Highfield Garage and Recovery Ltd

Highfield Garage and Recovery Ltd We are a family owned Devon recovery and vehicle repair business. Our team’s work around the clock to ensure you have the best motor experience possible.
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Not exactly the bank holiday weather anyone ordered, is it.If you've spent it watching rain run down the window, you're ...
31/08/2026

Not exactly the bank holiday weather anyone ordered, is it.

If you've spent it watching rain run down the window, you're not alone. And if you're one of the many heading off on holiday around now, or driving back from one, spare a thought for the roads today. Wet, busy, and everybody trying to get somewhere at once.

If you are out in it, take your time. The first heavy rain after a dry spell makes the roads greasier than they look, spray cuts your visibility right down, and standing water builds up fast on the bigger roads. Nothing worth rushing for. Leave a bit more room and get there in one piece.

For everyone else, there's no shame in writing today off. Stick the kettle on, ignore the forecast, and call it a well-earned duvet day.

However you're spending it, we hope it's a good one. And if the weather catches anyone out on the road today, we're around as always.

Highfield Garage
Exeter and Spreyton
01647 231248

Last big weekend of the summer, then. Three days off and Devon putting on a decent forecast for once.Funny how the Augus...
28/08/2026

Last big weekend of the summer, then. Three days off and Devon putting on a decent forecast for once.

Funny how the August bank holiday always feels a bit bittersweet. One last proper hurrah before the mornings start getting darker and the kids go back. Best make it count.

Whatever you're up to, we hope it's a good one. Beach, garden, a proper roast somewhere, or absolutely nothing at all, which is a perfectly good plan too.

We'll be about all weekend as always, keeping an eye on things, for anyone whose long weekend takes an unexpected turn. But mostly we just hope you get to enjoy it.

So go on, settle a debate for us. The perfect bank holiday: at the coast with everyone else, or finding somewhere quiet and staying well clear of the crowds?

Have a good one, Devon.

Highfield Garage
Exeter and Spreyton
01647 231248

If someone offers you cash for your scrap car, walk away. It's illegal, and it tells you everything about who you're dea...
24/08/2026

If someone offers you cash for your scrap car, walk away. It's illegal, and it tells you everything about who you're dealing with.

Most people have no idea about this one. Paying cash for a scrap car was banned back in 2013, brought in to clamp down on metal theft and dodgy dealing. Anyone still offering you a wad of notes for an old car is either ignorant of the law or ignoring it, and neither is who you want handling your vehicle.

Here's why it matters to you, not just them.

Until the DVLA is told the car's gone, you're still the registered keeper. Hand it to the wrong outfit for cash and you've no paperwork, no proof, and no idea where it's ended up. Done properly, you get a Certificate of Destruction, official confirmation the car's been scrapped and de-registered. That piece of paper is your protection. A pocket of cash and a wave goodbye is not.

Done right, it's simple. Payment by bank transfer, so there's a clear record. Proper paperwork, including that Certificate of Destruction. And you notify the DVLA yourself so it's officially off your hands, which takes a couple of minutes online.

It's not about the few quid an old car's worth. It's about not landing yourself in bother to save five minutes.

If you've got one to get rid of and want it done the right way, give us a shout.

Highfield Garage
Exeter and Spreyton
01647 231248

Did you know cash-for-scrap was illegal? Most people don't.

Beautiful Days kicks off over at Escot this weekend, and a good chunk of Devon will be heading that way.If that's you, h...
21/08/2026

Beautiful Days kicks off over at Escot this weekend, and a good chunk of Devon will be heading that way.

If that's you, have a brilliant time. It's a proper Devon institution and the forecast's looking kind.

Just one thing worth thinking about before you set off, because it catches people out every single festival.

Your car's going to sit in a field for three days. Lights left on, a door not quite shut, a dodgy battery that was already on the way out. Come Sunday, tired, packing up, ready for home, and it won't start. Happens more than you'd think, and a whole field trying to leave at once is not where you want to be stuck.

Two minutes now saves that. Make sure your lights are properly off, not on auto. Check nothing's left charging or switched on. And if your battery's been slow to start lately, that's the warning, don't ignore it.

If you do get caught out this weekend, festival or otherwise, we're working right through as always. We'll come and get you going.

Enjoy it, whoever's going. Wave if you see us out and about.

Highfield Garage
Exeter and Spreyton
01647 231248

Nothing quite like a seized brake to put a dent in your holiday. Unless someone sorts it before it does.A couple were ho...
17/08/2026

Nothing quite like a seized brake to put a dent in your holiday. Unless someone sorts it before it does.

A couple were holidaying in Devon when the front brake on their campervan seized up and left it undriveable. Not what you want miles from home with a break away to enjoy.

