Near junction 11 or Reading Services?
Junction 11 is the M4 exit signed for Reading and Basingstoke. Reading Services sits just west of it, between junctions 11 and 12, on both sides of the motorway.
24/7
Day and night
Both ways
Eastbound and westbound
30–45 min
Usual response
Any vehicle
Cars, vans to 3.5t, bikes
Heading for London or Bristol?
Eastbound, towards London
You’ve passed junction 12 and Reading Services. If the car will still move, leave at junction 11 and stop somewhere safe.
Westbound, towards Bristol
You’ve passed junction 10. Reading Services is the next place to stop after junction 11.
Reading Services
Broken down in the car park, at the pumps or on the slip road? Stay somewhere safe, away from moving cars, and tell us which side of the motorway you’re on.
No hard shoulder at junction 11
This part of the M4 is a smart motorway. Use an orange emergency area and its SOS phone if you can. Stuck in a live lane? Call 999 first and wait behind the barrier.
What we need to know
- Your direction on the M4.
- Exactly where – slip road, services, or a marker post number.
- What you’re driving and what happened.
- Where it needs to go – home, your garage or anywhere in the UK.
Further along the M4
Things people ask us
Can you get to me on the slip road?
Yes. Tell us which slip road and direction.
I’m at Reading Services – is that junction 11?
The services sit between junctions 11 and 12. Call us and say which side you’re on.
Do I need breakdown cover?
No. There’s no membership. Call, get your price, and we come out.
One price, your way to pay
You get one total price on the phone before we set off. Bank transfer, card machine or payment link – or split the bill in 3.
Card · Klarna · Clearpay
Broken down at M4 junction 11 now?
Get behind the barrier, then call us. We’ll take it from there.
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 – one call covers them all
Broken down? 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 – broken down and need help now? We come out day and night.
- Emergency towing – a tow truck when you need one, 24/7.
- Vehicle rescue – stuck, stranded or can’t move safely.
- Roadside recovery – we load your vehicle where it has stopped.
- Towing service – 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 – car stopped at home, at work or at the roadside? Call-out from £75.
- Car towing and tow truck service – we move your car to a garage, your home or any address in the UK.
- Roadside assistance – help where you’ve stopped, day or night.
- Jump starts and flat battery call-outs – from £60.
- Car won’t start? We come to you, and take it to a garage if it still won’t go.
- Accident recovery – damaged cars loaded carefully with a winch and wheel skates. From £150.
- Motorcycle and motorbike recovery – strapped down properly on our truck. Call-out from £85.
- Van and light commercial vehicle recovery – up to 3.5 tonnes GVW. Call-out from £110.
- Electric vehicle (EV) recovery – carried on our flatbed with all four wheels off the road.
- Flatbed recovery and vehicle transport – for low, classic, sports and non-running cars.
- Flat tyre recovery – no spare? We take the car to a tyre shop you choose.
- Stuck, non-runner and winch-out recovery – won’t roll, locked wheels or stuck in mud.
- Campervan and motorhome recovery – call us for a price.
- Motorway recovery – M4, M3 and M25 (junctions 12 to 15). From £150.
- 24 hour breakdown recovery – nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Pay as you go breakdown cover – no membership. Pay only when you need us.
- Business and fleet recovery – 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.

