Bedford · 24/7

Car recovery & towing

When a car won't go any further, it needs to be moved without making things worse. I carry it on a flatbed: all four wheels off the road, strapped down at the wheels, and taken where you want it, whether that's your garage, your home or a dealer.

A black BMW strapped down on Toma Recovery's flatbed at the side of a dual carriageway

When to call

  • Your car has broken down at the roadside, in a car park or outside your house
  • It won't start and a jump start hasn't helped, or the fault is mechanical
  • A warning light means it isn't safe to keep driving
  • A non-runner needs moving to a garage for repair
  • Vans and other light commercial vehicles that won't go

How it works

  1. Call or send me your location on WhatsApp, with the make and model and what happened
  2. I tell you the price and roughly when I'll get to you, before I set off
  3. I load the car onto the flatbed and strap it down at the wheels
  4. I take it where you choose and unload it there

From real jobs

On the flatbed

See all the photos
The lime green flatbed truck lit up at a petrol station at night
Out at night
White VW Tiguan strapped on the flatbed on a grass verge
VW Tiguan, verge
Red Ford Mondeo parked behind the flatbed with its ramp down
Ford Mondeo, ready to load

If you've broken down

Need this now?

Three things, in this order. The middle one takes one tap: your phone finds where you are and puts it in a WhatsApp message to me.

  1. Get safe first

    Hazard lights on. On a fast road, get out on the side away from traffic and wait behind the barrier, not in the car. If anyone is hurt or you're in danger, call 999.

  2. Send me where you are

    Tap the button and allow location. WhatsApp opens with a map pin to me, ready to send.

    Or type the road and nearest junction on WhatsApp
  3. Agree the price, then I set off

    I tell you the price and when I'll get to you. In most of Bedford that's 15 to 20 minutes. No membership needed.

Good to know

Car recovery & towing: questions

Can't see yours? Ask me on WhatsApp, in English or Romanian.

Do I need breakdown cover?

No. You don't need any membership. You call, we agree the price, and I come.

Can you take it to my own garage?

Yes. You choose where it goes: your garage, your home, a dealer or anywhere else.

Do you move vans?

Yes, light commercial vehicles as well as cars, as long as they fit safely on the flatbed. Tell me the model when you call.

Working now, 24/7

Broken down?
Call Toma.

Tell me where you are and what happened. You'll have a price and a time before I set off.

Not urgent? Send a message or email tomacebanu4@gmail.com.

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