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Vehicle recovery in Crawley
The M23 runs down the eastern side of the town. Junction 9 is where the Gatwick spur leaves, and Junction 9a and the spur link Airport Way and the ring roads that serve both terminals. Junction 10 connects the A264 for East Grinstead and the A2011 Crawley Avenue into town. Junction 10a is a partial junction for Maidenbower only, and Junction 11 at Pease Pottage takes the A23 for Brighton and the A264 for Horsham. Between Junction 8 at the M25 and Junction 10, the M23 was converted to all-lane running in 2020, so the old hard shoulder is a running lane. If the car is in trouble, use an emergency area or leave at the next junction. If it stops in a live lane, stay belted in with hazards on and call 999.
The airport's own roads are red routes, where stopping, waiting and parking are all banned and a penalty is issued if you do. If your car fails on a terminal approach, put the hazards on and get it as far out of the way as you safely can. For a car that won't start in a Gatwick car park, the help points there are the first call; if it needs recovering, give us the car park name and the row or area and we'll collect it.
Manor Royal, the 540-acre business district next to the airport, is the biggest business park in the Gatwick Diamond, and plenty of vans work out of it. In the town centre, County Mall sits opposite Crawley station and has a car park of more than 2,000 spaces. Crawley Hospital is on West Green Drive.
A recovered vehicle can go to a garage in Three Bridges or Horley, back to your house in Pound Hill, or a dealer much further away. The whole trip is priced before we dispatch.
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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.
Crawley recovery & roadside FAQs
My car has broken down on the M23 near Gatwick and there's no hard shoulder. What now?
Get into an emergency area or off at the next junction if the car will get there. If you've stopped in a running lane, stay in with your belt on and hazards flashing, and call 999. Once you're safe, call or WhatsApp 07944 820302 with your direction and the junctions you're between. If the police or National Highways move the car, we'll collect it from wherever it has been left.
I've come back from holiday and my car won't start in a Gatwick car park. Can you help?
Yes. Tell us which car park and the row or area, plus the make and model. Two weeks in a car park is often enough to flatten an older battery, and a jump start or a replacement on the spot usually solves it.
Can I wait for recovery on the Gatwick terminal roads?
They're red routes, so stopping is not allowed and penalties are issued. If the car genuinely can't move, hazards on, get it as far clear as you safely can and call us, and tell airport staff if they're nearby.
Do you collect vans from Manor Royal?
Yes. Give us the road, the business name or unit, and roughly how loaded the van is, so we send a suitable truck.
How is a recovery from Crawley priced?
From where the vehicle is, what it is, whether it rolls and how far it's going. You'll get one figure before the truck is booked.