GOT robbed on the M6 TOLL doing a JOB! 

It is incredible that they charged you a toll for removing an obstruction on their toll booths. If it weren't someone in distress, what needs to happen is that all tow companies refuse to deal with breakdowns on the M6 toll unless they remove charges. I suppose they think that tow companies will pass it onto their customers and whilst I somewhat understand that their likely premise is that drivers are responsible for ensuring their vehicles are in working order prior to using the toll road, it is also as much in the interest of the M6 toll road that recovery vehicles remove obstructions and simultaneously dangerous situations. This is nothing more than utter greed and bureaucratic claptrap in my opinion.

2:47 I'd look into that, as you were doing a recovery. Should be able to get your money back. 😎

Love how you treat the danger of motorways with the respect it deserves. Safety is wasted effort up until the moment it's needed, and then it becomes genius thinking.

When you showed the recovery of the Citroen van on the m6, the sound of the traffic flying by really did emphasise how vulnerable anyone is right next to a live lane - even in a recovery bay. Hats off to all you recovery guys 👍👍👍

One of your flashing beacons is out on the left :) ❤🎉

Can't believe they charged you. When I picked a van up from there few years ago the chap in the toll booth let me through. Had to clear it with the manager which was a mission. 10 min wait. Crazy world Great video 👍

12:55 loving the musical tune Greg! Another great video!

Disgraceful, i bet they charged the van as well. I would appeal this the robbing *****

I'm with you with breakdown vehicles being counted as emergency vehicles and as such should not be charged. I wonder what they would do if breakdown companies refused to pay, or refused to recover vehicles?

Used to deliver to the service's on the M6 toll and still had to pay the toll. When it first opened.

Awesome as always greg

The bald patch cracked me up, good video man 👌💪

Fantastic video upload love watching all ur content 👌

I had the same thing happen 40 years ago in the Tyne Tunnel, got stopped on the way out northbound and had to pay again to go south. Jobsworths, all of them.

That Luton van at the end was over loaded, the rear springs were bowed upwards .

Good jobs done 👍👍nice to see

then they wonder why less people uses that road besides that it is longer .thanks for the video

Thats shocking from m6 toll, you could of refused it id of been tempted myself..

Great video I just came across ur channel watching from London

Great music while loading the first car, really enjoyed that! :) Actually rewinded to hear it again, perfectly balanced music and audio effects.

WELL done I don't know how you kept your cool with the man and his wheel I would have given up after I had the wheel off and they started arguing. It would have been wheel back on and me away. WELL DONE

A very good Saturday morning to you sir from Wellington Somerset

I would have said OK move it yourself and started to reverse out

11:52 a dedicated follower of fashion 😆😆😆

Good seeing you yesterday pal on the a500

15:51 floor shot for 15 minutes great job😂😂

Bloody Cheek - Send them a Larger Bill for the Recovery !

Guessing their charged you because they missed out on a few hundred quid back hander when the customer turned down the toll's "reccomended" recovery company. Should have just dropped your bed where you were, pushed the VW round and bobbed out the escape lane 🤣

Fifteen fucking quid!!!!! You're a service vehicle tasked to remove the vehicle HELPING THEM OUT. I'd claim it back as a recovery job from the company that operates M6 toll. I've used it to go to and from manchester many times. If they want to make you pay, I'm going to stop using them out of protest! Bloody cheek!!

Buddy nothing surprises me any more .as if our job isn't hard enough , to be honest I don't think we get enough respect from high ways and the police for the jobs we do can you imagin if no recovery rescue happened for a few days what a mees the roads would be in . Our fuel costs are bad enough but the tolls well no comment . We won't enter London orbital any more due to costs . It's a shame but is what it is , I remember in early 2000s when I started we used to get a little more respect back then for sure . Appreciate your videos and what you do as always buddy stay safe and have a good weekend . Mark and Emily at Rooster Recovery

Do you get much back ache? Strap N/S front wheel then lift your deck. Strap the rest once the decks up then your not bending constantly. Also if you park so close to your casualty vehicle (the transit tyre change) don’t ever get between the recovery unit and the casualty vehicle while on a hard shoulder. In the event of something colliding with the recovery unit you become the filling in a transit sandwich. Always work from the N/S. It was good to see you exit through the N/S door on the recovery van.

'ey up Greg 😎😎😎

Can't believe they actually charged you for clearing a lane that was losing hundreds of pounds for them. Absolutely appalling that. Well done on another safe recovery pet😊

Even Police, Fire and Ambulance have to jump through hoops and paperwork to avoid a charge at the toll. They must fill in a form in advance (how can they if it's an emergency?) Then submit it to the M6Toll for a decision.

