Motorists face being stranded in breakdowns as recovery industry faces crisis, report warns

Motorists whose cars breakdown face being abandoned because the independent roadside recovery industry is facing collapse due to the coronavirus lockdown, a new study has found. Research by an all party parliamentary group has found four out five rescue companies are warning they face bankruptcy in the next three months. The prospect of so many independent recovery companies closing comes as more restrictions on movement are expected to be lifted with the likelihood of a ‘staycation’