Car Recovery at Gatwick Airport
Breakdown and accident recovery at Gatwick, subject to safe landside access. Tell us the terminal, car park or road, vehicle condition and destination.
- More than one driver, so a truck can be free when you ring.
- No breakdown cover needed.
- Cash, bank transfer or PayPal.
- 24/7, day or night.
- Price agreed before we set off.
Breakdown and accident help around Gatwick
Call for breakdown recovery or accident recovery. Tell us the terminal, car park, level, keys and access restrictions.
Our recovery service covers suitable landside locations where access has been confirmed. We do not offer airside recovery. Tell us about barriers, height limits, parking levels and key arrangements before booking.
Tell us whether you are at a car park, hotel or approach road. Landside access still needs permission and a suitable loading position.
Where cars actually stop at Gatwick
The terminal and parking area matter as much as the postcode. Give the exact site name and level so we can plan access.
- Long Stay North and Long Stay South, after a holiday's worth of standing still
- Meet and greet and off-airport compounds around Charlwood, Lowfield Heath and Povey Cross
- The North and South Terminal forecourts, where a car goes quiet on the drop-off
- The M23 spur from junction 9 and its airport approach roads
- Hotels along the A23 and around Longbridge and Povey Cross roundabouts
- Perimeter Road and the staff car parks
A car left parked can have a flat battery, but not every failure to start is a battery fault. We offer battery assistance where suitable and recovery when the vehicle needs a garage.
Back from your flight to a dead car
If your car will not start in an official Gatwick car park, use a car-park help button to ask the parking team about jump-start assistance. If further help or recovery is needed, tell us the terminal, car park name and level. Include the parking provider, key arrangements and any height or access restrictions.
Gatwick parking assistance information
A successful start does not diagnose the fault. Ask the person assisting whether further checks or recovery are needed before driving.
Height limits and access rules are not the same in every car park here. Some are fine for a recovery truck and some are not, and a few want the vehicle brought out to a meeting point. Ring first and we will work out which yours is.
One practical point. Car park charges carry on running for as long as the vehicle sits there. A car that will not start is usually worth moving sooner rather than later.
The M23 and the Gatwick spur
The spur from junction 9 into the airport has no hard shoulder. Neither does the M23 itself between Merstham and Crawley, where the hard shoulder became a running lane.
On a motorway, reach a place of relative safety if you can and switch on your hazards. Leave the vehicle only if it is safe, using the side away from traffic, and wait away from the carriageway. If you cannot get out safely, stay belted in and call 999 for the police. Follow the official guidance before arranging recovery.
What we come out for around Gatwick
- Jump start and flat battery, where a battery boost is suitable
- Breakdown recovery from car parks, hotels and approach roads
- Accident recovery on the A23, the spur and the roundabouts
- Van and 4x4 recovery for the trade traffic around the perimeter
- Motorbike recovery from staff parking and the approach roads
- Vehicle transport, including collections from the off-airport compounds
For a Gatwick quote, the car park, access restrictions and destination matter as well as the distance from Horley.
How a price is worked out
Where you are, where the vehicle is going, and what it takes to load it. We agree the job and price before setting off. Any additional work is explained and agreed with you first.
Questions
Gatwick questions
Can you collect a car from a Gatwick car park?
My car will not start in the long stay. What do I do first?
Do you work airside?
I have a flight to catch. Can you deal with the car without me?
Where can the car be taken?
Stuck at the airport?
Tell us which car park or which road, and what the car is doing. You get the price before we set off.