It's a pain but just add the £15 on to the bill x by 2 + 10% + vat job done.

One of your beacons are out on top 🚨 👍

They charged you!!!! Bastards, now I’d have taken longer and asked them to close lanes either side to create a “safe work zone”

I wouldn’t have paid , I would have questioned big time , just not on , it’s a rescue

here in ireland they contract a recovery company for toll booths

Wow gained another new follower 😂

14:54 Same stud thread pattern as old Bedford Busses. Right hand threads on RH Side, and LH Threads on LH side. Used to work on the NZR and knew full well the Bedford stud rule. Have seen so many "tourists & private owners" during the years, being completely flummoxed by the offside studs, when stranded somewhere. Pulling in behind as an ever helpful KIWI, in a private vehicle, I often got statements from drivers that no matter how hard they have tried, they cannot remove the wheel ...? To then see me flip around their wheel brace & instantly (and easily) spin those nuts off, with little to no effort at all, to enable them to place the spare wheel over the studs as I spin the nuts on again, by turning the wheelbrace the completely opposite way, to what a normal nut gets spun on as? What the hell - to which I always reply - "righty-tighty, and leftie too" (on a Bedford and any other vehicle with left-side Left-Handed stud/threads). The dawning of reality on their faces is so beautiful, as they realise that the past hour or more, was all "a complete waste of time". I tell them, next time - look at the end of the studs, if they have a big R or L, it means stud/thread type If there is nothing on either the L or R studs, then they are stock RH threads. Left hand threads on the Left hand side, that aren't tightened correctly, never self unwind, as the vehicle moves the stud in a "locking" motion, holding the loose nuts in place. The same goes for the RH side stud threads, as the vehicle's forwards motion keeps those nuts tight too. It is a small and often forgotten thing, to improve safety, but a lot of vehicle manufacturers, don't think safety when it comes to loose wheel nuts.

so effectively, 1 vehicle has been charged twice to drive along the toll as only 1 vehicle made it past the toll booth.

What are thoseee !! Maybe an idea for new merch 😂

I used the toll road just once a while ago I try to avoid it as it is so very expensive. But I was behind a lorry at the toll and a few days later my bank account had the fee for a lorry taken out! Luckily for me I had a dash cam so had proof. When I phoned m6 toll I was at first told they could not find my registration on their system. It was only when I told them that I had dash cam footage and told the the date, lane and time that i was in when I paid that they miraculously found my car registration. They then told me sometimes if you follow a lorry through the toll, their systems can incorrectly charge for the vehicle in front! Just a heads up to check you are charged correctly

You’ll. able get your money back because your on a job 👍👍👍

Great channel, just found it! One observation, why not put a new valve on the transit tyre change? Takes seconds. Let's not talk about balancing!

No bogies up there today 😂😂😂

That van tyre, at 17m35s to 17m55s into the video. Yeah wouldn't just a squirt of that Spray Foam stuff fix that tyre as good as new ? Or else you could just stick a new tube inside it, and save the cost of a new tyre ! (Obviously I'm just having a lend of you mate, tongue-in-cheek. Now worries, you're good to go. cheers from DownUnder. Currently enjoying so much Summer today that I've got the Heat Pump set to refrigerant air conditioning running in the loungeroom !)

everybody knows the holes in croc's are to let your dignity seep out.

Move to Scotland mate no tolls here and has some beautiful scenery. The mad Nationalist Party and all within it will soon be history too.😁

worse than youtube pushing ads lol

Easy answer that just add the toll charges to the bill 👌🏼👍🏼

All recovery companies should refuse to recover vehicles from the M6 toll, unless they waive the fee, your not using it by choice, they'd soon change their tune if that happened!!

There is no common sense in this world 😂 Charged for clearing the next bay. Should have said I'll leave that sit there then

Do AA/RAC etc pay? BTW that's a solar panel you've got!!

Charging you for freeing up a lane at that Toll booth is scandalous, I don't like Toll booths on British motorways we are being charged for something motorists have already paid for. Short sightedness stopped busy motorways like the M6 from having 6 lanes instead of mostly just the 3 lanes. Highway robbery. The rim on that wheel at 19:38 had a badly dented rim it's strange the tyre beading fitted on such a bad wheel without losing pressure even though the wheel rim was high. You should have also cleared the tyre residue that fell out of the tyre into a rubbish bag leaving a clean environment. Very professional not answering the phone, a customer on the dangerous motorway comes first.

I bet that was a mass flywheel clutch, no warning or slipping just goes

Did I miss something or did you not fit a new valve nor balance it when you did the new tyre?

