TRAFFORD CAR RECOVERY · OUR WORK

Jobs we’ve done

Real jobs. Our own photographs. The story behind each collection.

These are photographs from our own recovery and transport work: broken-down cars, garage deliveries, vehicles with missing keys, motorway call-outs and customers selling a problem vehicle. Each caption explains what happened and where the vehicle went, using the details supplied by our team.

We’ve selected one view of each job for this gallery. Browse a category below, or read the full story of our McLaren recovery from Trafford Park to Knutsford.

Where a caption says “near”, the area was checked against photograph location data. Private collection addresses are not shown.

Vehicle collections & transport

Customer moves, dealer transfers and collections for businesses.

Wider view of a Trafford truck transporting a McLaren — The McLaren secured for its Trafford Park to Knutsford recovery after an electrical fault.

A new Mercedes transported for a customer in Sale as part of its onward export to Dubai.

Grey Mercedes convertible secured on a recovery bed — A Mercedes collected for a finance company at the end of its PCP agreement.

Red SUV secured on a recovery bed — A Jaguar E-Pace with engine trouble following turbo failure, collected and delivered to Manchester.

Grey Volvo positioned at a recovery ramp — A Volvo XC90 collected in Warrington for onward transport.

Blue vehicle transported to workshop premises — A Honda Jazz with gearbox trouble delivered to Stockport MOT Ltd in Hazel Grove.

The collection in Irlam before this vehicle was delivered to Arnold Clark in Stretford.

White Nissan SUV secured for transport — A Nissan Juke collected in Didsbury and delivered to a garage in Withington, Manchester.

White Iveco recovery truck carrying a dark SUV — A vehicle collected near Altrincham and delivered near Urmston.

Dark van secured to the recovery bed with straps — A finance-company collection from a Ford main dealer in Wigan, delivered to BCA in Manchester.

White Iveco transporting a blue hatchback — A Volkswagen Golf R collected in Longsight and delivered to Manheim in Trafford Park for a customer.

A vehicle collected in Longsight and delivered to Land Ranger in Stockport.

White Iveco recovery truck carrying a blue car

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Jump-start assistance

Our own battery-assistance photographs and portable booster equipment.

Hand holding a portable super booster beside a vehicle with its bonnet open — A portable super booster brought to a vehicle with starting trouble in Runcorn.

NOCO jump-start pack connected in an engine bay — One of our portable jump-start packs used for battery assistance.

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Locked wheels & recovery skates

Equipment and jobs involving missing keys, damaged wheels or awkward access.

Black Mercedes supported by wheel skates beside a recovery ramp — A Mercedes recovered on skates after all its keys were lost, then delivered to Mercedes-Benz in Macclesfield.

BMW supported by a spec lift and recovery dollies — A BMW collected in Birmingham using a spec lift and recovery dollies, keeping all four wheels off the road.

Vehicle wheel supported by a recovery skate on the bed — After hitting a kerb in snow and damaging a suspension arm in Wythenshawe, this vehicle was taken to Swinton for an insurance-approved repair.

Set of recovery dollies and wheel skates — Our set of four Wychavon Trailers self-jacking skates lifts at the wheels without a separate jack under the sills.

SUV on a recovery bed in a restricted driveway — A Land Rover Discovery repossession near Huddersfield, collected on skates because the keys were lost and delivered to auction.

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Motorway & main-road recovery

Recoveries from the motorway network and connecting roads.

Trafford truck carrying an SUV in a motorway refuge area — A Mazda6 collected from the M6 near Stoke-on-Trent following a breakdown.

Trafford recovery truck attending a motorway collection — A Ford B-Max recovered from the A556 near the M56 after breaking down, then delivered to Altrincham.

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Breakdown recovery

Roadside, workshop and driveway collections, with the job details supplied by our team.

Black Nissan positioned at the foot of a recovery ramp — A Nissan Qashqai delivered to a Nissan workshop near Timperley for a customer.

Recovery ramp and silver SUV during loading — The Kia arriving in Old Trafford after its collection in Oldham due to engine problems.

Silver car positioned at a lowered recovery ramp — A Skoda Octavia recovered after breaking down at the Trafford Centre.

Black Range Rover at a recovery ramp — A Range Rover transported to Land Ranger for the customer.

White Iveco transporting a red hatchback — A Hyundai recovered from Chorlton and delivered to Motor Corner.

Silver BMW awaiting collection at the roadside

Mercedes Sprinter van in a ditch beside a snowy lane — A Mercedes Sprinter van recovered by our team after going off the road into a ditch.

White Audi parked beside a driveway — A stolen vehicle found in a Denton alley after a burglary, recovered without keys using skates and returned to the rental company.

Vehicle positioned at a lowered recovery ramp — A stolen rental Audi recovered by our team and returned to the rental company.

A broken-down BMW collected in Manchester and taken to a garage in Stockport.

A broken-down Vauxhall Insignia collected near Salford and delivered to a local garage.

Recovery bed positioned at a narrow residential entrance — A vehicle recovered from near Swinton and delivered in Manchester.

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Van & commercial vehicle recovery

Different van collections and deliveries across Greater Manchester and beyond.

Dark van loaded behind an Iveco recovery gantry — A vehicle with a broken wet belt collected in Worsley and transported to Warrington.

A van collected in Moss Side, Manchester, and delivered to Denton.

White Iveco transporting a white van on a residential road — A broken-down vehicle collected near Cheadle Hulme and delivered in Manchester.

Commercial service van secured on the recovery bed — This service van was collected near Bramhall and delivered to West Gorton.

A van recovery near Urmston, with delivery to a garage in Greater Manchester.

White van on a tilted recovery bed outside industrial units — A Volkswagen Transporter collected in Denton and delivered to Volkswagen in Trafford Park.

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Damaged vehicle collections

Accident-damaged vehicles and vehicles needing help after leaving the road.

Damaged blue Audi positioned at the recovery bed — An Audi A3 recovered after an accident in Stretford and delivered to a garage in Trafford Park.

Side damage to a blue SUV loaded for recovery — A Range Rover Sport damaged in an accident on lanes around Altrincham, collected from a police compound and taken into storage in Altrincham.

Collision damage to a yellow car beside a red car — A new BYD involved in a serious accident in Manchester; the customer contacted us about selling it.

White car off the road in a hedge — A car recovered by our team after becoming stuck in a bush.

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Vehicles we’ve bought

Examples where a collection or recovery enquiry led to a purchase by our team.

A Vauxhall recovery enquiry in Withington that became a vehicle purchase by our team.

Small white van on a tilted recovery bed — A Ford Transit Connect purchased by Trafford Car Recovery.

Loaded Trafford recovery truck beside another truck — A vehicle purchased by Trafford Car Recovery and collected on our truck.

Damaged vehicle with a missing rear wheel secured for recovery — A BMW 330d collected from a police auction in Heywood; the recovery enquiry became a purchase by our team.

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