The Highways Agency has awarded the first national vehicle recovery manager contract to FMG Support.

The three-year deal – with the opportunity to extend up to a further two years – will see FMG Support run the new national vehicle recovery service, which will enable traffic officers to remove abandoned, broken-down and accident-damaged vehicles, outside of police interest, from the motorway network.

Derek Turner, the Highways Agency’s director of network operations, said: “The appointment of FMG Support is a key milestone for the transfer of this function from our police partners.”