I'm Bob Parsons. I started a breakdown and recovery business on my own in the early 1990s, spotting a gap between the big operators and the scrap collection trade. I built it up — roadside repairs, car and motorcycle recovery, then a garage with a storage yard, then contract crash recovery work, a mechanic on the books, a five-vehicle fleet, and a tyre and exhaust bay added to the garage. So I know exactly what runs underneath a business like yours. I buy directly, no broker fees, no commission, using flexible seller finance.
Most buyers look at a recovery business and see a few flatbeds and a yard. I look at it and see the reality — the 2am call-outs, the contract crash recovery work that has to be there on time every time, the storage yard that needs managing properly, the mechanic and fitters who keep the workshop turning over. I built mine from one man and a recovery truck into a garage with a storage yard, a five-vehicle fleet, staff, and a tyre and exhaust bay on top of the repair work. So I value the business for what it actually took to build, not what a broker's brochure says it should be.
A broker lists your business and hopes someone turns up. I'm the buyer. That's the whole difference — and it changes everything about how the sale goes.
A breakdown, recovery or garage business is a hard sell to a bank-backed buyer. The fleet is often on finance already, the storage yard may be leasehold, and contract work with police forces or insurers doesn't fit neatly on a bank's lending checklist. I use seller finance, so the deal doesn't hang on a bank. You get a fair price paid over an agreed period, set out in a proper solicitor-drawn agreement and secured by a legal charge over the business.
UK breakdown, recovery and garage businesses turning over £350k to £10m — roadside assistance and vehicle recovery operators, contract crash recovery for police forces, insurers or fleets, vehicle storage yards, and garages offering repairs, MOT work, or a tyre and exhaust bay alongside recovery. Owner-operated or with an established fleet and team. Freehold or leasehold. Profitable, ready for retirement, or struggling.
You tell me about the business, I listen. No forms, no obligation.
I look at the numbers and come back with a fair offer, usually within days.
Seller finance, deferred payments, cash release, or a mix — built around your situation.
We complete and handle the handover carefully. Your people and your name are looked after.