How we can help in Colindale
Vehicle recovery in Colindale
The M1 starts at Staples Corner, a pair of linked roundabouts and flyovers that join it to the A406 North Circular and the A5 Edgware Road. That is Junction 1. Going north, Junction 2 connects with the A1, London Gateway services sit between Junctions 2 and 4, and Junction 4 is the A41 for Edgware and Harrow. Neither Junction 2 nor Junction 4 gives access in every direction, so if you've stopped on a slip road, say which one and whether you were heading into London or out. The truck may have to approach from the other carriageway and turn round.
On the M1 itself, pull as far left as you can, get everyone out on the verge side and stand behind the barrier. If the car has stopped in a running lane and you can't get out safely, stay belted in with hazards on and call 999 before you call us.
Back in Colindale, the A5 is both the high street and the main route north towards Burnt Oak and Edgware. The RAF Museum on Grahame Park Way sits on the old Hendon Aerodrome, with a visitor car park and Colindale station nearby, and the former police college at the Peel Centre is part of the same stretch. Much of the new housing has basement or podium parking. A flatbed usually can't get down those ramps, so tell us early if that's where the car is. The fix is then a jump start, a battery in the bay, or moving the car up to street level first.
South of Staples Corner, Brent Cross Shopping Centre has 8,000 parking spaces beside the North Circular flyovers, and the retail park at Staples Corner lies between the A5 and the railway. Colindale is in the London Borough of Barnet and inside London's ULEZ. A recovered car can go to a local garage, home, or out along the M1 to a dealer further north, with the full trip priced first.
Roads & areas we cover around Colindale
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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.
Colindale recovery & roadside FAQs
I've broken down at London Gateway services. Can you collect from there?
Yes. Services are one of the safer places to stop on the M1, so if the car will get you there, it's worth it. Tell us which side you're on (northbound or southbound), where in the car park the car is, and what's wrong with it. The truck driver will meet you there.
My car is in the underground car park of my block in Colindale and won't start. What now?
Start by telling us the headroom if it's signed, and the level. Most basement car parks are too low for a flatbed, so if the fault is a flat battery we'll send a jump start or fit a new battery in the bay. If the car needs to go to a garage and it won't drive, it may need to be pushed or towed up to street level first, and we'll plan that with you before anyone sets off.
Do you cover Staples Corner and the North Circular?
Yes. If you've stopped on the flyover or one of the roundabouts, stay in the car with hazards on if getting out means walking into traffic, and call 999 if you're in a live lane with no safe way off. Otherwise, get to the verge or footway and call us with which roundabout or which side of the flyover you're on.
Can you take my car from Colindale to a dealer outside London?
Yes. Give us the dealer's address or postcode when you call and the quote covers the whole journey. The M1 starts on the doorstep, so a run north to Hertfordshire or beyond is straightforward.
Is there a callout fee on top of the quote?
No. You get one figure before we dispatch, based on where the car is, what it is, its condition and the destination. That figure is what you pay.