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Light commercial vehicle recovery in Hockley

Light commercial recovery - tippers, dropsides and box vans handled inside 3.5t plated weight.

Light commercial recovery in Hockley means a truck that can carry a plated 3.5t vehicle plus its bed, sides and any residual load - with chassis loops around the right points and nothing anywhere near a hydraulic ram.

Common lcv callouts we see in Hockley

Tipper hydraulics stuck up or down
Twin-wheel rear puncture leaving the vehicle undriveable
Loaded LCV over plated weight - needs partial transfer first
PTO fault on refuse or delivery vehicles
Standard diesel faults - DPF, turbo, injectors

Key handling & tow mode

Handbrake fully off, PTO disengaged, tipper bed dropped and locked.

Loading a lcv properly

3.5t flatbed, chassis strap points identified. Weight band: 2.5-3.5 tonnes (dropside, tipper, box van).

Confirm plated weight before we load
Tipper beds always locked down before straps
Dropside sides folded and pinned to reduce overhang

What moves the price

Vehicle plated weight
Whether the load transfers to another vehicle
Time of day
Distance and any low-bridge routing

Everything is quoted flat over the phone — no hidden call-out fees.

Strapping & tie-down

Chassis loop straps only - never through hydraulic tipper rams.

Paperwork on collection

Fleet/operator paperwork logged as a commercial job
Load photograph if goods stay on board
VAT invoice on request

Hockley — what we see on the ground

Hockley is a industrial patch and most of our light commercial vehicles callouts here cluster around Hockley Flyover and Hockley industrial units. Access varies from residential streets up to service yards behind Hockley industrial units, which is why we brief drivers on the specific street before dispatch.

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FAQs — LCV recovery in Hockley

VAT invoice for the recovery in Hockley?

Yes - included on request.

Tipper stuck in the up position in Hockley - can you recover it?

Yes but the bed has to come down first. We carry a hand pump and know the emergency descent procedure on the main tipper makes. If it will not come down we flatbed with the bed supported.

Loaded LCV over plated weight in Hockley?

We arrange a partial transfer to another vehicle first. We will not carry an overweight LCV - it puts our operator licence at risk.

Commercial vehicle recovery contract for Hockley depots?

Yes - fixed rates by postcode, single invoice per week. Ring the office to set up.