- Traffic officers can order vehicles to be recovered if blocking ‘live lane’ of traffic
- They can also do so if the driver’s own recovery firm will take too long to attend
- This typically costs drivers from £150 to £300 as well as compound storage fees
- Drivers paid £25m for Highway England-ordered recoveries in the last five years
Smart motorways have been blamed for a significant rise in the number of broken-down vehicles recovered from motorways and A-roads.
Under road laws, Highways England traffic officers can order vehicles to be recovered if they are blocking a ‘live lane’ of traffic, or if the driver’s own recovery firm will take too long to attend.
This typically costs drivers between £150 and £300, plus storage fees once their vehicle is moved to a compound.
Full article here -> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8813855/Smart-motorways-blamed-drivers-fork-25million-recover-broken-vehicles.html