Car Recovery in Enfield Lock, EN3

Getting to you from Leyton

CityGrip Recovery is based at 68 Ruckholt Road in Leyton, E10, not in Enfield itself, so it is worth being straightforward about that from the start. When you call for car recovery in Enfield Lock, the vehicle that comes out has travelled from Leyton, usually down through Walthamstow and along the A10 corridor, or via the North Circular and the M25, depending on where the traffic is worst at the time. We do not run a second depot in EN3 and will not tell you otherwise. What we do is agree a price with you on the phone before the vehicle leaves Ruckholt Road, so the distance is factored in upfront rather than added as a surprise once we arrive on Ordnance Road or wherever you are.

Hertford Road and its double red lines

The A1010 Hertford Road runs north to south along the old Roman road line, linking Ponders End and Enfield Highway down through Enfield Wash, Freezywater and Bullsmoor, and it has been a TfL Red Route since 1995, when the A10 Trunk Road Red Route Clearway order came into force that October. Double red lines mean no stopping to load, unload or wait, at any time, so if you have broken down on Hertford Road itself we generally need the car moved onto a side road before recovery work can start properly, rather than working directly on the red route. Tell us on the phone which side road or junction you are closest to and we will talk you through the safest place to wait until we get there.

Mollison Avenue, Innova Park and the M25

Further east, Mollison Avenue, the A1055, runs from Hertford Road out past Innova Park to the M25 at Junction 25, the Waltham Cross interchange, about two miles away. The M25 itself passes just north of Enfield Lock through the Holmesdale Tunnel between Junctions 25 and 26. If you have broken down on the M25 itself rather than on a normal road in Enfield Lock, the job changes: hard shoulders and live lanes need a different approach and different pricing, which is why our mobile tyre fitting runs from £140 on ordinary roads but £250 to £750 on a motorway. The same distinction applies to recovery generally, so tell us straight away if you are on the M25 itself rather than a side road nearby, so we send the right kind of job out rather than a standard local tow.

Around the station, Gunpowder Park and the towpath

Enfield Lock railway station on Ordnance Road has been running since 1855, originally as Ordnance Factory before its 1886 renaming, and the Railway Inn on Ordnance Road, close to the crossing, is a familiar landmark if you are trying to describe where you have stopped. If you have broken down near the water, bear in mind the Lee Navigation towpath here carries National Cycle Route 1 and the London LOOP, so it is a working path for walkers and cyclists as well as boats using Enfield Lock itself, Lock No. 13, first built in 1725. We will not tow a vehicle along the towpath itself. If you have ended up parked near Gunpowder Park, the old Royal Ordnance testing ground that reopened to the public in 2004, the entrances at Sewardstone Road, Haws Lane and Enfield Lock itself are the reference points to give us over the phone.

If it was not your fault

If you have had a non-fault accident anywhere around Enfield Lock, whether that is on Hertford Road, Mollison Avenue or one of the smaller residential streets, recovery is handled free of charge through our separate service, citygripclaims.co.uk, rather than billed on this page. That side of the business deals with the claim itself; this page is about the practical job of getting your car off the road and somewhere safe. Mention it is non-fault when you call and we will point you to the right team rather than quoting you a standard towing price for something that should not cost you anything.