The harbour wall here is a ten-minute run west of Fordafourie on the A98, before you even reach Rosehearty. Shore Street, the pier, Pitullie cottages and the lanes behind them are the actual job — fishing boxes, parked vans, and a wall that does not give a long trailer a second chance. DSBM Auto Center Ltd lives at 2 Fordafourie Cottages, Fraserburgh AB43 7UD. This is a home-radius call, not a “we cover the coast” paragraph. If you are on the cobbles, say harbour; if you are on the live A98, give direction toward the Broch or toward Macduff.
Shore Street, Pitullie and the A98.
Sandhaven and Pitullie share a strip of coast the A98 barely forgives. There is no industrial estate — the working ground is the harbour, the fish stores, and farm tracks that peel inland toward Rathen. Storm spray, onshore wind and ice on the harbour lip change loading. Call 01224 044741 or send GPS to WhatsApp 07475 722702.
When you call from the harbour
Registration, Shore Street vs Pitullie vs A98, whether the vehicle rolls, and a photo if it is nose-in to a store or on the pier. Low cars, locked wheels and boats on trailers all need that picture. We already know this coast; we still need the exact pin so we do not send the wrong length of truck.
Harbour and access notes
Turning a full-size recovery unit on the pier is often impossible when the fleet is in. We stage on the A98 or at the village mouth and work a smaller truck down. 4x4s that came off the beach roads and vans that will not start on a harbour shift are the weekday pattern. Do not assume a low loader fits past the wall.
Breakdown and accident recovery
24/7 from the Fraserburgh yard: non-runners on Shore Street, A98 shunts between here and Rosehearty, and vehicles that need winching off a slip. This is local recovery, not a long-haul product. Loading follows the vehicle and the wall in front of us.
Booked moves off the coast
Garage drop in the Broch or a planned collection further on: both postcodes at quotes.dsbm.uk. Membership local-breakdown radius is measured from AB43 — Sandhaven is inside it on paper, and we still confirm from the pin.
Honest ETA from Fraserburgh
If the truck is at Fordafourie this is one of the shortest runs we do. If the live vehicle is already south of Ellon or west at Banff, we tell you that. Harbour events and onshore weather are what add minutes, not the map distance.
ON THE HARBOUR OR THE A98?
Call 01224 044741 now or send GPS. Quotes for planned collections at quotes.dsbm.uk.