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Welcome to our family run company, where we prioritise our customers above all else.

Being stranded on the side of the road can be a stressful and inconvenient experience, which is why we are here to help.

19/06/2026

🚛 The Reminder You Absolutely Can’t Ignore

Because Driver CPC is definitely not a “sort it once and forget it” sort of thing — no matter how much we’d all like it to be. To stay on the road professionally, drivers need 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Leave it too late and that deadline will creep up like a lorry in fog… and nobody wants their CPC to vanish overnight.

The easy fix? Keep an eye on your hours and don’t leave it until the last minute.

Want to know what courses we’ve got coming up to keep you trucking? Drop us an email at [email protected] and we’ll add you to the mailing list for course updates.

18/06/2026

You’re on a deadline, one of your trucks is sat on the hard shoulder, the driver’s freezing, the load’s late, and you’re trying to remember which recovery company you used this month… proper circus act, isn’t it? 😬

That’s the trouble with spreading your fleet across a few different providers — when it all goes pear-shaped, nobody’s got the full picture.

With STR, whoever picks up the phone already knows your vehicles. No faffing, no explaining, no waiting around. Just sorted. 🚨

Need a hand with your fleet recovery? Give us a shout.

17/06/2026

That 2018 Qashqai is starting to feel like staff 😅

You know the one. Came in three months ago, had a proper valet, got a nice spot near the bunting… and there it sits. Watching new arrivals come and go like a sad meerkat.

Every day it lingers, it’s eating pitch space, polish, and the photographer’s patience. We move Part X stock off your forecourt and into someone else’s problem — quickly, tidily, and with zero drama.

Contact the STR Team at [email protected] for a transport quote.

Could that Qashqai be off your forecourt this week? 🚗

16/06/2026

"We've all got a mate who "knows about cars."

He's confident. He's free. He's also the reason someone we know spent £900 fixing what started as a £40 problem.

Some things are worth paying for. A reliable, qualified mechanic is one of them. Your car will thank you. Your wallet will too — eventually. 😅🔧

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15/06/2026

"Running a local fleet across the South Coast? You need a partner who knows the roads, knows the regulations, and knows your trucks — not a call centre reading from a script.

Solent Transport & Recovery handles your maintenance, your PMIs, and your recovery all under one roof. So when something goes wrong — and in fleet, something always does — you've already got the right people on it.

Less drama. More miles. That's the idea. 🚛

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12/06/2026

That 2018 Qashqai is starting to feel like staff.

You know the one. Came in three months ago, had a proper valet, got a nice spot near the bunting… and there it sits. Watching new arrivals come and go like a sad meerkat.

Every day it lingers, it's eating pitch space, polish, and the photographer's patience. We move Part X stock off your forecourt and into someone else's problem — quickly, tidily, and with zero drama.

Contact the STR Team at [email protected] for a transport quote.

11/06/2026

There's a big difference between a company that sees your truck once and a company that knows your fleet.

When your maintenance and recovery are handled in one place, the people fixing your vehicles after a breakdown are the same people who've been servicing them all year. They know the history, they spot the patterns, and they catch problems before your driver even notices them.

That's not just convenient. That's how fleets stay on the road. 🔧

10/06/2026

🚛 Big News: STR is Now an Official NTP Training Centre!

We're proud to announce that STR has officially joined the Network Training Partnership (NTP) as an approved training centre — a major step forward in how we support drivers, operators and transport businesses across the UK.

So what does this actually mean for you?

It means STR can now deliver NTP-accredited Driver CPC and industry training directly — the same trusted, nationally recognised courses used by thousands of drivers and fleets every year. From periodic CPC to specialist programmes like IMI RoadSafe CPC, ADR awareness, load security, and transport manager refreshers — it's all coming under one roof.

Why this matters:

✅ Nationally recognised qualifications, delivered locally by STR
✅ Quality-assured course content backed by NTP's accreditation framework
✅ A wider catalogue of CPC and compliance training without sending your drivers miles away
✅ IMI-accredited routes available for drivers who want credentials that travel with them for life
✅ Group bookings, in-person delivery, and a team that actually knows the industry
Becoming an NTP centre isn't a badge we picked up overnight — it reflects the standards we already hold ourselves to: practical training, real-world relevance, and trainers who've been there, done it, and driven the miles.

Whether you're a driver chasing your next 35 hours, a transport manager keeping the fleet compliant, or an operator building a safer, sharper team — STR is now your local route to NTP-quality training.

Our next course is the RoadSAFE course and will be held in person on 15th July.

📞 Get in touch to see the upcoming course schedule, ask about group rates, or book your team in.

Here's to safer roads, sharper skills, and a stronger industry. 🙌

09/06/2026

🔌 Your EV battery and your dashboard are both quietly being annihilated by the sun.

For EVs and hybrids, sustained heat ages the traction battery faster than cold ever will. Rapid charging in a heatwave may be throttled — that's the car protecting itself, not the charger being lazy. Park in shade. Don't leave it sat at 100% baking in the sun like a forgotten ready meal.

For every car, cabin temperatures can hit 60°C+ in summer. That's not "warm." That's "actively cooking your dashboard." Cue cracked plastic, faded seats, yellowed headlights, and a steering wheel you can only touch with oven gloves.

Quick wins:

Get a windscreen sunshade (yes, even in the UK — especially in the UK, the one week a year it matters)
Park in shade when you can
Clean and protect plastic trim and headlights once a year
Wax or seal the paint before summer

That's the series. Seven posts, one message: your car is having a much worse summer than you are — but ten minutes of checks will save you a starring role in someone else's commute story.

Save it, share it, send it to the friend who's about to drive to Cornwall with a battery older than their dog. 🚗☀️

08/06/2026

❄️ "It's still kind of cold" is air-con for I'm dying, Karen.

A healthy A/C should hit you with proper cold air within a minute. Anything less and your system is gently leaking refrigerant, the compressor is having a midlife crisis, or the condenser is full of three summers' worth of motorway flies.

Bonus fact: A/C also dries the air. Ignore it now and your December windscreen will look like the inside of a kettle.

Quick check: A re-gas and leak check is £60–£90 at most garages. Roughly one tank of fuel. Considerably less than a new compressor and a divorce-level argument about who left the windows up.

Tomorrow: the final post — and the one EV drivers definitely need to read.

Address

Unit 36 Toronto Place
Gosport
PO124UZ

Website

http://www.solenttransportandrecovery.co.uk/

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