How we can help in Blackwood
Vehicle recovery in Blackwood
The valley here used to be a proper obstacle. Before the Chartist Bridge was built, crossing from one side of the Sirhowy Valley to the other meant a long detour or a 1 in 4 road down through the bottom of the valley, known locally as the Rhiw. The bridge now carries the A4048 as part of the Sirhowy Enterprise Way. If you've broken down on or near it, tell us which end you're closest to.
The A4048 is the main road through the town, running south as Newport Road. The A472 heads east as Hafod-yr-ynys Road to the Celynen roundabout and the A467 in the Ebbw Valley. Coming from Swansea, we take the M4 east and climb up through the valleys.
The A4049 runs through the nearby Rhymney Valley towns such as Pengam. Streets on the valley sides around Blackwood, Cefn Fforest and Oakdale are often steep, with tight parking and sharp bends. If you think a truck might struggle to reach your car, say so, and the driver can plan where to stop. In winter the higher estates see ice long after the town centre has cleared.
The Maxime, a 1938 cinema back in use as a five-screen picture house, and the refurbished bus station anchor the town centre, and its car parks are where flat batteries often turn up. Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, the local general hospital, is a short drive west in Ystrad Mynach, opened in 2011. For serious emergencies, the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran has a 24-hour emergency department. If you're on one of the estates above the town, give us the estate name and a nearby school, shop or chapel. We can take a recovered car to a local garage, home, or anywhere in the UK, at the price agreed on the phone.
Roads & areas we cover around Blackwood
Why Blackwood drivers choose BlueLine
Recovering something other than a car
Different vehicles need different trucks and different handling. These explain how each one is done.
Blackwood recovery & roadside FAQs
I've broken down on the Chartist Bridge. What should I do?
Put your hazards on straight away. If you can get out safely on the pavement side, do so and move away from the car. Tell us which end of the bridge you're nearer and which way you were travelling. If the car is blocking a lane where others can't see it in time, call 999 first.
Do you cover Blackwood from your Swansea base?
Yes. Blackwood is part of our South Wales home patch. The job goes either to our own team from Swansea or to the nearest available truck in our network. You'll know the price before anyone sets off.
My car is on a very steep street in Cefn Fforest. Can you still recover it?
Usually. Tell us about the slope, the parking and whether there's room to turn. If a flatbed can't get close, the driver may winch from further along or meet you at a wider spot. For a flat battery, a jump start or new battery at the kerb means the car can stay put.
Can you jump start my car in a Blackwood town-centre car park?
Yes. Tell us which car park and where the car is, plus the make and model and whether it's a hybrid. If the jump doesn't hold, we can arrange a replacement battery there.
What's the cost of taking my car from Blackwood to a garage in Newport?
Tell us the garage address along with where the car is, what it is and whether it rolls, and we'll give you one price for the whole trip. You agree it before dispatch.