Welcome to a celebration of Vehicle Recovery in the United Kingdom. Here you will find out how the industry was formed, as well as recollections of some of those individuals involved. There is also a large collection of Pictures and Videos, of the People, Equipment and the Incidents they dealt with.
 
The difference between Vehicle Breakdown and Recovery equipment over the years is obvious when you compare protective clothing, as worn by most modern recovery operators, with the older RAC uniform

The Old and the New, Part of the RISC UK display at the CSMA's Cotswold Motoring Museum, in 2007.

The recovery vehicle above, comes from the thirties and belongs to Dorking Autos. The Sixties RAC uniform is in stark contrast to the modern protective clothing, as worn by McAllister's Recovery and most recovery operators today.

Many of the differences of the last fifty years, are not so obvious. You will however, have a much better understanding of them, if you explore this website and see how it all came about.