They called it in, and Bob was out to them within the two hour estimate. Here's what they had to say:

"Bob is clearly very experienced and professional. He was also proactive in keeping us informed and kindly reassured us that he would be able to fix the problem at the roadside and it wouldn't affect our holiday. Sure enough, within the hour Bob had the wheel off and the brake cleaned, enabling us to continue with our break away. Thank you from two very grateful customers."

Back on the road, holiday saved, all sorted at the roadside.

That's the aim every time. Get to you quickly, fix it properly where we can, and get you back to what you were doing.

Well done Bob. And thank you both for taking the time to write it up. Hope the rest of the trip was a good one.

Highfield Garage
Exeter and Spreyton
01647 231248

Friday again, and a good one by the looks of it. Whole weekend ahead and Devon at its best.Wherever you're off to, chanc...
14/08/2026

Friday again, and a good one by the looks of it. Whole weekend ahead and Devon at its best.

Wherever you're off to, chances are you'll end up on a stretch of road you don't drive often. A lane you've never taken, a hill that catches you out, a car park that was full an hour ago.

That's summer down here. Half the county on the move, everyone chasing the same beaches and the same bit of sunshine.

We'll be about all weekend as always, for anyone whose day out doesn't quite go to plan. Breakdown, flat tyre, or a car that picks the worst possible moment to play up. That's our end of it covered.

Your end is simpler. Get out and enjoy it. There aren't many weekends like this left before autumn creeps in.

So go on then, tell us. What's the plan this weekend? Beach, barbecue, or hiding from everyone in the garden?

Highfield Garage
Exeter and Spreyton
01647 231248

Be honest. When did you last actually look at your tyres?Not glanced past them getting in the car. Actually looked.For m...
10/08/2026

Be honest. When did you last actually look at your tyres?

Not glanced past them getting in the car. Actually looked.

For most of us the answer is a while ago, and summer is the worst time for that. Think about what the car's doing right now. Days out to the coast, clubs, friends' houses, big supermarket runs, all through six weeks of holidays, often fully loaded and in the heat. Your tyres are taking every bit of it.

Heat and weight are exactly what finds a weak one. Hot tarmac, a boot full of stuff, four people aboard, and the tyre that was already past its best picks that moment to give up. A blowout with a car full of kids is nobody's idea of a good day out.

The last thing you've got headspace for right now is the car. We get that. So this isn't a nudge to book anything.

It's just thirty seconds next time you stop for fuel. Have a proper look. Anything visibly low, any bulge or split in the sidewall, anything stuck in the tread. That's it. The bit taking all the punishment is worth half a minute of your time.

Everything else can wait for September. Tyres are the one worth a glance now.

And if something does go wrong mid-holiday, that's what we're here for. Middle of nowhere, car full of kids, we'll sort it. No drama.

Hang in there, parents. You're nearly there.

Highfield Garage
Exeter and Spreyton
01647 231248

07/08/2026

When she asked what you do for a living and you mention the recovery fleet.

Some people are impressed by a nice car. Our lot know the real head-turner has a crane on the back.

Proud of our kit, and prouder of the team who run it.

Highfield Garage
Exeter and Spreyton
01647 231248

August in Devon. The busiest month of the lot round here.Roads full of visitors who don't know the lanes. Car parks ramm...
03/08/2026

August in Devon. The busiest month of the lot round here.

Roads full of visitors who don't know the lanes. Car parks rammed by mid-morning. Caravans on every A-road, and a fair few big weekends still to come, Beautiful Days over at Escot later this month among them.

It's a brilliant time of year. It's also the month we're busiest, and there's a reason for that.

August is when cars get worked hardest. Long hot runs to the coast, fully loaded, often after sitting doing nothing but short trips all year. That combination finds every weak spot. The battery that was on its way out. The tyre that looked alright. The cooling system that couldn't quite cope in traffic.

None of it means you need to worry. It just means a five minute once-over before a big day out is worth its weight this month. Coolant, tyres, and a listen for anything that's changed. Spot it on the drive rather than on the hard shoulder.

And if August does catch you out, that's what we're here for. Every day, all month, whatever the hour.

Make the most of it, Devon.

Highfield Garage
Exeter and Spreyton
01647 231248

31/07/2026

"You do this every day?"
"Yeah."
"Why?..."
"Because I love it."

And that's the bit that makes the difference.

Anyone can turn a spanner or load a car onto a truck. Caring whether you get home safe is a different thing.

Here are just some of the team behind Highfield. The people who actually enjoy getting you back on the road, whatever the day throws at them.

Proud to be your local garage and recovery.

Highfield Garage
Exeter and Spreyton
01647 231248

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Spreyton
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EX175AF

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Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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