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A vehicle stranded at Charnock Richard Services on the M6 between junctions 27 and 28 near Chorley should stay parked among the overnight lorries while you call K9 Recovery on 07301 118118 for the nearest available driver, day or night.
Recovery at Charnock Richard Services, M6 Junctions 27-28
Charnock Richard sits on the M6 between junctions 27 and 28 near Chorley in Lancashire, on a stretch of motorway that carries a heavy volume of overnight freight running the length of the country. The lorry parking here is some of the busiest on the M6, and it is common for our drivers to be called out in the small hours to a car parked among rows of resting HGVs rather than in the quieter car section.
Charnock Richard has a separate site for each carriageway, so knowing whether you are on the northbound or southbound side, and roughly whereabouts among the lorry bays, helps us get to you faster.
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An Overnight Freight Corridor
Because so many HGV drivers use Charnock Richard for their statutory rest breaks, the site is busiest late at night and in the early hours, which is exactly when our nationwide network of drivers is still fully operating, unlike a call-centre with reduced night staff. If you have broken down here overnight, you are not going to be left waiting for office hours.
Why Call-Outs Happen Here
- Batteries flattened by cab electrics left running during a rest break
- Cars struggling to restart in cold overnight temperatures
- Vehicles boxed in by parked lorries needing careful manoeuvring to reach
- Tyre damage picked up on the approach from the M6’s northern stretches
- Drivers returning to a cab or car after a rest break to find it will not start
Finding a Car Among the Lorry Bays
Charnock Richard’s car park is separated from the HGV parking, but at busy times overflow can blur the two, and a car left overnight can end up surrounded by trailers by the time our driver arrives in the morning. Telling us a row number, a nearby landmark such as the fuel canopy, or which end of the car park you are closest to makes a real difference to how quickly we can reach you.
How We Get to You
Call 07301 118118 and tell us which site you are on and whether your vehicle is easy to reach or hemmed in by HGVs. We send the nearest available driver from our nationwide network, agree a clear price before they leave, and there is no membership or call-centre queue standing between you and help.
Tips for a Night-Time Wait
- Keep your hazards on if parked outside a marked bay
- Stay visible to reversing HGVs, especially in the dark
- Use the 24-hour facilities inside rather than waiting in a cold car
- Keep a torch or your phone light handy if you need to check under the bonnet
Getting Home or to a Garage
Whether you need a short tow to a Chorley garage or a longer trip home, we arrange onward transport anywhere in the UK as part of the same job, and every recovery is fully insured. Chorley itself is only a short drive from the services, but plenty of drivers passing through this stretch are heading much further, on into Preston and beyond, or south towards Wigan and Manchester, and we can carry a vehicle the whole distance rather than handing it off partway. For the full route north and south, see our M6 breakdown recovery page, our motorway services recovery hub for how this works at any services, and if you are a van driver rather than a car owner, our van recovery service covers you too.
What our customers say
“Broke down on the M25 in the third lane with my wife and kids. Andrew pulled up and got us to safety fast. Cannot thank him enough.”
— Jonathan
“Great service, quick arrival within the hour and a good rate compared to most.”
— Ibrahim Suleman
“Excellent service from the emergency call to the lads who picked me up. Professional and respectful.”
— Andrew Chambers
Charnock Richard Services Recovery Questions
Why do so many HGVs stop overnight at Charnock Richard Services?
This stretch of the M6 is a major north-south freight route, and Charnock Richard offers the parking capacity lorry drivers need to take their statutory rest breaks, so the site fills with HGVs every night.
I am a lorry driver on my tachograph break, how does recovery work at Charnock Richard?
Call us in the same way as any other driver. We will need to know your cab or trailer issue and whether you need a straightforward recovery or wider transport arranged, and we work around your rest requirements where we can.
Can you recover a car from the Charnock Richard car park after midnight?
Yes, we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and night-time call-outs from busy lorry parks like this one are routine for our network.
Lancashire Coverage Near Charnock Richard
We also recover vehicles in Preston and Wigan, alongside the rest of the country listed on our vehicle recovery areas page.