Wider area · about 16 miles from Nottingham
Recovery, jump starts & batteries in Derby
Including
- Spondon
- Borrowash
- Chaddesden
- Pride Park
- Alvaston
- Derby city centre
Main roads
- A52 Brian Clough Way
- A6 London Road
- A38
- A5111 outer ring road
- A50
Local knowledge
Good to know in Derby
The A52 in from Nottingham
The A52 (Brian Clough Way) runs from Nottingham past junction 25 of the M1 and straight into Derby, so it's the way we'll come. If you've broken down on it, get off the carriageway into a layby, slip road or side road if you safely can, then send us a pin so we can find you first time.
Pride Park and match days
Pride Park Stadium is right by the A52, and the roads around it fill up on match and event days. If you're stuck in that traffic, tell us when you call and we'll plan a way in that avoids the worst of it.
Taking it back to Nottingham
If you'd rather the car went back to Nottingham, home or to your own garage, that's fine. Recovery is priced by the loaded mile, from where we collect it to where we drop it off, so you'll know the price before we load it.
How we can help
Our services in Derby

Breakdown recovery
Broken down or won't drive? We load it up safely and take it home, to your garage or wherever it needs to go.

Jump starts
Flat battery? We come to you, get you started and test why it went flat, so it doesn't happen again tomorrow.

Mobile battery replacement
Battery tested, supplied and fitted where you are, including stop-start, campervan and caravan batteries.

Motorbike recovery
Secure, careful recovery for bikes that won't go, whether it's a breakdown, a puncture or a spill.
Coming soonMobile tyre fitting
Flat or blown tyre? Roadside tyre fitting is coming soon. Until then, we'll recover you to a tyre fitter.
- 07784 540841
Not sure what’s wrong?
Call and talk it through. We’ll tell you honestly whether it needs a jump, a battery or a tow.
Prices
Our normal prices, plus travel
Getting to Derby
Our call-out covers the first 10 miles from our NG5 base. The middle of Derby is about 8–12 miles past that, so travel adds about £8–£12 by day or £12–£18 at night, on top of the prices below. It’s less if you’re on the Nottingham side, and we agree the total with you before we set off.
Daytime
8am to 8pm, every day except bank holidays
£85 call-out + £2.50 a mile
The first 5 miles are included in the call-out
Miles are counted from where we collect your vehicle to where we drop it off. The call-out also covers us reaching you anywhere within 10 miles of our NG5 base.
Nights & bank holidays
8pm to 8am, plus all day on bank holidays
£135 call-out + £2.50 a mile
The first 5 miles are included in the call-out
Miles are counted from where we collect your vehicle to where we drop it off. The call-out also covers us reaching you anywhere within 10 miles of our NG5 base.
Example: a 20-mile recovery within our area costs £122.50 in the day or £172.50 at night, in total.
Questions
Derby questions
Do you really come out to Derby from Nottingham?
Yes, by arrangement. Call or WhatsApp us with where you are, and we'll tell you straight away whether we can get to you, roughly how long it'll take, and the full price including travel.
Can you take my car from Derby back to Nottingham?
Yes. Recovery is priced by the loaded mile, from where we collect it to where we drop it off, the same as any other job. Put both postcodes into the price estimator for a figure.

Day & night call-outs · Nottingham
Stuck in Derby?
Tell us what's happened and where you are. We'll give you a price and an honest arrival time before we set off.
