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Heavily damaged vehicle recovery, done properly
A badly damaged car can’t be driven, often can’t be rolled and sometimes can’t be steered. It needs a recovery truck with the right kit and someone who has loaded hundreds of them. That’s us. Our tilt-and-slide flatbed carries a winch, four wheel skates and long low-approach ramps, so a car with a wheel torn off, a bent chassis leg, airbags out or a collapsed corner goes up the bed under control and is strapped down at four points for the journey.
We recover heavily damaged cars across Reading and surrounding areas every week: after collisions on the A33, the A329(M) and the M4, from side roads and driveways once the police have finished, from garages and bodyshops when a repair is uneconomical, and from insurers and accident management companies who need a vehicle moved to an assessor or a salvage yard. Call 07778 348703, tell us where the car is and what state it’s in, and we’ll give you a free quote and an arrival time before you book.
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What we can load
- Cars that don’t roll – seized wheels, locked brakes, a bent or missing wheel: we use four wheel skates.
- Cars that don’t steer – damaged steering or track rods: skates on the front, winch to the bed.
- Front or rear end damage – bumpers and panels hanging: we secure or remove loose parts before loading.
- Collapsed suspension – one corner on the ground: jacked, skated and winched.
- Written-off vehicles – Cat S, Cat N or total loss, to a salvage yard, auction site or your home.
- Electric vehicles and hybrids – loaded with all four wheels off the ground, never towed on their wheels.
- 4x4s, SUVs and vans up to 3.5 tonnes – the truck is rated for them.
After an accident in Reading
If the car is in a live lane, get everyone to a safe place first and call 999. Once it’s safe, call us on 07778 348703. We’ll come out day or night, load the car carefully and take it wherever you need: your bodyshop, your dealer, your home or your insurer’s chosen yard. We can take your vehicle anywhere in the UK.
If the police have already arranged for the car to be moved to a police-contracted compound, we can collect it from there once you have the release paperwork. Bring your ID and the release note, and we’ll handle the rest.
You’ve found a local recovery team covering Reading, Berkshire. Around Reading we’re usually with you in about 30–45 minutes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Heavily damaged car recovery questions
Can you recover a car with a wheel missing?
Yes. We jack that corner, put a wheel skate under the hub or the remaining wheel, and winch the car onto the flatbed on the skates.
Can you take a written-off car to a salvage yard?
Yes. Give us the yard’s address and opening times and we’ll deliver it there. We can also take it to your home while you decide.
Will loading damage the car further?
We load slowly with a winch and skates, support loose parts and strap the car down at four points, so nothing is made worse on the way up the bed.
How much does heavily damaged car recovery cost?
Accident recovery starts from £150. Skates are charged on top when the car doesn’t roll. We give you the full price before we set off: call 07778 348703.
Do you work with insurers and accident management companies?
Yes. We act as a local recovery contractor for breakdown cover providers and accident management companies around Reading. Recovery contractor work.
Related recovery services in Reading
- Accident recovery – from £150.
- Non-runner and seized wheel recovery – four wheel skates for cars that won’t roll.
- Electric vehicle recovery – all four wheels off the road.
- 4×4, SUV and pickup recovery – heavier vehicles on a truck rated for them.
- Business and fleet recovery – for company cars and vans.
Don’t get stranded. Call 07778 348703 now, get your free quote and get it moving, 24/7.
Our vehicle recovery services
Why drivers in Reading and surrounding areas choose Ozzy’s
Ozzy’s Breakdown Recovery is a local, fully insured 24/7 emergency vehicle recovery and rescue company covering Reading and surrounding areas. 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 in Reading and surrounding areas
Emergency recovery and vehicle rescue near you, across Reading and surrounding areas and the roads around it, day and night. Wherever you’ve broken down, call – we can help.
Any car, van or bike
A solution for every car, every light commercial vehicle and every van – up to 3.5 tonnes GVW.
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 come to 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.