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Vehicle recovery in Brentwood
Junction 28 of the M25, the Brook Street interchange, is where most traffic arrives. It meets the A12 and the A1023, which runs from the junction through Brentwood as Brook Street and the High Street, then on through Shenfield to rejoin the A12 at Junction 12, Mountnessing. Tell us if you're on the A12 dual carriageway or on the A1023 through town, as they are different roads.
The M25 between Junctions 27 and 30 is a controlled motorway: variable speed limits, but the hard shoulder is kept as a hard shoulder. Pulled up there? Get out on the verge side and wait up the bank behind the barrier. West of Junction 27 it is different; the stretch to Junction 23 is all-lane running with no hard shoulder, so aim for an emergency area there. Junction 29 takes the A127 to Basildon and Southend.
The A128 crosses the town north to south. At the east end of the High Street it meets the A1023 at Wilsons Corner, a double mini-roundabout. Southwards it becomes Ingrave Road through Ingrave and Herongate, meeting the A127 at the Halfway House junction near West Horndon. Northwards it is Ongar Road, through Pilgrims Hatch towards Chipping Ongar.
Commuters leave a lot of cars at Brentwood station and at Shenfield, which has both the Elizabeth line and Greater Anglia services, and a car left all day in the cold is a likely flat battery. The Baytree Centre in town, Weald Country Park in South Weald and the Warley area, home to the Spire Hartswood Hospital and the former Ford offices, are other places to be caught out.
A recovered car can go to a local garage, home, into London, or anywhere in Essex, and the price covers the full trip.
Roads & areas we cover around Brentwood
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Recovering something other than a car
Different vehicles need different trucks and different handling. These explain how each one is done.
Brentwood recovery & roadside FAQs
I've broken down at the Brook Street interchange. Which road should I say I'm on?
Tell us if you're on the M25 itself, one of the slip roads, the roundabout, or the A12 or A1023 leaving it. Give us your direction of travel too. If you're on the M25 hard shoulder, wait behind the barrier while you call; if you've stopped in a live lane and can't get out, call 999 first.
My car won't start at Shenfield station. Can you get to it?
Yes. Tell us which car park and roughly where you are in it, plus the make and model and whether it's a hybrid. A jump start usually sorts a car that has sat all day in the cold.
Is the M25 near Brentwood a smart motorway?
Between Junctions 27 and 30 it has variable speed limits but keeps its hard shoulder. West of Junction 27, towards Junction 23, the hard shoulder has been turned into a running lane, so there you should use an emergency area and call 999 if you stop in a live lane.
Can you take my car from Brentwood into London?
Yes. Give us the address or postcode and the price we agree covers the whole trip. If your car is older, check whether it's ULEZ compliant before you plan to drive it back out of London after a repair.
How much does a Brentwood recovery cost?
It depends on where the car is, what it is, whether it rolls and steers, and where it's going. We give you one figure before the truck is booked.