How we can help in Cheltenham
Vehicle recovery in Cheltenham
The main way in from the motorway is Junction 11 of the M5, where the A40 Golden Valley bypass runs east into Cheltenham and west to Gloucester. Gloucestershire Airport at Staverton is signed from the same junction. Junction 11a, a few miles south, adds the A417 for Cirencester and Swindon, and Junction 10 to the north connects with the A4019 into the town. This section of the M5 is not a smart motorway, so use the hard shoulder if you stop, get out by the left-hand doors and wait behind the barrier.
Race days change the town. Cheltenham Racecourse is on Evesham Road at Prestbury Park, below the Cotswold escarpment, with room for 67,500 spectators. The Festival in March runs over four days, and the 2026 meeting drew 226,223 people across them. Other meetings run through the jumps season. If your car won't start in a racecourse car park or you've broken down in the queues on Evesham Road, tell us that first: the roads around the course are at their busiest before the first race and after the last, and the truck may need to wait for a gap or come in by another route.
Away from the racing, flat batteries turn up in the town-centre car parks, including the Regent Arcade car park, and at Cheltenham General Hospital on Sandford Road, where cars sit through long appointments. Cheltenham Spa station, on the line between Bristol and Birmingham, has commuter parking too. The Promenade and the Regency streets around it are handsome but tight for a recovery truck, so an exact address or map pin helps.
A recovered car can go to a Cheltenham garage, home, or to a dealer in Gloucester or beyond, and the price covers the whole trip.
Roads & areas we cover around Cheltenham
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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.
Cheltenham recovery & roadside FAQs
My car won't start in a car park at the racecourse. Can you help on a race day?
Yes, but tell us it's a race day and which car park you're in. Evesham Road is at its busiest before and after racing, so the truck may have to wait for the roads to clear or come in another way. Often a jump start in the car park is the quickest answer. Call or WhatsApp 07944 820302 with the make and model.
I've broken down on the A40 between the M5 and Cheltenham. What should I do?
Pull as far off the carriageway as you can, put your hazards on and get out on the verge side, behind the barrier if there is one. If you're stuck in a running lane and can't get out safely, call 999 first. Then tell us which way you were heading and if you're nearer the M5 or the town.
Can a recovery truck reach a car on one of the Regency streets?
Usually, though some streets are narrow and lined with parked cars. Give us the exact address and tell us what the street is like, and we'll plan where the truck can stop. A jump or new battery on the spot may avoid a tow altogether.
Can you take my car from Cheltenham to my home garage in another county?
Yes, and that's common after race week. Give us the destination and the agreed price covers the full journey.
Will I be charged more during the Festival?
You get one price for the job before we book the truck, based on where the car is, what it is and where it's going. That's the figure you pay.