24/7 HGV Recovery, M5

HGV Recovery
on the M5 Motorway

Fast, 24/7 HGV recovery on the M5 Motorway, from West Bromwich (M6) to Exeter. Drivers dispatched from Bristol, covering all 31 junctions across West Midlands, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and beyond.

Updated 2026-07-27

If you are stranded on the M5, we can usually send a nearby driver to your junction or service area quickly and keep the next step simple.

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24/7 Service

30-60 Min Response

M5, 161 Miles

Fully Insured

Drivers active on the M524/7

Need HGV Recovery Now?

Get to a safe place behind the barrier and call, the nearest driver is sent straight to your M5 junction.

30-60 min average response

Dispatched from Bristol

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Fixed price| Fully insured|No surcharge

HGV Recovery on the M5

Heavy vehicle incidents need heavy kit, rotators, heavy underlift units, and full traffic management. Our HGV teams recover rigids, artics and drawbar combinations up to 44 tonnes, handle cargo transfer where a load cannot be moved intact, and coordinate with National Highways to clear the carriageway safely.

The M5 runs 161 miles from West Bromwich (M6) to Exeter through West Midlands, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, with 31 junctions and service stations at Frankley, Strensham, Michaelwood and more. Summer Saturdays see extreme congestion southbound between Bristol and Exeter, often with delays of over an hour; the so-called 'M5 holiday crush' is a fixture of UK motoring. Wherever your lorry stops along that route, our nearest HGV recovery driver is dispatched from Bristol to reach you fast.

Why lorrys need HGV recovery on the M5

From our call-out data on the M5, the issues that most often leave drivers needing recovery on this route are:

Severe holiday congestion causing overheating between Junctions 19 and 25 on summer Saturdays
Fog-related incidents on the low-lying Somerset Levels sections
Tyre failures on older road surfaces south of Taunton
Running out of fuel between the widely spaced service stations south of Bristol

HGV Recovery at the M5's breakdown hotspots

These are the stretches of the M5 where we are called out most often, and where we keep HGV recovery resources close at hand:

Junctions 4A-5 (Lickey Hills descent near Bromsgrove), the long downhill gradient overheats brakes on HGVs that have been crawling through Birmingham traffic; northbound vehicles face the opposite problem with engine strain on the climb

Junction 15 Almondsbury interchange (M4/M5 merge), the complexity of merging M4 and M5 traffic creates persistent congestion; overheating and minor collisions peak during Friday afternoon getaway traffic

Junctions 19-21 (Gordano to Weston-super-Mare), the 20-mile gap from Gordano services to Sedgemoor services catches drivers unaware; fuel starvation call-outs spike on summer Saturdays when this section can take two hours instead of twenty minutes

HGV Recovery at every M5 junction

We provide HGV recovery across all 31 junctions of the M5. Key interchanges include:

West Bromwich

J4A

Bromsgrove

M42

Strensham

M50

J11A

Gloucester

A417

J15

Almondsbury

J19

Gordano

A369

J25

Taunton

A358

J31

Exeter

A30, A38

What our M5 HGV recovery includes

Vehicles up to 44 tonnes and above

Rotator and heavy underlift fleet

Cargo transfer and load management

ADR trained for hazardous goods

Highways England approved operator

Full traffic management capability

Fixed price agreed before we start, no surcharge nights, weekends or bank holidays

Full hgv recovery details

M5 HGV Recovery FAQ

How quickly can you reach my lorry on the M5?

Our nearest HGV recovery driver for the M5 is dispatched from Bristol, with more drivers positioned across West Midlands, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire. We typically reach you between West Bromwich (M6) and Exeter within 30 to 60 minutes, depending on traffic and your junction.

Where on the M5 do you provide HGV recovery?

Every junction and service station on the M5, all 31 junctions from West Bromwich (M6) to Exeter, plus the hard shoulder, smart-motorway emergency refuge areas, and the slip roads at Frankley and Strensham.

Can you recover articulated lorries?

Yes, we recover all types of HGVs including articulated units, rigid lorries, drawbar combinations, and abnormal loads. We have the equipment to handle vehicles up to 44 tonnes GVW and can arrange specialist heavy haulage recovery for heavier loads.

What happens to my load if the lorry cannot be repaired?

We can arrange cargo transfer to another vehicle, temporary storage at a secure facility, or onward transport to the delivery destination. We carry out all cargo handling operations with appropriate equipment and insurance.

Do you provide traffic management?

Yes, we can deploy full traffic management including cones, signs, and lane closures. We work with National Highways and local authorities to ensure all recovery operations are carried out safely and in compliance with the Traffic Signs Manual.