Recovery services
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Breakdown recovery
Pay-on-use breakdown recovery with a clear quote and dispatch-confirmed arrival time before payment.
Explore service →02Vehicle recovery
Need vehicle recovery near you? Get a clear quote and dispatch-confirmed arrival time before payment.
Explore service →03Tow truck & recovery truck
Need a tow truck or recovery truck near you? Pay-on-use car and light-van towing enquiries with a clear price and dispatch-confirmed ETA before payment.
Explore service →04Car recovery near you
Need car recovery near you without breakdown cover? Call for pay-on-use vehicle recovery with a clear job price and dispatch-confirmed ETA.
Explore service →05Van recovery
Pay-on-use van recovery for broken-down or non-running light commercial vans, with live availability, price and a realistic arrival estimate confirmed before payment.
Explore service →Stranded-driver problem index
Search the problem. Find the recovery decision.
Drivers often search the symptom before they search for recovery. These pages answer the immediate safety question, then route into recovery when the vehicle cannot continue safely.
Car won’t start
Call for pay-on-use help when your car will not start at home, work or the roadside.
Check this problem →Recovery problemFlat tyre help
Need flat tyre help near you? Call for pay-on-use assistance or recovery when there is no usable spare, the wheel is damaged or the vehicle cannot move safely.
Check this problem →Recovery problemNon-runner recovery
Need non-runner recovery? Pay-on-use recovery for cars that cannot be driven or started safely, with the job price and realistic ETA confirmed before payment.
Check this problem →Recovery problemStuck in park recovery
Car stuck in park and cannot be moved safely? Call for pay-on-use recovery with vehicle condition, access, price and a realistic ETA checked before payment.
Check this problem →Recovery problemLocked wheel recovery
Need recovery for a car with a locked or damaged wheel? Dispatch assesses mobility, access and suitable loading equipment before confirming price and ETA.
Check this problem →Recovery problemAccident recovery
Need vehicle recovery after an accident or impact? Once the scene is safe and the vehicle can be released, call for pay-on-use recovery to a suitable destination.
Check this problem →Recovery problemCar won’t go into gear
Car won’t go into gear? Learn when to stop trying and arrange pay-on-use recovery if the vehicle cannot be moved safely.
Check this problem →Recovery problemHandbrake stuck recovery
Handbrake stuck and the car will not move? Avoid dragging the vehicle and arrange recovery if the brake cannot be released safely.
Check this problem →Recovery problemClutch failure recovery
Clutch gone or failed? If the car cannot select or transmit drive safely, stop and arrange pay-on-use recovery.
Check this problem →Recovery problemLoss of power recovery
Car lost power while driving? If it cannot maintain safe progress or the fault returns, stop safely and arrange recovery.
Check this problem →Recovery problemCoolant leak recovery
Car leaking coolant? Stop before overheating if the level is falling, temperature rises or the source is unknown, then arrange recovery.
Check this problem →Recovery problemBroken suspension recovery
Broken spring, collapsed suspension or wheel sitting incorrectly? Do not continue driving if the vehicle is unsafe; arrange suitable recovery.
Check this problem →Recovery problemVan won’t start
Van won’t start at work, home or roadside? Call for pay-on-use assistance or recovery with live price and ETA confirmation.
Check this problem →Recovery problemJump start didn’t work
Jump start didn’t work? The fault may not be a simple flat battery. Stop repeated attempts and arrange diagnosis or recovery when the car still will not start.
Check this problem →Safety and diagnosis
Problems that begin as a question
These guides cover situations such as overheating, motorway breakdowns, no breakdown cover and a flat tyre with no spare, with a direct recovery handoff when continuing is unsafe.
Motorway breakdown
Essential steps for staying safe after a motorway or smart-motorway breakdown in the UK.
Read the decision guide →Problem guideNo breakdown cover
How to arrange pay-on-use help if you break down without an AA, RAC or Green Flag membership.
Read the decision guide →Problem guideClicking when starting
Understand common reasons a car clicks but will not start and when to arrange assistance or recovery.
Read the decision guide →Problem guideCar overheating
Immediate safety steps for an overheating vehicle and signs that recovery is safer than continuing.
Read the decision guide →Problem guideNo spare wheel
Options when your vehicle has a flat tyre and no usable spare wheel or repair kit.
Read the decision guide →Need recovery now?
Tell us your location, vehicle and destination. We confirm availability, price and timing before payment.