M42 Motorway Breakdown Recovery — Solihull (J4–J6)
The M42 between J4 and J6 is smart motorway with no hard shoulder — a completely different beast to a regular breakdown. Get out left, over the barrier, and let us and Highways deal with the lane closure.
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Every night, every bank holiday
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Flatbed to 3.5t
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Motorways & approach routes
J4 Shirley — 2.4 miles west of base, J5 Solihull — 1.8 miles south-east, J6 NEC/BHX — 4.1 miles north-east. We coordinate directly with the Regional Control Centre at Quinton for smart-motorway lane closures. Emergency Refuge Areas exist roughly every 1.5 miles between J4 and J6.
Local areas we cover
Common uplift points: J4 slip onto A34 Stratford Road, J5 Blythe Valley slip, J6 NEC/BHX slip, plus the M42/M40 interchange at J3A (Warwick side). Traffic officer marshalling at ERA 42/A/6 (northbound) and 42/B/8 (southbound).
Typical response time
Live-lane breakdowns cleared to ERA within Highways' timing — we're on scene within 18 minutes of dispatch. Non-smart southern stretch (J3A downward) up to 25 minutes.
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Auto Squad Recovery is based in Walsall, West Midlands, and Solihull is inside our service area — our trucks cover it every day. We work from one verified Google listing rather than separate branch listings, so all 250 reviews sit in one place.
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What drivers say about us
Reviews left by customers we have recovered in Solihull and across the wider West Midlands area.
“Always recommended. I called this company and my car got recovered within 30 mins and dropped me home as well.”
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