Car Recovery in Edmonton, N18
Stuck on the North Circular near Angel Edmonton, stranded by the Great Cambridge roundabout, or broken down on Fore Street. CityGrip Recovery is based in Leyton E10 and comes out to N18 around the clock, price agreed on the phone before we move, no call-out fee.
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Car recovery in Edmonton N18 with CityGrip Recovery starts from £80, with no call-out fee added on top, whether you have broken down on the North Circular near Angel Edmonton, at the Great Cambridge roundabout, or on Fore Street itself. We are based at 68 Ruckholt Road in Leyton E10 and drive out along the A406 to reach N18, so we do not promise a fixed arrival time before we know where you are and what the traffic on the North Circular is doing. Call or WhatsApp 07960 200253 first, tell us where you are and what has happened, and we agree the price and a realistic collection time before anyone sets off. If the breakdown followed a non-fault accident, recovery is free and handled through citygripclaims.co.uk.
Recovery on the North Circular near Angel Edmonton
The A406 North Circular cuts straight through Edmonton N18, dropping into the Fore Street Tunnel, a twin-bore underpass around 310 metres long, as it passes under Fore Street at Angel Edmonton. It's part of the Transport for London Road Network and has been a Red Route since 1996, which means stopping or loading on the carriageway is watched by camera, not just the odd traffic warden.
If your car has failed inside the tunnel or on the approach to it, our first job on the phone is working out exactly where you are and whether you can move clear of the live carriageway before we plan the recovery, or whether you need to coast onto the hard shoulder or the nearest side road first. That's why we ask for as much detail as possible before we set off, a landmark, a junction, which bore of the tunnel you're in, anything that helps us plan the safest approach rather than guessing. We'd rather talk you through getting clear of a live traffic lane than turn up to find you still sitting in it.
Had a non-fault accident? Your recovery is free.
If another driver was at fault, CityGrip arranges free recovery, secure storage, a like-for-like courtesy car and full claims management, with every cost recovered from the at-fault driver’s insurer. You pay nothing, and your no-claims bonus stays intact.
The Great Cambridge roundabout and the A10
At the northern end of the North Circular, the A406 meets the A10 Great Cambridge Road, Silver Street and Edge Lane at the Great Cambridge roundabout, a junction that has been widened repeatedly since it started life as a much smaller roundabout in the 1920s. Southbound traffic on the A10 regularly backs up toward the M25, and the Bury Street junction a little further north has had its own history of signal problems.
None of that is under our control, so if you have broken down anywhere along that corridor we will not invent a precise arrival time on the phone before we know what the roundabout is doing. What we will do is agree a fair price before we set off and keep you updated if the A10 or the roundabout is clearly against us that day. We have also seen the layout there shift with roadworks and signal changes over the years as it has been widened, so what worked for a job last month is not always still true today.
Fore Street, Grove Street and the Clean Air Route
Fore Street, the A1010, is the other spine running through N18, linking Edmonton Green in the south to the Angel Edmonton and Great Cambridge Road junction further north. One thing worth knowing if you have broken down nearby: Grove Street, just off Fore Street by St John and St James CE Primary School, has had a permanent, camera-enforced ban on general motor traffic since June 2023 as part of Enfield's Clean Air Route scheme.
It runs every hour of every day, it is not switched off overnight or at weekends, so even a late-night breakdown near the school will not see a recovery truck cut through there. We will approach from Fore Street itself instead, which occasionally means coming in from a different direction than you would expect, so do not be surprised if we do not turn up the way your satnav suggested.
Near North Middlesex Hospital
North Middlesex University Hospital sits just off Sterling Way, with the A&E car park entrance on the adjoining Bridport Road. It's a common spot for us to be called to, whether that's a patient's or visitor's car that will not start in the car park, or a breakdown on Sterling Way itself as someone is heading to or from an appointment.
