Motorhome and Campervan Recovery in Cornwall
Broken down in a motorhome a long way from home? You are not just moving a vehicle, you are moving where you are sleeping tonight. We plan for both.
A motorhome breakdown is a housing problem as well as a mechanical one. Everything you brought is inside it, it may be your accommodation for the rest of the week, and it will not fit on a standard car transporter. We work up to 7.5 tonnes, so most coachbuilt and panel van conversions are within what we can carry or tow, and we ask for the plated weight rather than guessing from the outside.
Height and length cause as many problems as weight down here. Low bridges, tree tunnels on the B roads, the narrow approaches to coastal villages and the tight turns into holiday parks all rule out certain routes once a motorhome is on the back. We work the route out before we set off rather than discovering a restriction with your vehicle loaded.
Where you break down in a motorhome tends to follow a pattern in Cornwall. Overheating on the long climbs, clutch trouble in slow holiday traffic, flat leisure or engine batteries after a few days off hook up, and vehicles grounded or wedged after a satnav sent them down a lane that narrowed. None of that is unusual to us in July and August.
Tell us on the call whether anyone needs to stay with the vehicle, whether there are pets on board, and whether you are booked into a site tonight. It shapes where we take you and in what order we do things.
What's covered
- Coachbuilt motorhomes, panel van conversions and campervans
- Up to 7.5 tonnes, plated weight checked before dispatch
- Height and length aware routing on Cornish roads
- Recovery to a site, a garage or a specialist as needed
- Grounded, wedged and stuck in a lane jobs attended
- Pets and passengers considered on the call
- 24 hours a day right through the summer season
Towns we cover
Frequently Asked Questions
How heavy a motorhome can you recover?
Up to 7.5 tonnes. Check the plated weight rather than the handbook figure, because the loaded weight of a touring motorhome is often higher than owners expect.
Can I stay in the motorhome while it is recovered?
No, nobody can travel inside a vehicle that is being carried or towed. You travel in the cab with the driver, and we make room for passengers and pets where we safely can.
We are on holiday and have nowhere to go tonight. What happens?
Tell us that on the call. We will talk through where the vehicle can realistically go, whether a site or a garage will take it, and we will not just drop it somewhere and leave.
The van is stuck in a narrow lane rather than broken down. Do you attend that?
Yes, that is a regular summer call. Do not keep trying to reverse a long wheelbase vehicle out of a high hedged lane, because that is how panels and wheels get damaged. Ring us.
Do you recover the leisure battery side of things too?
We deal with the vehicle so it can be moved or driven. Habitation electrics and leisure batteries are specialist work, and we will recover you to somebody who does it properly.
Need Recovery Now?
Call Broadside Recovery Ltd for fast, reliable 24/7 breakdown recovery and vehicle transport across Cornwall.