I did one on there a few years ago, they wanted to charge me, I said ok it can stay there, they cleared me in in a few minutes. Sad really as your clearing an obstruction on there private road

I've never seen the M6 toll so quiet

I avoid m6 toll, it costs me less than a £1 to go around it.

That’s not a bald patch it’s a solor panel when battery are low lol

If they say that they want to charge, tell them to go whistle. If the lane wasn't cleared it would be them that were the losers.

Must be so awkward when customers just stand there silent and don't even speak

Add a clause so that the customer has to pay for any toll charges incurred. Especially for any RS3 drivers with poor reading skills.

Tolls were 10000% better when police couldn’t go on them had some mad ones on the m6 before now😂

The red dot on the tyre, isn't it meant to be level with the value? as it indicates the high point of the tyre.

Seriously low profile tyres on the vw that would be uncomfortable in the van

Need to fix that beacon buddy. Seen recovery people kick off screen due to becomes not working right

Think how many people avoid London because of the charges and the lost income

Will you come to France?

2:50 Well THAT will be the last time you PAY won't it, as next time there is a recovery from an island (due), just block SEVERAL entranceways (creating a massive loss in collected tolls) as you VERY SLOWLY, do everything you need to do AND A LOT OF THOSE YOU DON'T NEED TO DO, as you prepare for pulling it out IN REVERSE, to then hitch up and take out on the bypass route... That'll repay you as you also get more likes on that rescue video too.!!!

Doing a recovery on a toll road should be treated as an emergency situation, and therefore no toll should be assessed to the recovery vehicle or company doing the recovery; especially not when its the toll collector calling to have the recovery done in the first place. Otherwise, its like a bank being burgled and the bank sending out to the cops to come help them out, then charging the cops to park their cars near to the bank in the meantime before they can help you out with your problem! Absolutely bonkers!

What would happen if you refused to pay? Is there an exit people can take?

Why’s the tyre van for sale

How much was it . Two vehicles paid one driven down the toll motorway other was on the back of a recovery . Can't believe they charged you

Do transit wheels not need balancing?

Stopped using the toll myself.

charge them the £15 plus VAT, Plus £15 handling fee.

Ahhh kettering haha. Dont you ever sit in the Vehicle incase the winch snaps then you can stop a runaway vehicle?

Love the fact ur showing the reality of recovery and the dangers of our life.but pls do me a favour and lead by example mate.that cable left loose can be dangerous,i see it attached but left with lots of slack.ive seen the result of a loose hook first hand.just be safe and show safe practices.cables are dangerous if not correctly stowed for those who are new to this game.accidents can happen at any time

the real hole in this business model is who wants a brand new tire put on a bent up rim?

When in your position being asked to pay that fee of £15: I would have simply said, "Right I shall leave my vehicle where it is and the van in the lane opposite because you will stand to lose far more money with two lanes closed in the time we stay here." I am sure that would have caused some commotion?

I would've said ABSOLUTELY NOT. The car is literally 10m away in the next fucking bay, I thought it was like way down the toll road, it was literally next door, what a scam!! Daylight fucking robbery that

Obviously charge it back to the customer anyway so what the worry 😂

"You're charging me £15 to do the job I was hired to do? What a coincidence! I'm charging you £15 for the privilege of me doing my job that I'm hired to do!"

all you are going do is charge the customer lol

That was disgusting cant believe they charged you. Im guessing they charge ambulance and fire engines with blues on. Shocking.

Just invoice toll company for the removal of a hazard from their motorway.

You aren't gunna clean up the bead on that transit and balance the wheel? If anything you've allowed for another blowout to happen

I hope you added £15 quid to your price. Scandalous! (You probably didn't... you seem too honest for that.)

Mate leaving all that rubber at the roadside? Surely takes seconds to sweep it up?

Utterly ridiculous and the poor sod who broke down likely paid also.

should of told her u left your card in the other van

I always thought that you park with you wheels turned passenger not driver so if hit from behind your vehicle is not pushed into the live lane ?

What's the 1st track paying in the background?.

Pretty sure I wouldn't be able to concentrate on the job in hand with vehicles coming past at motorway speeds. I'd be waiting to be the next statistic.

Just add it on to the recovery charge. Simples.

So if the winch cable snaps, the van shoots down the bed and backs down the motorway with nobody at the helm! If it doesnt collide with the booth. Would common sense not say to get in the van while loading incase the cable broke then you can brake and steer in safety? I wouldn't have paid no toll bro, like you said its in their interest to get it clear. Great videos mate.

I honestly don't know whats worse, being charged to use a toll road that you clearing so more can pay to go through, or a transit driver who don't have a spare wheel and the ability to change it them self, i reckon all these new cars with no spare wheels should be banned its just penny pinching where the customer needs it the most when they desperate,