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Vehicle recovery in West Bromwich
The M5 begins at Junction 8 of the M6 and runs south through the town, much of it raised on the long Oldbury viaduct over canals and Titford Pool. There's little room to get away from the traffic up there. If the car is failing, keep it going to the next junction if you safely can. If it stops, pull as far left as possible and, only if it's safe, get out and stand behind the barrier. Anyone stuck in a running lane should stay belted in with hazards on and call 999.
Junction 1 connects with The Expressway, the dual-carriageway A41 that bypasses the old centre and meets All Saints Way, the A4031. It carries over 60,000 vehicles a day. The Hawthorns, home of West Bromwich Albion, is less than half a mile from the junction, with the Birmingham Road End right next to the A41 and The Hawthorns station and tram stop about 500 yards away. On match days, tell us which side of the ground you've parked and whether the car is in the East Stand car park or on a nearby street.
The Black Country Spine Road runs north from Carters Green through Wednesbury towards Bilston. In the centre, New Square has around 1,900 spaces across a Tesco short-stay car park and a long-stay car park by Primark. The old Queen's Square multi-storey has closed for redevelopment, so don't head there.
Hospital trips changed in October 2024. Sandwell General's A&E moved to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital on Grove Lane, Smethwick, where patient and visitor parking is at the front of the building. The Sandwell Urgent Treatment Centre remains at Lyndon. A recovered car can go to a garage in the borough, to your home or to a dealer further away, priced before dispatch.
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West Bromwich recovery & roadside FAQs
My car has stopped on the M5 viaduct near Oldbury. What should I do?
Hazards on and pull as far left as you can. Only get out if you can do so away from the traffic, and then wait behind the barrier. If you're in a running lane and can't get out safely, stay in the car with your belt on and call 999 first. Then call us with the junction numbers you're between and your direction.
My car won't start after the match at The Hawthorns. Can you get to it?
Yes, though roads round the ground are slow straight after a game. Tell us the street or car park, which end of the ground you're nearest, and the make and model. A flat battery can usually be sorted with a jump start where the car is, and if it needs towing, the driver will come as close as traffic allows.
Which hospital should I tell you if I've broken down visiting someone?
Since October 2024 the A&E for the area is at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital on Grove Lane in Smethwick. The Urgent Treatment Centre is still at Sandwell, Lyndon. Tell us which site and which car park, and we'll send the driver to the right one.
Can you take my car from West Bromwich to a garage in Birmingham?
Yes. Give us the garage's address or postcode and the quote covers the full journey. If the garage is inside Birmingham's Clean Air Zone and your car is an older diesel, think about how it will be driven home afterwards.
How is the price for a recovery in West Bromwich worked out?
From where the car is, what it is, whether it can roll and steer, and where it's going. You hear one figure before we dispatch and you pay that figure.