Emergency Motorway Vehicle Recovery
Breaking down on a motorway can be stressful and potentially dangerous. SH Recovery provides motorway vehicle recovery for motorists who need their vehicle removed and transported safely.
With high traffic volumes, high speeds, and smart motorway lane closures, staying stationary on a motorway poses a severe hazard. Our fleet is equipped with high-intensity 360-degree LED lightbars, reflective chapter 8 chevrons, and rapid loading winches to extract you from the motorway quickly.
What Information to Give Us When You Call:
When contacting us from a motorway, provide as much detail as possible:
• Your motorway or road: (e.g. M6, M1, M5, A50, A500)
• Direction of travel: (e.g. Northbound or Southbound)
• Nearest junction or marker post: Look at the small blue driver location sign or marker post along the verge
• Vehicle make, model and registration:
• The problem with the vehicle: (puncture, mechanical fault, accident)
• Your preferred destination:
Critical Motorway Breakdown Safety Checklist
- Indicate and Pull Over: Move into the emergency refuge area (ERA) or onto the hard shoulder as far left as possible. Turn the front wheels pointing away from the carriageway.
- Turn on Hazard Lights: Keep hazard lights flashing. Turn on sidelights if visibility is poor or dark.
- Exit Through Left-Hand Doors: Ensure you and all passengers get out of the car via the left-side doors only. Never stand near the live traffic side.
- Stand Behind Safety Barrier: Move up the grass embankment or stand well behind the metal crash barrier, upstream of your vehicle.
- Call SH Recovery: Ring 07570 781 762 immediately. We will dispatch our nearest available recovery flatbed.