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Flatbed recovery: your vehicle carried safely, all four wheels off the road
Our truck is a tilt-and-slide flatbed. The bed lowers to the ground, your vehicle is driven or winched on, and it travels with all four wheels off the road. Call 07778 348703 when you’re ready to book it. Our team does flatbed recovery in Reading 24/7, so you’re never stuck for long.
It’s the safest way to move automatics, four-wheel drives, electric cars and anything low or damaged. We collect from the roadside, homes, workplaces and garages in and around Reading.
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Flatbed Recovery in Reading at a glance
- Who: Ozzy’s Breakdown Recovery, a vehicle recovery company based in Reading, Berkshire.
- What: Flatbed Recovery in Reading, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
- Price: jump start call-outs from £60, car recovery call-out from £75, motorbikes call-out from £85, vans call-out from £110 and motorway recovery from £150, and you get the full price before you book.
- No membership: you pay only for the job you need, which usually works out cheaper than paying every month.
- Where it can go: anywhere in the UK – your garage, your home or any other address.
- Vehicles: we recover every car, every motorbike, every light commercial vehicle and every van up to 3.5 tonnes GVW, so call even if you’re not sure.
- How: call 07778 348703 when you need us.
When a flatbed is the right choice
Automatics and 4x4s
Towing these on their wheels can damage the gearbox, so a flatbed is safer. Carrying them avoids that.
Electric and hybrid cars
A flatbed is the recommended way to move an EV, because the wheels stay off the road.
Low and sports cars
A shallow loading angle protects bumpers, splitters and exhausts.
Damaged or non-running vehicles
Winched on and strapped down, even if the wheels won’t turn.
Tell us what you drive
Let us know the make and model, what’s happened and anything awkward about where it is – a tight drive, a multi-storey car park or a low kerb. We’ll explain how we’ll load it and what it will cost before you book.
Got a van? See van recovery. For an electric car, see electric vehicle recovery.
Call 07778 348703Where we recover in Reading
We can collect anywhere in Reading and the places around it, including Coley, Katesgrove, Reading West, Coley Park, Spring Gardens, Battle, Caversham, Newtown, Southcote, Whitley, Caversham Heights, Kennet Island, Dee Park, Green Park Village, Norcot, Emmer Green, Caversham Park, Green Park, Churchend, Earley, Fords Farm, Kentwood, Whitley Wood and The Triangle.
We recover from the main roads too: the A33 Basingstoke Road, the A329 Inner Distribution Road, the A4155 Henley Road, the A327 Shinfield Road, the A4 Bath Road, the A4074 St Peter’s Hill and the A3290.
On the motorway, we cover the M4 from junction 7 to junction 14. The junctions closest to this area are M4 junction 11 (Reading), M4 junction 12 (Theale) and M4 junction 10 (Wokingham and Bracknell).
Wherever you are in Reading, call 07778 348703 for local recovery – we can help.
Flatbed recovery questions
Can you recover a car that won’t start?
Yes, we winch it onto the flatbed. Tell us whether the wheels roll and the steering turns.
Is a flatbed better than towing?
For most modern cars, yes. Nothing on the car is turning or taking strain while it’s being moved.
How much does flatbed recovery cost?
It depends on the distance and the vehicle. Call us for a clear price before you book.
Our vehicle recovery services
Why drivers choose Ozzy’s
Ozzy’s Breakdown Recovery is a local, fully insured 24/7 emergency vehicle recovery and rescue company covering Berkshire, South Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Surrey. Call 07778 348703 for a free quote – we’re usually with you in 30–45 minutes.
Fully insured
Public liability and vehicle in transit insurance. You are covered.
Free quote first
You know the price before we set off. No membership and no monthly fee.
30–45 minute response
Usually with you in 30–45 minutes, day or night, every day of the year.
Local emergency recovery near you
Emergency recovery and vehicle rescue near you, across Berkshire, South Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Surrey, day and night. Wherever you’ve broken down, call – we can help.
Any car, van or bike
Cars, vans and light commercials up to 3.5 tonnes.
Pay your way
Card payment link, Klarna pay in 3 or Clearpay pay in 4.
Every recovery service we offer in Reading
Broken down in Reading? Don’t get stranded. Call 07778 348703 now, get your free quote and get moving – we’re usually with you in 30–45 minutes, day or night. We can take your vehicle anywhere in the UK.
- Emergency recovery in Reading – broken down and need help now? We come out day and night.
- Emergency towing in Reading – a tow truck when you need one, 24/7.
- Vehicle rescue in Reading – stuck, stranded or can’t move safely.
- Roadside recovery in Reading – we load your vehicle where it has stopped.
- Towing service in Reading – cars, vans and motorbikes on our flatbed tow truck.
- Breakdown recovery near me – send your location and we’ll find you.
- Tow truck near me – local towing, day and night.
- Breakdown recovery in Reading – car stopped at home, at work or at the roadside? Call-out from £75.
- Car towing and tow truck service in Reading – we move your car to a garage, your home or any address in the UK.
- Roadside assistance in Reading – help where you’ve stopped, day or night.
- Jump starts and flat battery call-outs in Reading – from £60.
- Car won’t start in Reading? We come to you, and take it to a garage if it still won’t go.
- Accident recovery in Reading – damaged cars loaded carefully with a winch and wheel skates. From £150.
- Motorcycle and motorbike recovery in Reading – strapped down properly on our truck. Call-out from £85.
- Van and light commercial vehicle recovery in Reading – up to 3.5 tonnes GVW. Call-out from £110.
- Electric vehicle (EV) recovery in Reading – carried on our flatbed with all four wheels off the road.
- Flatbed recovery and vehicle transport in Reading – for low, classic, sports and non-running cars.
- Flat tyre recovery in Reading – no spare? We take the car to a tyre shop you choose.
- Stuck, non-runner and winch-out recovery in Reading – won’t roll, locked wheels or stuck in mud.
- Campervan and motorhome recovery in Reading – call us for a price.
- Motorway recovery near Reading – M4, M3 and M25. From £150.
- 24 hour breakdown recovery in Reading – nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Pay as you go breakdown cover in Reading – no membership. Pay only when you need us.
- Business and fleet recovery in Reading – for company cars and vans.
We cover Berkshire, South Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Surrey. Not sure what you need? Call 07778 348703 and tell us what’s happened – we can help. You can also see our starting prices.
