Car recovery & towing · Nottingham

Car breakdown recovery in Nottingham

Broken down, crashed, won't drive or not safe to carry on? Our local car recovery service comes to you, loads your car carefully and takes it home, to your garage or wherever it needs to go, at a price you agree before we set off.

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Call us when

The car won't start, and a jump start hasn't fixed it
Warning lights, limp mode or a strange noise you don't want to drive on
Overheating, a broken clutch or a gearbox that won't select
It's stopped somewhere awkward and needs moving somewhere safe
It needs to go to a garage and isn't safe to drive there
It's been in an accident and can't be driven

What happens

What you can expect

01
Tell us where you are
Call or WhatsApp with your location, or tap “Send my location” for a map pin. Tell us what's happened and where the car needs to go.
02
Agree the price
We work out the total using our published rates and confirm it by text or WhatsApp before we set off. If anything extra turns out to be needed, like skates for a locked wheel, we'll ask you first.
03
Loaded with care
Electric handbrakes, locked wheels and cars stuck in park need the right kit. We use recovery skates and a winch where needed, so the car comes away cleanly and without damage.
04
Delivered where you need it
Home, your garage, a dealer or somewhere safe overnight. If your garage is closed, we'll agree the best alternative with you.

Price

Recovery prices

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.

Estimate your price

Only if needed, and we’ll always ask first

Recovery skates, one or two wheelsIf a wheel won't turn: an automatic stuck in park, an electric handbrake that won't release, a seized brake, or a car with no keys.: £40
Recovery skates, all four wheelsWhen none of the wheels will turn, so the whole vehicle goes on skates.: £60
Complex loadingTight spaces, awkward angles or a vehicle that needs careful repositioning before it can be loaded. We give you the exact figure before we start.: From £80
4x4s and damaged vehiclesBigger, heavier or crash-damaged vehicles take longer to load and secure. The exact figure depends on size and damage, and we confirm it before we set off.: £30–£60
Waiting timeThe first 30 minutes are free. After that, if we're kept waiting at collection or drop-off (for keys, access or paperwork), it's charged in 30-minute blocks.: £30 per 30 minutes
WinchingOnly if the vehicle can't be driven or rolled on, for example off-road or in a ditch. We tell you the price before we start.: Priced before we start
Further outBeyond 10 miles of our NG5 base, travel to reach you is charged per extra mile.: £1 day · £1.50 night, per mile

Vehicles

What we recover

Cars and hatchbacks
Automatics and hybrids
Electric cars (EVs), including those stuck in park
Cars with electric handbrakes or locked wheels
Accident-damaged cars that can't be driven
Cars with no keys
Motorbikes (see motorbike recovery)
Vans: coming soon

Questions

Breakdown recovery: your questions

Is car recovery the same as towing?

Near enough, and most people use the words interchangeably. The difference is that we carry your car on a flatbed or trailer rather than towing it along on its own wheels, which is much safer for automatics, 4x4s, EVs and anything with a gearbox or drive problem.

Do you recover cars after an accident?

Yes, as long as it's safe to load. Crash-damaged vehicles take longer to secure, so there's an extra £30–£60, which we confirm before we set off. If the police are at the scene, follow their instructions first, and tell us if your insurer has already arranged recovery.

Can you take my car straight to my garage?

Yes. Tell us where it's going when you call and we'll include it in the price. If the garage is closed, we can take it home and move it another time.

My car has an electric handbrake that won't release. Can you still move it?

Yes. That's exactly what recovery skates are for. They take the weight of the locked wheels so the car can be loaded without damage. Skates are £40 for one or two wheels, or £60 for all four, only if needed, and we'll always check with you first.

I've lost the keys. Can you still move the car?

Yes. Skates let us move a car that won't roll, including one with no keys. Before we load it, we'll ask you to show it's yours, for example with the V5C logbook and photo ID.

Do you recover vans?

Not yet. We're recovering cars and motorbikes for now, with van recovery coming soon. We can still test and replace van batteries where you are.

How is the price worked out?

It's a call-out charge plus a rate per mile, counted from where we collect your vehicle to where we drop it off. The call-out covers us reaching you within 10 miles of our NG5 base. Daytime and night rates are published on our prices page, and we confirm your total before we set off.