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The new truck’s been out working hard and doing exactly what it’s meant to be doing — earning its keep 👌💪After all the c...
09/09/2026

The new truck’s been out working hard and doing exactly what it’s meant to be doing — earning its keep 👌💪

After all the chaos lately, it’s good to be back out on the road, getting jobs done and keeping people moving.

And most importantly…

it’s still staying where I fu***ng park it. 😂🤣

Massive thanks to everyone for the support, messages, shares and recommendations — it’s genuinely appreciated.

If you need recovery, give us a shout.

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🚨 MAN UPDATE — WE FINALLY HAVE AN ANSWER 😂🚛 🚨After a full week waiting on the underwriters, they’ve finally confirmed th...
07/09/2026

🚨 MAN UPDATE — WE FINALLY HAVE AN ANSWER 😂🚛 🚨

After a full week waiting on the underwriters, they’ve finally confirmed that the MAN can be recovered because it is 7.5 tonnes or under.

Which is brilliant news…

Apart from the small detail that the V5 clearly states it’s a 7.5-tonne vehicle, and they’ve had a copy of that since 14 August. 😂

So apparently it took a week to confirm something that was already written down in black and white on paperwork they already had. 😭🤣

For clarity:

✅ MAN is a 7.5-tonne truck
✅ It weighs around 6 tonnes empty
✅ V5 was already sent on 14 August
✅ Underwriters have now finally said “aye, that’s fine”
✅ Insurance are now meant to be arranging collection from 911 Recovery ASAP

So after nearly a month of chasing, emails, phone calls, being told it had already been collected when it hadn’t, storage charges being paid and then credited back, and everyone apparently waiting on everyone else…

we’ve finally reached the groundbreaking conclusion that a 7.5-tonne truck is, in fact, 7.5 tonnes. 😂😂

I’m glad it’s finally moving forward, but f**k me, this saga has had more unnecessary episodes than a soap opera.

Hopefully the next update is:

“THE MAN HAS ACTUALLY LEFT THE IMPOUND.”

And not:

“Sorry, we’re just waiting on someone to confirm that wheels are round.” 😭🤣

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🚨 MAN UPDATE — TODAY’S EPISODE OF “WHERE THE F**K IS THE TRUCK?” 🚨For everyone still following the MAN saga… here’s wher...
01/09/2026

🚨 MAN UPDATE — TODAY’S EPISODE OF “WHERE THE F**K IS THE TRUCK?” 🚨

For everyone still following the MAN saga… here’s where we’re at today 😂🚛💥🧱

I phoned the insurance this morning and was confidently told:

“The truck was collected last week.”

Lovely.

Only problem is…

IT F**KING WASN’T. 😂😂

I’d literally just had an email from the recovery/storage yard confirming the MAN is still sitting there.

So I had to turn round and basically say:

“Do you want me to give YOU the latest update on MY truck?” 😭🤣

They’ve now gone away to find out what the hell has happened, because apparently everything should already have been sorted.

And then another update landed…

Turns out the insurance DID pay the recovery and storage charges, but because the MAN was never actually collected, those charges have now been credited back.

So now:

✅ The truck is still there
✅ The original charges were paid
✅ The payment has now been credited back
✅ More storage charges are building up
✅ IAA apparently still haven’t managed to collect it
✅ Everybody seems to think somebody else has dealt with it

And the MAN is just sitting there like:

“Not my problem anymore lads.” 😂😂

The best part is it was due to go for disposal nearly two weeks ago, so I’ve made it very clear this now needs sorted ASAP.

The storage yard are also checking whether IAA have actually been in touch to arrange collection, while the insurance are trying to work out why the truck they thought had already left is still very much fu***ng there. 🤣

Honestly…

The c**t caused enough chaos when it was moving.

I didn’t realise it could cause even more while sitting completely fu***ng stationary. 😭🤣

Current standings:

🧱 Building: temporary curtain fitted, contractors in, getting on with its life
🚛 MAN: still detained, still awaiting transport, still running up a bill
📞 Insurance: investigating the mystery of the truck they thought they’d already collected
😂 Facebook: somehow still the best-informed department involved

Apparently I’m due another update later today.

