The A952 is the Peterhead connector off the A90: Cortes / Toll of Birness junction, through Mintlaw, then down into Peterhead. Fraserburgh drivers meet it at Cortes. Typical stops are the Cortes roundabout itself, the A950 cross at Mintlaw, and the last urban miles into Peterhead where the A952 stops being a fast A-road. This page is not a Peterhead town clone and not an A90 clone. Direction of travel (Cortes-bound vs Peterhead-bound) and whether you are on the carriageway or already in a Mintlaw estate changes the truck. ETA from Fordafourie is short-to-mid if the live vehicle is on the Buchan coast; longer if it is south of Ellon.
Cortes junction, Mintlaw A950 cross, Peterhead miles.
North-west end: the A90 decision at Cortes — easy to quote the wrong road on the phone. Middle: Mintlaw, where the A950 crosses and village traffic appears. South-east: the run into Peterhead, industrial and harbour traffic mixing with the A952. Call 01224 044741 or GPS 07475 722702.
When you call from the A952
Direction, Cortes vs Mintlaw vs Peterhead, whether you are still on the A952, registration, whether it rolls. If you are at Cortes, say A90 or A952. If you have already entered a Mintlaw estate, that is access, not a live-road recovery.
Typical breakdown spots
Cortes roundabout in the wet; Mintlaw junctions at commute; the last Peterhead miles where there is no decent verge. Longside is off the A950, not this road — do not mix them.
Breakdown and accident recovery
24/7 from Fraserburgh: live-road shunts on the A952, non-runners at Cortes, vans that failed entering Mintlaw. Buchan-local recovery, not long-haul.
Booked collection
Town street collections: both postcodes at quotes.dsbm.uk. Live A952 jobs are a call.
Honest ETA from Fraserburgh
Cortes is close via the A90. Mintlaw is a short Buchan run. Peterhead end depends if the live truck is already there. Time after the pin.
CORTES, MINTLAW OR INTO PETERHEAD?
Call 01224 044741. Direction of travel and which junction — Cortes is not Mintlaw.