HGV or Lorry Broken Down in London? Heavy Recovery Explained

When a lorry goes down in London, it is not just your problem — a stranded HGV on the North Circular, the A13 or a red route blocks traffic and racks up penalties fast. Here is what heavy recovery involves and how to get it moving quickly.

Why heavy recovery is a specialist job

You cannot recover a rigid truck or an articulated unit with a standard car transporter. It takes the right heavy equipment, the right training, and often a HIAB crane arm to lift and move an awkward or overturned load safely and legally. Get the wrong operator and you wait — and waiting on a London road is expensive.

What we recover in London

• Rigid HGVs — 7.5-tonners, 18 and 26-tonners, box trucks and tippers.
• Articulated lorries — tractor and trailer, within our recovery capacity of around 30 tonnes.
• HIAB & crane lifts — plant, machinery, containers and overturned vehicles.

See HGV & lorry recovery in London and HIAB & crane-lift recovery.

Why operators call K9 in London

London is where we run our biggest trucks and have the most drivers of anywhere in the UK, so we reach and clear heavy incidents fast — 24/7, fully insured, at keen rates. For fleets, we set up accounts with priority response: see commercial & fleet recovery in London.

One number for any size

From a flat battery to a 30-tonne HGV, London has it covered. Call any time or explore recovery across London.