So stay tuned for the next episode of:

“Can Somebody Please Recover the Fu***ng Recovery Truck?” 😂😂

MAN / DAF UPDATE 🚛😂Bit of an update on the recovery trucks…The MAN was due to be collected from the impound today. It’s ...
27/08/2026

MAN / DAF UPDATE 🚛😂

Bit of an update on the recovery trucks…

The MAN was due to be collected from the impound today. It’s been sitting there 1 day short of 3 weeks and was actually due to be disposed of last Friday if it hadn’t been collected in time 😳

As for the DAF, it’s behaving itself and is back out doing what it’s meant to do, keeping Recover a Car Edinburgh moving 🙌 Long may that continue, because I’ve had enough truck drama to last me a while 😂

So for now, one truck is still causing a story while the other one is keeping the business on the road 🤦‍♂️🤣

Hopefully that’s the last of the drama for a while…

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23/08/2026

🚨 BUILDING UPDATE — THE OTHER HALF OF THE SAGA 🧱😂 🚨

Since everyone’s been following the MAN’s career change into demolition, here’s an update on the poor building it decided to fu***ng rearrange 😭🤣

Looks like the roller door the MAN absolutely annihilated is now gone and they’ve fitted a temporary black curtain/screen across the opening while repairs are underway.

So basically…

The building has already:

* accepted what happened
* got the contractors in
* started rebuilding its life
* and moved on emotionally

Meanwhile the MAN is still sitting in the impound waiting on insurance like:

“So… am I getting fixed or am I f**ked?” 😂😂

You couldn’t write it.

A 6-ton recovery truck sits perfectly happily for about 15 minutes with the handbrake on, suddenly decides it’s had enough of being parked, heads off down the hill at roughly 30mph and absolutely wipes out a roller door at the Playhouse loading dock.

And now the building is genuinely recovering quicker than the fu***ng recovery truck. 😭🤣

I’ve got to admit though, seeing the temporary curtain there really puts into perspective how much damage the c**t actually did.

Still massively grateful nobody was hurt, because looking at it now it could easily have been a very different story.

But since everyone else has been taking the piss…

Current standings:

🧱 Building: temporary curtain fitted, contractors on site, recovery underway
🚛 MAN: still detained, awaiting sentence for crimes against architecture

Hopefully the next update is the MAN finally getting collected and us getting closer to finding out what the f**k actually failed in the first place.

Until then…

The Playhouse has a new curtain, the MAN has an impound space, and I’ve got permanent trust issues with anything that has wheels. 😂😂

MAN UPDATE 🚛💥🧱Since loads of you have been asking what’s happening with the runaway MAN…It’s still sitting in the impoun...
20/08/2026

MAN UPDATE 🚛💥🧱

Since loads of you have been asking what’s happening with the runaway MAN…

It’s still sitting in the impound. 😂

I’m still waiting on the insurance side of things to fully move along, but apparently the MAN is due to be collected tomorrow.

So after all this time, the c**t might finally be leaving the scene of the crime. 🤣

For anyone who somehow missed the story:

The handbrake was on.
The truck sat parked for around 15 minutes.
Then it apparently decided it had places to be, f**ked off down a hill and picked a fight with a building. 😭😂

And yes…

The building won.

Since then I’ve had:

* approximately 47,000 Facebook engineers diagnose it
* enough T-Cut recommendations to open a Halfords
* several offers of cable ties and duct tape
* people from all over the place following the saga
* and absolutely no shortage of “remember the handbrake this time” comments 😂

Meanwhile the replacement DAF has been behaving itself.

So far:

✅ Still where I parked it
✅ No unauthorised hill starts
✅ No attempted demolition work
✅ No buildings harmed
✅ Actually doing recovery work instead of needing fu***ng recovered itself

The bar is admittedly quite low. 🤣

Hopefully tomorrow is finally the day the MAN gets collected and we can move another step closer to finding out exactly what happens next.

Until then, it remains under maximum-security detention where it can’t attack any more architecture. 😂

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🚨 MATES RATES / CUSTOMER RATES — HOW PRICES ACTUALLY WORK 🚨Just to clear something up because apparently this is more co...
17/08/2026

🚨 MATES RATES / CUSTOMER RATES — HOW PRICES ACTUALLY WORK 🚨

Just to clear something up because apparently this is more complicated than it needs to be 😂

You ask me for a quote.

I give you a quote.

Then, in a shocking twist, you ask:

“Can you do it any cheaper?”
or
“What’s your best price?”

Now unless I’ve misunderstood the English language my whole life, the number I gave you about 14 seconds earlier was, in fact…

THE F**KING PRICE. 😂

There isn’t a secret second quote hidden behind the first one.

There isn’t a deluxe members-only cheaper price.

There isn’t a secret mate code.

There isn’t a:

“He called me boss, knock £25 off.” discount. 😭🤣

I’m already one of the best-priced recovery trucks about, I try to be fair with everyone and if I give you a price, I’ve already worked out the best sensible price I can do the job for.

I’m not sitting waiting for you to say:

“Any cheaper mate?”

so I can suddenly go:

“OH THANK F**K YOU ASKED. I’VE BEEN DESPERATE TO DO THIS RECOVERY AT A LOSS.” 😭🤣

Sadly, that’s not how it works.