Hospital car parks charge around the clock, roughly £2 for the first hour and up to about £15 for 24 hours, free for Blue Badge holders, so if your car is stuck there for any length of time waiting on us, that is worth bearing in mind separately from our own price. If you have been called away from a bedside or an appointment because your car will not start, tell us that on the phone too. It does not change our price, but it helps us talk you through waiting safely while we get to you.
Meridian Water and the newer roads
The Meridian Water regeneration has reshaped the road layout in the eastern part of N18, with newer or altered streets such as Glover Drive, Argon Road, Anthony Way and Leeside Road built as part of the scheme's infrastructure works, alongside Meridian Water station, which opened in June 2019 in place of the old Angel Road station next door.
Meridian One, the first big residential phase of the development, delivers 977 homes plus workspace and community space, and only started welcoming its first council tenants from September 2023, so parts of the estate are still genuinely new even to people who have lived in Edmonton for years. Because this area has changed so much, satnav and older maps do not always agree with what is actually on the ground. If you have broken down somewhere in Meridian Water and you are not sure of the exact road name, the station or the Anthony Way and Leeside Road junction area is usually enough for us to find you.
Flooding from Pymmes Brook and Salmons Brook
Two Environment Agency flood warning areas cover Edmonton: Pymmes Brook, running through Upper Edmonton and on toward Tottenham, and Salmons Brook, which joins it near Angel Road and has its own warning area further west. This is not a theoretical risk. A storm in June 1954 flooded a dozen roads and around 150 homes locally, and Salmons Brook is recorded overflowing near Montagu Road as recently as October 2000.
Early last century Silver Street itself flooded so often that boards were reportedly laid between buses and the pavement just to keep passengers' feet dry, so this part of Edmonton has a long relationship with standing water, not a new one. If your car has stalled in standing water, please do not try to restart it, and do not let us try to jump start it either. A flooded engine needs recovery to a garage for a proper look, not a boost, so tell us on the phone if water is involved and we will come prepared to tow rather than attempt a roadside fix.
Edmonton Green Market and the bus station
Edmonton Green, just south of N18 in N9, runs a genuine daily market of around 45 stalls, open Monday to Saturday until 6pm and Sunday until 4pm, right by the bus station on Hertford Road that handles Arriva London, London General and Metroline services across fifteen stands. That is a lot of pedestrians, buses and loading activity converging on one stretch most days of the week, not just on a single market day.
If your breakdown is anywhere near that junction or along the approach on Fore Street, be ready for us to take a little longer getting the vehicle hooked up safely with buses and shoppers moving around us, and to ask you to stay somewhere visible but out of the road while we work. None of that is a complaint about the area, it is simply the reality of recovering a vehicle in a busy, well-used part of N18 rather than a quiet side street.
ULEZ across Edmonton and the wider Enfield area
The whole of the London Borough of Enfield, N18 included, has been inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone since it expanded London-wide on 29 August 2023. There is no separate Congestion Charge out here, Edmonton is well outside that central zone, but if the vehicle we are recovering is not ULEZ-compliant, that is a daily charge that sits between you and Transport for London, not something we add to our invoice.
We are simply telling you it exists so it does not come as a surprise if your car needs to be driven or towed out through the zone again later. If you are planning ahead rather than calling from the roadside, it is worth checking your own vehicle's compliance on the Transport for London website before you are back on the road.
No call-out fee, and the rest of what we cover nearby
Car recovery and towing in Edmonton N18 starts from £80, and that is the whole call-out, there is no separate fee added just for us turning up. The price we agree on the phone before we set off is the price you pay. We are based at 68 Ruckholt Road in Leyton E10, not in Edmonton itself, so we are upfront that we are driving out along the A406 or the A10 to reach you rather than sitting round the corner.
