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Flat battery? We’ll come and get you started
Turn the key and nothing happens? Call 07778 348703. We’ll come to your home, your work or the roadside and jump-start your car or van. We carry both 12V and 24V equipment. A jump start call-out costs from £60, and you get the price before we set off.
Around Reading we’re usually with you in about 30–45 minutes. And if a jump start doesn’t fix it, you’re not stuck: we can load the vehicle there and then and take it to a garage.
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Jump Start & Roadside Help at a glance
- Who: Ozzy’s Breakdown Recovery, a 24/7 vehicle recovery company covering Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Oxfordshire.
- What: Jump Start & Roadside Help, 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 have a solution for 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.
Jump start help, made simple
12V and 24V
Cars, vans and vehicles with 24V systems.
We come to you
At home, at work, in a car park or at the roadside.
Call-out from £60
Roadside help call-out starts from £60. We confirm your price before we come out.
Recovery if you need it
If it still won’t start, we can take it to a garage for you.
Is it the battery?
The usual signs are a clicking sound when you turn the key, dim dashboard lights or an engine that turns over very slowly. Lights left on, lots of short trips and cold mornings are the common causes.
If your battery keeps going flat, it probably needs replacing. We’ll get you going so you can get that sorted. More about our roadside assistance in Reading. See our starting prices.
Call 07778 348703 for a jump startJump starts in Bracknell and Basingstoke
Flat battery outside Reading? See jump starts and roadside help in Bracknell and flat battery call-outs in Basingstoke.
How a jump start call-out works
1 Call us
Tell us where the car is and what happens when you turn the key. We give you a price and an arrival time.
2 We come to you
We bring a booster pack, so we don’t need another car alongside yours.
3 We start it
Once it’s running, keep it running. Drive for 20 to 30 minutes if you can, to put some charge back in.
4 If it won’t start
We can load it and take it to a garage or your home, and you get a free quote first.
Jump starts across Reading
We come out to Caversham, Tilehurst, Woodley, Earley and Shinfield, as well as the town centre, and further afield to Wokingham, Bracknell and Newbury. See all the areas we cover.
Jump start questions
How much is a jump start?
Roadside help call-out starts from £60. Night, weekend and bank holiday call-outs cost extra, and we’ll tell you the full price before we set off.
What if the jump start doesn’t work?
Then we can recover the vehicle to your garage or home. You get a free quote for that before we set off.
Can you fix other faults at the roadside?
We do jump starts and recovery. For mechanical repairs, we’ll take your vehicle to a garage of your choice.
Do you need another car to jump-start mine?
No, we bring a booster pack, so we can start your car wherever it’s parked, including tight spaces and multi-storey car parks.
Can you jump-start a van?
Yes, we carry both 12V and 24V equipment.
How long should I drive after a jump start?
Around 20 to 30 minutes if you can. If the battery goes flat again soon after, have the battery and charging system tested.
No membership needed
You don’t need a policy before you call us. You pay only for the job you need, which usually works out cheaper than paying every month. See pay as you go home start and flat battery cover.
Other ways we can help
Where we cover for jump starts
We don’t just cover Reading. We give jump starts across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Oxfordshire, including Reading, Bracknell, Wokingham, Woodley, Earley, Tilehurst, Caversham, Theale and Calcot, Twyford, Maidenhead, Windsor, Slough, Ascot, Newbury, Thatcham, Basingstoke, Camberley, Farnborough, Fleet, Sandhurst, Crowthorne, Henley-on-Thames, Wallingford, Didcot, and the villages in between. Wherever you are, call 07778 348703 – we’re usually with you in 30–45 minutes, with a free quote first. See all the areas we cover.
Why drivers in Reading & Surrounding Areas choose Ozzy’s
Ozzy’s Breakdown Recovery is a local, fully insured 24/7 emergency vehicle recovery and rescue company covering Reading & 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 & Surrounding Areas
Emergency recovery and vehicle rescue near you, across Reading & 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 – 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 come to 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. 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.