Diesel still costs money.
Insurance still costs money.
Tyres still cost money.
Servicing and repairs still cost money.

And as Facebook has recently witnessed…

RECOVERY TRUCKS THEMSELVES COST A F**KING FORTUNE. 😂🚛💸

So no, I can’t knock money off because:

* it’s “only 10 minutes away”
* you “know somebody that knows me”
* you’ve used me before
* you once liked one of my Facebook posts in 2023
* or you tell me “I’ll sort you next time mate.”

If it’s genuinely “only round the corner” and that apparently makes the job worth f**k all…

Feel free to give it a wee push and see how committed you are. 😂😂

And while we’re on the subject of mates rates…

If you’re asking for my BEST mates rates, you’re actually f**ked. 🤣🤣

Because my best mates are the complete opposite.

I’ll say:

“Mate, just give me £80.”

And they’ll hand me £100 and tell me to shut the f**k up and take it, because they want to support my business. ❤️😂

That’s what actual mates do.

They don’t look at the price you’ve already knocked down for them and immediately ask:

“Can you do any better?”

Mates rates means I look after you.

It doesn’t mean you try to make sure I earn absolutely f**k all because we once had a pint together. 😭🤣

We’re all here to make money and run businesses.

I’d never go into my mate’s garage, shop, restaurant or whatever else they do and think:

“He’s my pal, how little can I possibly fu***ng pay him?”

If anything, I want to support them.

So when I give you a price, that is:

The price.
The best price.
The only price.
The price you literally fu***ng asked me for in the first place. 😂

If you want it cheaper, I’d respectfully suggest:

Borrow a tow rope.
Call your cheapest pal.
Give it a shove.
Or wait until Facebook Marketplace starts offering fu***ng roadside recovery. 🤣🤣

I’ll always look after mates, regular customers and genuine people where I can.

But I’m running Recover a Car Edinburgh, not Recover Your Car For F**k All Edinburgh. 😂🚛

Hope that clears it up. ❤️🤣

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A wee thank you from Recover a Car Edinburgh ❤️Now that the dust has settled and we’re officially BACK ON THE ROAD, I ju...
16/08/2026

A wee thank you from Recover a Car Edinburgh ❤️

Now that the dust has settled and we’re officially BACK ON THE ROAD, I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who’s messaged, phoned, commented, shared the posts and checked in to make sure everything was alright.

A special thank you to the people who genuinely went out their way to help. I had people offering me recovery trucks, trailers and whatever else they could do to keep me working while I got myself sorted. Some of those offers even came from people I barely know, and honestly, I won’t forget it. 👏❤️

The support — and the amount of people who’ve followed the runaway MAN saga from all over the UK and even further afield 😂 — has been unbelievable.

I’ll admit though, it’s also been a bit of an eye-opener.

There are people I’ve known for years, including some in the same line of work, who couldn’t even send a two-second message asking if everything was okay.

But I suppose when you’re in the same trade, jealousy is a bitch. 😂🤷‍♂️

No hard feelings though. Situations like this show you exactly who’s genuinely in your corner and who’s just standing on the sidelines watching.

Anyway, enough of the sentimental sh*te. 😂

RECOVER A CAR EDINBURGH IS BACK. 💪🚛

New truck.
Fresh start.
Same 24/7 service.
And we’re coming back bigger and better than before.

Now, since about 400 people have kindly reminded me…

“Remember to put the handbrake on this one!” 😭🤣

Believe me, I’ve heard it. 😂

I can laugh about the whole thing now, but just to clear that one up — the handbrake WAS on.

The MAN weighed around 6 tonnes empty, was parked on a steep hill and sat exactly where I left it for roughly 15 minutes before it suddenly started moving.

When I got to it after the crash, the handbrake was still applied.

If I’d genuinely f**ked up and forgotten to put the handbrake on, I’d hold my hands up and say “Yep, I’m a c**t, that one’s on me.” 😂 I could actually accept that.

What I’m struggling to accept is not knowing what failed or why it happened.

Something clearly went wrong, but until it’s properly established what happened, I don’t have that answer — and weirdly, not knowing is probably the part that annoys me the most.

So by all means keep the handbrake jokes coming, because some of them have been fu***ng brilliant. 😂😂

But rest assured, the new DAF has had the rules explained:

Handbrake on.
Wheels chocked.
No hills without adult supervision.
And absolutely NO F**KING BUILDINGS. 🧱🚫🤣

Here’s to getting back to what we’re actually meant to be doing — recovering other people’s broken vehicles instead of our own. 😂🚛

Seriously though, thank you again to everyone who offered help, checked in, shared the posts, sent messages or simply had a laugh along with me.

It genuinely means a lot. ❤️

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