Alongside recovery we also do jump starts from £60 and fuel delivery from £70 to £200 if you have simply run dry or your battery is flat, and mobile tyre fitting from £140 on an ordinary road or £250 to £750 if you are stuck on a motorway hard shoulder, though those have their own pages with the full detail rather than being buried in a recovery page. If the breakdown followed a collision that was not your fault, recovery is free and the claim itself is handled through our sister site, citygripclaims.co.uk, so you are not paying twice for one incident. Whichever service you need, the same rule applies: we agree the price before we start the job, not after.
FAQs
How much does car recovery cost in Edmonton N18?
Recovery and towing starts from £80. We agree the exact price with you on the phone once we know where you are and what has happened, before anyone sets off, and there is no call-out fee added on top.
Is there a call-out fee?
No. The price we quote you on the phone is the price you pay. We do not add a separate fee just for attending.
Do you have a depot in Edmonton?
No. We are based at 68 Ruckholt Road in Leyton E10 and drive out to N18 along the North Circular or the A10 when you call.
How long will you take to reach me?
We do not promise a fixed time before we know your exact location and what the North Circular or the Great Cambridge roundabout is doing that day. We will give you a realistic estimate on the phone once we have those details.
Can you recover my car from inside the Fore Street Tunnel?
Yes, but tell us exactly where you are when you call. The A406 through the tunnel is a Red Route with camera enforcement, so we need to know if you are able to move clear of the live carriageway before we plan the recovery.
What if I have broken down on the Great Cambridge roundabout or the A10?
We will still come to you. That junction and the A10 corridor toward the M25 are known for queuing, so we build that into the price and timing conversation rather than guessing.
Can you get to a breakdown near North Middlesex Hospital?
Yes, whether that is on Sterling Way itself or in the hospital car park off Bridport Road. It is worth knowing the car park charges around the clock, separately from our own fee.
My car broke down near Grove Street, can you drive straight to me?
Grove Street itself has a 24-hour camera-enforced filter that blocks general traffic, so we cannot drive a recovery vehicle down it. We will approach from Fore Street instead, which may mean coming from a different direction than you would expect.
Do you cover Meridian Water and the newer roads there, like Glover Drive or Anthony Way?
Yes. That part of N18 has changed a lot with the regeneration, so if you are not sure of the exact road name, the station or a nearby landmark is usually enough for us to find you.
My car has stalled in flood water near Pymmes Brook or Salmons Brook, what should I do?
Do not try to restart it, and do not let anyone jump start it. Tell us water is involved when you call and we will come to tow it to a garage rather than attempt a roadside fix.
Does the ULEZ affect my recovery?
The ULEZ has covered all of Enfield, including N18, since August 2023. It is a separate daily charge for non-compliant vehicles, not something we add to your recovery invoice.
Is there a Congestion Charge in Edmonton?
No. Edmonton is well outside the central London Congestion Charge zone.
What if the breakdown followed an accident that was not my fault?
Recovery is free in that case, and the claim itself is handled through our sister site, citygripclaims.co.uk, rather than through this recovery service.
Do you do jump starts as well as recovery?
Yes, jump starts start from £60. It is a separate service to towing, with its own page if you just need a boost rather than a lift.
Can you deliver fuel if I have run out near Edmonton Green or Angel Edmonton?
Yes, fuel delivery runs from £70 to £200 depending on what is needed and where you are.
Do you fit tyres roadside in N18?
Yes, mobile tyre fitting starts from £140 on an ordinary road, or £250 to £750 if you are stuck on a motorway hard shoulder. It has its own dedicated page with the full pricing detail.
What are your hours in Edmonton?
We are on call 24 hours a day, every day. Call or WhatsApp 07960 200253 whenever you break down.
How do I pay?
We agree the price with you on the phone before we set off, so there are no surprises when the job is done.
Updated September 2026. Lines open 24 hours. Call 07960 200253.
Broken down in Edmonton N18? Call or WhatsApp now.
07960 200253, answered 24 hours a day. Tell us where you are on the A406, Fore Street or anywhere else in N18, and we will agree a price before we set off from our Leyton E10 base.