Car Recovery Wandsworth: 24/7 Breakdown Recovery and Tow Truck

The South Circular grinding through Wandsworth Town, the A3 climbing West Hill towards Tibbet's Corner, a Thames bridge with no room to pull over: Wandsworth is a tough place to break down. Roadside Assistance Group runs a 24/7 recovery service right across the borough, from Nine Elms to Roehampton, and we aim to reach you within 45 minutes in London. Ring 020 8088 4032 now.

The first five minutes: staying safe

What you should do depends on where the car has stopped.

On a busy high street or the South Circular: move into a side road or a bay if the car will still roll. If it won't, flick the hazards on, climb out kerbside and wait on the footway, never in the gap between your bumper and the queue behind.

On a bridge: Putney, Wandsworth, Battersea, Albert and Chelsea bridges have no hard shoulder. Hazards on, then walk to the pavement if you can do it safely, and stay well clear of the car. Only put a warning triangle out if you can do so without stepping into traffic. The Highway Code suggests placing it at least 45 metres behind the car on ordinary roads.

On the A3 past West Hill: beyond Tibbet's Corner the A3 widens to three lanes each way with a 40mph limit, so traffic moves faster here than anywhere else in the borough. Steer right over to the nearside. Where leaving the car isn't safe, stay in your seat with your belt on and call 999, as the Highway Code advises for faster roads.

Once everyone is safe, phone us and tell us your direction of travel and the nearest junction.

Wandsworth roads we cover, area by area

Battersea and Nine Elms. Battersea Park Road and York Road (A3205) run east to west past Battersea Power Station and Battersea Park towards Wandsworth. New Covent Garden Market is in this corner of the borough too, and Chelsea Bridge links Battersea Park with the north bank.

Clapham Junction and Wandsworth Common. The A3 and the South Circular (A205) share the road along Battersea Rise, Wandsworth Common North Side and East Hill, down into Wandsworth. Trinity Road (A214) starts as a dual carriageway near Wandsworth, then runs south past Wandsworth Common towards Tooting Bec.

Wandsworth Town. Everything funnels into the town centre's one-way system around Wandsworth High Street, Armoury Way and Swandon Way, next to the Southside shopping centre. Garratt Lane (A217) heads south from here through Earlsfield and Summerstown, and Wandsworth Bridge carries the A217 over the river to Fulham.

Putney and Roehampton. The South Circular leaves the A3 at West Hill and runs along Upper Richmond Road through Putney. Putney High Street and Putney Hill (A219) link Putney Bridge with Tibbet's Corner. From there the A3 becomes Kingston Road and runs through Roehampton Vale towards Kingston.

Balham and Tooting. The A24 comes in from Clapham South as Balham Hill and Balham High Road, then continues as Upper Tooting Road and Tooting High Street to Tooting Broadway, where it meets Garratt Lane close to St George's Hospital.

Recovery and roadside fixes

• Car recovery, from £120. Your car is loaded onto our recovery truck and taken wherever you choose.
• Breakdown recovery for engines that cut out, overheat or refuse to start.
• Mobile tyre fitting, £120 and up. A blowout on Trinity Road or a slow puncture outside your flat in Southfields can be sorted where the car is.
• Jump starts, which cost from £70.
• Fuel delivery, £70 and up, so you're not walking to a forecourt with a can.
• Vehicle transport, also £120 and up, for non-runners, new purchases or house moves anywhere in Britain.

Worth knowing about driving in Wandsworth

• Red routes. TfL manages several Wandsworth roads as red routes: the A3, the South Circular (A205), the A24 through Balham and Tooting, Trinity Road (A214), and Battersea Park Road and York Road (A3205). You can never stop on the double red lines. On a single red line, the roadside sign tells you when stopping is allowed.
• ULEZ. Wandsworth has been part of the London-wide ULEZ since August 2023. It never switches off apart from on Christmas Day, and a car that fails the standard costs £12.50 a day to drive. Use TfL's vehicle checker before you drive a repaired car home.
• Controlled parking. The council runs controlled parking zones in Battersea, Clapham Junction, Putney, Southfields, Earlsfield, Tooting, Balham, Wandsworth Town and several other areas, each with its own hours. If we are leaving your car at home, have a look at the bay signs first.
• Town centre changes. TfL has dropped its plan to make the Wandsworth one-way system two-way. Smaller changes to crossings, pavements and bus lanes are being planned instead, so expect some roadworks around the town centre.

Neighbourhoods and postcodes

We recover cars throughout Battersea, Nine Elms, Clapham Junction, Wandsworth Town, Wandsworth Common, Earlsfield, Southfields, Putney, Putney Heath, Putney Vale, Roehampton, West Hill, Balham, Tooting, Tooting Bec, Furzedown, Summerstown and Streatham Park.

Postcodes: SW11 and SW18 in full, most of SW15, plus the Wandsworth parts of SW4, SW8, SW12, SW16, SW17 and SW19.

After the recovery: where your car goes

Tell us where you'd like it. We can drop it outside your home, deliver it to the garage you prefer, whether that's round the corner in Tooting or across town, or haul it to another part of the country, which helps if you were only passing through on the A3.

Need a tow truck in Wandsworth?

Don't wait at the roadside wondering what to do. Call 020 8088 4032, day or night. We aim to reach you within 45 minutes in London, recovery starts from £120, and the price is fixed during the call. Stuck on a bridge, a common or a side street off Garratt Lane? 020 8088 4032 is the number to ring.