Car recovery and towing from Camborne
Most people know Empire for house clearances and rubbish removal. We also run a white Mercedes flatbed recovery truck, liveried EMPIRE RECOVERY, and it is out most weeks moving cars and vans around Cornwall.
Whether your car has broken down, been in an accident, failed its MOT or has sat on the drive for a year, we load it onto the flatbed, strap it down at the wheels and take it where it needs to go. One phone call, a price up front, and a local driver who knows the lanes.
What we recover
- Broken-down cars from the roadside, a car park or your drive
- Accident-damaged vehicles to a bodyshop, garage or your home
- Non-runners: flat batteries, seized engines, MOT failures, project cars
- Vans and small commercials, as well as hatchbacks, saloons and SUVs
- Cars left on property: driveways, gardens, yards and rented land
- End-of-life cars going for scrap (see scrap car collection)
Got something else on wheels? Send a photo and ask. If it fits on the flatbed, we can usually move it.
Car transport, A to B
Not every job is a breakdown. We also move vehicles that simply need to be somewhere else: a car you have bought from a private seller, a project car going to a garage, a vehicle going in for its MOT or bodywork, or a second car when you move house.
Flatbed transport means no miles on the clock and no wear on a car that shouldn't be driven. Tell us the pick-up and drop-off and when you need it there.
Clearing a property with a car on it?
This is where we are different from a recovery-only firm. House clearances, probate clear-outs and end-of-tenancy jobs often turn up a car or van that has not moved in years. Instead of booking a clearance firm and a recovery firm, book us once: the tipper takes the rubbish and the recovery truck takes the vehicle.
See house clearance and garden waste clearance for the rest of the job.
Vehicle recovery cost: priced per job
We price every recovery on the job in front of us, not a call-out tariff. What moves the price:
- Distance from pick-up to drop-off
- The size and weight of the vehicle
- Whether it rolls, steers and brakes
- Access: tight lanes, gravel drives, car parks
- When you need it done
Send the postcodes, the make and model and a photo, and you get a price before we set off. No surprises when the truck arrives.
How to book a recovery
- Call or message. Ring Treve on 07597 231595 or send the details online: where the vehicle is, where it is going and what is wrong with it.
- Get your price. We confirm the cost and a time that suits you.
- We load and deliver. The vehicle goes on the flatbed, is strapped at the wheels and is taken straight to its drop-off.
Sean Taylor
Jayne Spittle
