyre gone on the A2, wrong fuel in the tank. We do the bad days too: accident recovery, cars that need loading and taking somewhere else entirely.

020 8088 3646 Open 24 hours, every day
  • The price doesn't move

    We quote a fixed figure on the call. It's still that figure when the driver arrives.

  • Nationwide, and we mean it

    London out to Edinburgh. If nobody sensible is near you, you’ll hear it on the phone rather than sat there hoping.

  • Nearly anything on wheels

    Cars, vans, 4x4s, motorbikes, minibuses, trailers. EVs go on a flatbed with all four wheels off the ground.

Our Services

Six jobs, one number. Most we sort at the roadside without loading the car at all.

Car & Van Recovery

Won't start, won't steer, or it's been in a shunt. We load it and take it where it needs to go: home, your garage, or a body shop.

  • Breakdown and accident recovery, day or night
  • Flatbed or spec lift, whichever suits the vehicle
  • Collected without you there if you can't stay
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Jump Start

The call we get more than any other. Most of the time you’re driving away inside ten minutes, with nothing to load.

  • Jump started where the car sits
  • Battery and alternator tested before we leave
  • New battery fitted there and then if yours is finished
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Mobile Tyre Fitting

No spare, or the spare's flat too. We bring the tyre out and fit it at the kerb.

  • Car and van tyres fitted where you're parked
  • Locking nut removed if you've lost the key
  • Old tyre taken away with us
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  • Out of Fuel

    Empty tank or the wrong pump, we bring enough to get you to a station.

  • Jump Start

    Dead battery started at the roadside, usually a ten minute job.

  • Mobile Tyre Fitting

    New tyre brought out and fitted where the car is standing.

  • Accident Recovery

    Vehicle cleared off the road quickly and taken to your garage or body shop.

  • Vehicle Transport

    Non-runners, auction buys and project cars moved on a flatbed.

  • Breakdown Recovery

    Overheating, seized, or dead on the drive. Loaded up and taken home.

Our Prices

Car Recovery

from £99 per recovery

Getting the vehicle off the road and to wherever it needs to end up.

  • Local recovery, price fixed on the phone
  • Cars, vans and 4x4s
  • Longer runs quoted by the mile before you agree
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Mobile Tyre Fitting

from £119 per tyre fitted

Tyre brought to you and fitted at the roadside or in the car park.

  • Tyre, fitting and disposal all in the price
  • Common car and van sizes carried on the van
  • Locking wheel nut removal if the key's gone missing
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Covers the call-out, the driver's time and the miles we quoted. Nothing turns up on an invoice later.

How It Works

No app to download, no forms to fill in on the verge.

  1. Ring us

    Tell us where you are and what the vehicle's doing. A postcode does it, or the marker post number if you're on a motorway.

  2. Agree the price and pay

    We quote a fixed figure and take card over the phone. That’s the last you'll hear about money.

  3. The driver turns up

    You get his name and an ETA by text, and a call when he’s close.

Areas We Cover

Drivers on call across England, Scotland and Wales.

We work with recovery operators up and down the motorway network, so most postcodes have a truck within half an hour. If yours is one of the awkward ones, you'll hear that on the phone rather than an hour into the wait.

Busiest areas

  • Croydon
  • Birmingham
  • Manchester
  • Watford
  • Canterbury
  • Edinburgh
  • Leeds
  • Bristol
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London 8
  • Croydon
  • Barnet
  • Ealing
  • Romford
  • Bromley
  • Wembley
  • Enfield
  • Kingston
South East 8
  • Watford
  • Canterbury
  • Reading
  • Brighton
  • Guildford
  • Maidstone
  • Southampton
  • Milton Keynes
Midlands 8
  • Birmingham
  • Coventry
  • Leicester
  • Nottingham
  • Derby
  • Wolverhampton
  • Stoke-on-Trent
  • Northampton
North 8
  • Manchester
  • Leeds
  • Liverpool
  • Sheffield
  • Newcastle
  • Bradford
  • Hull
  • Preston
Scotland & Wales 8
  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow
  • Aberdeen
  • Dundee
  • Cardiff
  • Swansea
  • Newport
  • Wrexham

Customer Reviews

4.9 Google reviews

Battery went in the Sainsbury's car park at half nine at night with both kids in the back and I was in bits. Driver was there in about 25 minutes, had it going in five and then tested it and told me the battery was on its way out. He wasn't wrong, it died properly two days later. Rang them again and they fitted a new one at my house. Really can't fault them.
Danielle H. Croydon · July 2026
Quoted me £120 on the phone and I paid £120. That's honestly all I wanted
Mark T. Watford · June 2026
Took longer than the 40 mins they said, closer to an hour by the time he got to me, but they did ring twice to tell me where the driver was which I did appreciate. Got the van over to my garage in Erdington no bother at all and the lad who came was sound. Would use them again, just don't set your watch by the estimate on a Friday.
S. Okonkwo Birmingham · May 2026
Puncture on the A2 on a Sunday afternoon, no spare in the boot because the car came with one of those useless foam kits. They turned up with the right tyre, fitted it on the hard shoulder and took the old one away with them. £119 as quoted, on a Sunday.
Ray Canterbury · July 2026

Frequently Asked

If yours isn't here, ring and ask. Somebody picks up.

How quickly can you actually get to me?

Usually 30 to 45 minutes, depending where you've stopped and what the traffic's doing. When you ring we'll check what's nearest and give you a real ETA rather than a hopeful one.

Is the price you quote the price I pay?

Yes. We agree a fixed figure before a driver sets off and that’s what you're charged — no call-out fee, no night rate, no mileage at the end. If the job itself turns out different, say the car's on the third floor of a multi-storey, you’d hear that before anyone touched it.

Do you cover my area?

We're nationwide. London and the South East are our busiest patch, but we've got drivers across the Midlands, the North, Scotland and Wales. Give us the postcode and we'll tell you straight.

What sort of vehicles can you recover?

Cars, vans, 4x4s, motorbikes, minibuses, trailers and light commercials. EVs as well, on a flatbed with all four wheels off the ground.

Do I have to wait with the vehicle?

No. Tell us where the vehicle is and where the keys will be, we take a few details so we know it's yours to move, and you get a text when it's picked up and another when it's dropped off.

How do I pay?

Card over the phone, or we text you a payment link. Debit, credit, Apple Pay and Google Pay all work, and trade accounts can be invoiced monthly. We take payment before the driver sets off, so there’s nothing to sort out at the roadside in the rain.

Still not sure? Call 020 8088 3646 and ask.

Need assistance?

Ring the number and you'll be talking to a person in a few seconds.

Get In Touch

Already off the road and sorting something for later in the week? Use the form. Standing next to it right now? Ring instead — it's quicker.

Standing next to it right now? 020 8088 3646
Phone
020 8088 3646
Email
info@carrecovery.co.uk
Hours
24 hours, seven days, bank holidays included
Head office
London, working across the whole of the UK

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