mˈɛnɪəv ðoʊz sˈoʊld ˈɔf baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ˈæftɚ ðə wˈɔːɹ wɜː snˈæpt ˌʌp baɪ hˈɛvi hˈɔːlɪdʒ ænd ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹi spˈɛʃəlˌɪsts, nˈoʊɾəbli pˈɪkfɚdz ænd wˈɪnz, ænd wɜːɹ ɐ fəmˈɪlɪɹ sˈaɪt ˌɔn bɹˈɪtənz ɹˈoʊdz, pˈʊlɪŋ hˈɛvi lˈoʊloʊdɚz ænd fˈɛɹɡɹaʊnd tɹˈeɪlɚz ɔːɹ pˈɑːɹkt ˌɔn ɡɚɹˈɑːʒ fˈɔːɹkoːɹts, ɪn ɹˈɛdinəs fɚɹə hˈɛvi ɹˈɛskjuː ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪkwˈɪpt æz ɹˈɛkɚz bɹˈeɪkdaʊn ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹi tɹˈʌks.
Many of those sold off by the Army after the war were snapped up by heavy haulage and recovery specialists, notably Pickfords and Wynns, and were a familiar sight on Britain's roads, pulling heavy lowloaders and fairground trailers or parked on garage forecourts, in readiness for a heavy rescue operation equipped as wreckers (breakdown recovery trucks).