Junction 9 of the M27 is where a huge amount of south Hampshire traffic changes direction — into Whiteley's business parks in the morning, out again at five, and across to Park Gate, Swanwick, Locks Heath and Sarisbury Green in between. It is also, in our experience, one of the most common places between Southampton and Fareham for cars to give up: stop-start queuing on the junction roundabouts is exactly what finishes off a weak battery, a slipping clutch or a cooling system that was already marginal.
PBK Recovery covers the whole Junction 9 area 24/7 from Hedge End, a few minutes up the A27. We already run dedicated pages for Whiteley and Fareham — this piece is for the villages in between that people actually live in.
Park Gate and Swanwick
Botley Road through Park Gate and the level crossing at Swanwick station are the local pinch points. A car that stalls near the crossing needs moving quickly, and that is a job for a recovery truck, not for helpful bystanders pushing an automatic with a dead battery. If the engine cranks but will not fire, or the car has gone into limp mode on the motorway slip, we can recover you to your driveway or straight to your usual garage — here is what actually happens when you call.
Locks Heath and Sarisbury Green
Residential breakdowns dominate here: cars that will not start on the drive, flat tyres discovered on a Monday morning, and the occasional wrong-fuel fill at the local forecourts. On misfuelling, the golden rule is do not start the engine — it turns a drain-and-flush into a much bigger bill. Our wrong fuel removal service covers Locks Heath and Sarisbury Green as standard.
Titchfield and the A27
Titchfield sits on the old A27 between Park Gate and Fareham, and the bypass junctions catch people out — we have recovered several cars from the Titchfield gyratory after low-speed accidents. If you have had a bump, our step-by-step accident checklist is worth a read before you need it; when you call us, we handle accident and insurance recovery and can store or deliver the vehicle as your insurer requires.
Broken down around Junction 9? Whether you are on the motorway itself, in a Whiteley car park or outside your house in Locks Heath, call PBK Recovery on 07598 410801 — 24/7, with the price agreed up front.