Motorway safety
Broken down on the M1 junctions 24–28?
Junctions
- J24 Kegworth
- J25 Sandiacre (A52)
- J26 Nuthall (A610)
- J27 Hucknall (A608)
- J28 Alfreton (A38)
- Trowell services
Main roads
- M1
- A52
- A610
- A608
- A453
Stay safe
What to do, step by step
- 01
First: get safe
If you can, leave at the next junction or pull into an emergency area or services. If you're stopped on the hard shoulder, get out on the left, move up the bank behind the barrier and call from there. If you're stuck in a live lane and can't get out safely, keep your seatbelt on, hazard lights on, and call 999.
- 02
Smart motorway stretches
Parts of the M1 around Nottingham have no permanent hard shoulder. Look for orange emergency areas marked with blue SOS signs. National Highways traffic officers patrol these stretches, and they may arrange removal themselves if it isn't safe to wait.
- 03
Where we can help
Once you're off the live motorway at a junction, slip road, services or nearby road, we can get to you, jump or replace a battery, or recover the vehicle. Call and tell us exactly where you are. We'll tell you honestly and straight away whether we can safely reach you there.
If you or anyone else is in danger, or you’re stuck in a live lane, call 999 now. Recovery can wait.
How we can help
Once you're safe
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
Same clear prices, wherever you are
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
Motorway breakdowns
Should I call you or 999 if I break down on the motorway?
If you're in a live lane, or anyone is in danger, call 999 first. Once you're somewhere safe (behind the barrier, at services or off the motorway), call us and we'll sort out the recovery.
Who are National Highways, and when would I call them?
National Highways runs England's motorways. If you've broken down and aren't in immediate danger, you can call them on 0300 123 5000 and they'll help keep you safe while you wait.
Day & night call-outs · Nottingham
Safe and need recovering?
Tell us what's happened and where you are. We'll give you a price and an honest arrival time before we set off.