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Close to Speke or the approach to the Kingsway Tunnel, an electric car that has stopped working needs loading onto a flatbed rather than being towed, since the wheels are linked directly to the motor on most models made today. The nearest of the 3,000 drivers is dispatched once the cost has been agreed on WhatsApp, with the car able to travel onward to a dealership, a home of the owner, or a suitable charging point.
An Electric Car Failing Near Speke or the Kingsway Tunnel
An electric car that refuses to move near Speke, approaching the Kingsway Tunnel, or anywhere else around Liverpool should not be towed on a rope, because the wheels of most electric models drive the motor directly. K9 only sends flatbeds for jobs like this, carrying the car with every wheel clear of the road surface, no matter which make or model has broken down.
Working Out Which Battery Has Failed
A flat 12 volt battery is behind the vast majority of cases where an electric car will not respond at all, and jump starting it works exactly as it would on an ordinary petrol car, without anyone needing to touch the high voltage pack underneath. If the main battery has run dry instead, no jump start will help, and the car needs to be carried to a charger, a dealer, or home, whichever the owner decides suits the situation best.
Loading an Electric Car Near Switch Island or Aintree
- checking which battery has actually failed
- finding the tow eye and engaging transport mode
- using skates if the wheels will not release
- strapping down a car heavier than a standard vehicle
- driving carefully with the extra weight on board
This process is the same whether the car is picked up near Switch Island, close to Aintree, or anywhere else across Merseyside.
Hybrids With a Plug Need a Judgment Call
A plug-in hybrid is not always a straightforward flatbed job like a fully electric car, since its petrol or diesel engine can sometimes still turn the wheels even when the battery pack is completely flat. A K9 driver checks which situation applies on arrival before deciding whether the car needs loading entirely or whether it can be nudged a short distance under its own engine first. Either way, the booking through WhatsApp and the amount agreed beforehand work exactly the same regardless of which type of car turns up.
When a Car Will Not Let Go of the Charger
A car occasionally gets stuck on a charging cable that will not release, which is nearly always down to a drained 12 volt battery rather than anything actually wrong with the charger point itself. Where possible a K9 driver frees the cable safely before loading the car begins, and where that is not possible, the cable simply travels with the car rather than being left behind, so the charging bay is not blocked for the next person needing it near Speke or anywhere else in the city, whatever time of day it happens.
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Punctures and Missing Spares
Electric cars put considerably more strain on their tyres than petrol equivalents, so punctures and wheel damage come up far more often, and many models carry no spare wheel whatsoever. Should this happen near the M57 or elsewhere around Liverpool, the car still goes by flatbed, this time heading toward a dealer or a tyre garage instead of sitting stranded at the roadside for hours on end. See electric vehicle recovery information for the wider national picture.
Charger, Dealer or Home
From there the car is handed over at a dealer, delivered home, or steered toward a working charger if the main pack, rather than the small battery, turns out to be the one that is empty. K9 handles the longer side of this too, bringing electric cars into Liverpool for new owners or taking one already sold on to a buyer further afield. Our Liverpool vehicle recovery page covers that side of things.
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What our customers say
“Broke down on the M25 with my family and K9 got us to safety fast. Cannot thank them enough.”
— Jonathan
“Great service, quick arrival within the hour and a good rate compared to most.”
— Ibrahim Suleman
“Excellent service from the call to the lads who picked me up. Professional and respectful.”
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Liverpool Electric Car Questions
Why cannot an electric car just be towed like any other
Because the wheels of most electric cars are connected directly to the motor, so towing on the road risks spinning that motor and causing damage a flatbed avoids completely.
What if the 12 volt battery keeps going flat
That can happen with long periods of parking, and while a jump start fixes it on the day, a repeated pattern is worth having checked by a dealer afterwards.
Can K9 move an electric car to a dealer outside Liverpool
Yes, longer transport jobs are handled quite regularly, so a car can be delivered to a dealer, a new owner, or a home address in another part of the country entirely.
Does cover reach Kirkby or Huyton as well
Yes, the network reaches well beyond the city centre, including Kirkby, Huyton, and Bootle, so an electric car does not need to be close to the centre for help to arrive.
More Electric Car Cover Around Liverpool
Read our guide to transporting an electric car or see our vehicle transport service for journeys beyond the immediate roadside. Both apply to electric cars moved to or from Liverpool, including the stretch out toward Southport.