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Exeter · live recovery

Broken down in Exeter? Find a driver near you — live.

Live recovery drivers in and around Exeter right now — across Exmouth, Newton Abbot, Torquay, Tiverton, Honiton, Crediton and Okehampton, and on the M5 between junctions 28 and 31, the A30, A38 and A377. See who's closest. Call them. Agree the price. No membership. No call centres. No payment to us.

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Live map · Exeter
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Each number is how many trucks are live in that part of Exeter right now — green when one is free.Open
No sign-up, no membership, no monthly fees
Real positions, updated every few seconds
Price agreed with the driver, not with us
Every driver checked before they go live
How it works

Three taps to a driver.

Built for the moment you are stood at the roadside, so nothing gets in the way.

1

See who is near you

Allow location or type a postcode. The map shows every driver live nearby and how many miles away each one is.

2

Call the driver

Tap Call and speak to them directly. Agree the price between you before they set off.

3

Watch them arrive

Give the driver your six-digit code and follow them on the map, with a live arrival time, until they reach you.

Why people trust it

A live map only works if it is true.

So we check every driver, and the map only ever shows drivers who are actually out.

Checked before they go live

Driving licence, photo ID, insurance certificate and photographs of every truck, reviewed by our team. Nobody appears on the map until they pass.

Real positions, right now

Drivers share their position while they work. If a truck is on the map, it is out and reachable — not a listing last updated years ago.

Reviews that are checked

Only customers who completed a job can leave a rating, and each one is looked at before it counts.

The price is yours to agree

We are not in the middle of the payment. No commission, no booking fee, no membership — which is also why it stays cheaper than cover.

Recovery in Exeter: where it usually goes wrong

Exeter is where the M5 ends and the holiday traffic begins. In summer the A30 and A38 carry an enormous volume of cars that have driven a long way with a full boot, and that combination produces exactly the breakdowns you would expect: overheating, tyres and cooling systems that were fine at home.

The M5 between junctions 28 and 31

The last stretch of motorway before the west country proper. Busy in summer, and the point where a long journey starts to tell on an older car.

The A30 and A38 towards Cornwall and Plymouth

Fast, long and with limited services. A breakdown here can leave you a good way from anywhere.

The A377 and the Devon lanes

Narrow, high-hedged and difficult for a large recovery vehicle. Drivers will often ask exactly how wide the lane is before setting off.

Exeter city and the M5 junction 30 approaches

The usual urban mix, with holiday traffic adding to it from May onwards.

Worth knowing. In the lanes, tell the driver how much room there is. A flatbed that cannot turn round is no use to anyone.
Questions

Before you call.

It depends on who is out. The map shows every driver live in Exeter right now and the app shows how many miles away each one is, so you can see before you call rather than being given a time by a call centre.

You agree the price with the driver on the phone before they set off. RecoverQ adds nothing to it — no booking fee, no commission and no membership.

Every driver is checked before they can go live: driving licence, photo ID, insurance certificate and photographs of each truck, all reviewed by our team.

No. Open the map, see who is live, and call. If the driver takes the job you get a six-digit code and can watch them on their way.

Anywhere a driver is live. Drivers in Exeter regularly cover Exmouth, Newton Abbot, Torquay, Tiverton, Honiton, Crediton and Okehampton, and the main routes — the M5 between junctions 28 and 31, the A30, A38 and A377.

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