Motorbike recovery on the M56

Where to stop

Chester services at junction 14 is the only service area on the M56. If you’re near the airport, the junctions are close together and it’s usually better to come off than to try to stop on the slip roads.

On the way to Wales

Many riders on the M56 are heading for the Horseshoe Pass, Snowdonia or a track day at Anglesey. If you break down on the way out, we can take the bike home, or on to where you were going if it’s a track bike in a van that’s let you down.

Nearby: Altrincham, Wilmslow and Knutsford, Widnes and Runcorn, Ellesmere Port and Chester.

If your bike stops on the motorway

1. Get to the left. Hard shoulder, emergency area or the next exit if the bike still moves.
2. Get behind the barrier. Leave the bike, climb over the barrier and stand well up the bank, away from the traffic.
3. Stuck in a live lane? Call 999 straight away. Keep your helmet on and get off the carriageway if you safely can.
4. Call us once you’re safe, and send a WhatsApp location pin or the number on the nearest marker post.

Never try to fix the bike on the hard shoulder. On smart motorways with no hard shoulder, use an emergency area (the orange-surfaced lay-bys) and the SOS phone there connects you to National Highways.