Supercar recovery and prestige car transport.

Why supercars need enclosed, specialist transport.

The features that make a supercar special are the same features that make it awkward to move. Very low ground clearance means a standard flatbed with a steep loading angle can scrape a front splitter, undertray or exhaust before the car is even on the deck. Wide, low-profile tyres and stiff suspension leave little room for error. Carbon-fibre and aluminium panels are strong in the ways they are designed to be, and easily marked in the ways they are not.

Enclosed transport answers most of these problems at once. A covered trailer or box body keeps the vehicle out of road grime, stone chips, weather and prying eyes for the whole journey. Combined with a low-loader bed and a shallow approach angle, it lets an operator load and unload without grounding the car. For prestige and exotic car recovery, that combination of a gentle loading angle and a sealed body is often the difference between an uneventful move and an expensive one.

• Low ground clearance: shallow approach angles and, where needed, loading ramps or recovery boards to protect splitters and undertrays
• Delicate bodywork: soft straps and wheel nets rather than chains or metal hooks against paint and carbon panels
• High value: enclosed bodies that shield the car from stone chips, weather and attention on long motorway runs
• Careful loading: winching from secure points, wheels chocked, and the car secured over the axles rather than the bodywork

How a supercar should be loaded and secured.

Good handling is mostly about restraint, both literally and in approach. A specialist operator will assess the car before touching it, note any existing marks, and pick a loading method that suits the ground clearance in front of them. On an uneven kerb or a sloped driveway, that might mean building up the approach with boards so the car never bottoms out.

Securing the vehicle is where experience shows. Soft straps, often called axle straps or wheel straps, loop around the tyres or suspension components rather than pulling on the chassis or bodywork. Wheel nets hold each tyre in place without any metal ever touching paint. The aim is to hold the car firmly over its wheels so it cannot move in transit, while keeping every point of contact soft. Ratchets are tensioned evenly, checked after the first few miles, and released carefully at the other end.

• A walk-around and condition note before loading, so the car's state is agreed at both ends
• Boards or extended ramps to keep the approach angle shallow for low cars
• Soft straps and wheel nets, never chains or hooks against panels
• Handbrake, chocks and even strap tension, rechecked after the first stretch of the journey

Discretion, insurance and handling standards.

Owners of high-value cars expect more than a working winch. They expect discretion, so their car is not photographed and posted online or left on show at a busy depot. They expect the operator to understand the vehicle: where the recovery points are, how the transport modes and low-lift or lift modes work, and why you do not drag a car with a locked electronic parking brake.

Insurance matters as much as equipment. Cover appropriate to the value being carried, clear condition records at collection and delivery, and an operator who documents the job all protect both sides if a question ever comes up. On Recovru, every operator passes identity, right to work and business checks and sanctions screening, with motor insurance for the work they do, and employers' liability insurance where the law requires it, checked by our staff before they can go online, so the person who arrives has already been through those checks rather than being an unknown quantity at the roadside.

Common supercar recovery scenarios.

Specialist transport is not only for breakdowns. The same equipment and care apply whenever a prestige vehicle needs to move without being driven.

• Breakdown: a mechanical or electrical fault leaves the car stranded and it needs enclosed recovery to a home, dealer or specialist garage
• Post-track transport: after a track day the car may be low on fluids, running hot or simply better trailered home than driven back on the road
• A non-runner that needs moving: a car that will not start, taken to the home, dealer or specialist you name, now or at a time you choose up to 30 days ahead
• Flat battery or immobiliser issues: cars that cannot easily be put into neutral or transport mode need the right loading approach rather than force
• Accident or non-runner: a car that is not safe or legal to drive moved on an enclosed bed with proper securing

How Recovru connects you with a supercar specialist.

Recovru works like an on-demand marketplace. You tell us where the car is, what it is and what has happened, with photos if you can. Your request goes to verified operators within 5 miles first, widening every 45 seconds up to 25 miles until someone quotes, and no operator whose drive to you would take more than 45 minutes can take the job. Operators set their own price, and you see up to five quotes at a time, each with the operator's arrival time, their rating and one price for the whole job, with any VAT the operator charges already in it. Once you accept one, you track that operator on a live map with a real-time arrival time, so you are not left wondering when help will arrive.

Because supercar recovery needs particular equipment and experience, the detail you provide about the vehicle and the situation lets operators see what the job involves, including enclosed or low-clearance work, before they quote. Nothing is held on your card while you are choosing. When you accept a quote, that amount is authorised on your card, held rather than taken. When the operator arrives, a 4-digit arrival code confirms the right person is with your car; it is for identity only. Once the operator marks the job complete, you confirm it or raise a problem, which goes to our team while the payment stays held. If you do neither, payment is released to the operator 30 minutes after they marked it complete. All prices include any VAT the operator charges, and the accepted price is fixed: if the job turns out to be materially different on site, the operator has to show you why and you approve any revised price before anything more is done, so there are no surprises once the job is underway.

• Request help and describe the vehicle, its clearance and the scenario
• Compare up to five quotes at a time, each with arrival time, rating and one total price
• Accept one and the amount is held on your card, not taken
• Track the operator to you on a live map
• Confirm the right operator on arrival with a 4-digit arrival code
• Payment released when you confirm the job, or 30 minutes after the operator marks it complete unless you raise a problem

Trust, standards and how operators are paid.

The checks behind every job is a core part of why the model works for high-value cars. Before an operator can quote on a single request, they pass identity, right to work and business checks and have their motor insurance for the work checked, with employers' liability insurance where the law requires it. That process is the same for everyone on the platform, so a supercar owner is not relying on luck at the roadside.

The commercial side is built to keep good operators on the platform. Each operator sets their own price, Recovru keeps 15 percent of it, which includes the VAT Recovru owes on it, and the operator receives the rest, with no hidden deductions. The operator membership is £44.99 a month, or £519.99 for 12 months, both including VAT. Operators are paid through Stripe Connect, with funds released when the driver confirms the job, or 30 minutes after the operator marks it complete unless the driver raises a problem.

Where Recovru works.

Whether an enclosed or specialist truck can reach you depends on which operators are online near you when you ask, and that changes as more operators join. If nobody quotes, you are told plainly and nothing is held or charged.

For a prestige vehicle that should never be recovered by whatever happens to be nearest, being able to choose between checked operators, and see what each one is equipped to do before you accept, is the point of the model.

Recovru is a trading name of Dapper Trading LTD, registered in England and Wales, Company No. 08800299.