Half of these
are not the battery
A car that will not turn over is a symptom, not a diagnosis. We test the battery, the alternator and the drain before anybody spends money, which is why we sell fewer batteries than we are asked for.
Flat this morning?
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Voltage is not the whole story
A battery can read 12.6 volts and still fail the moment it is asked for any current at all.
We load test rather than just measure, which is the difference between knowing a battery is charged and knowing it is healthy. Plenty of the batteries we are called out to pass that test and get put back in.
If the battery is fine, the next question is why it went flat. Usually that is the alternator not charging properly, or a parasitic drain from something that is not switching off - a boot light, an aftermarket alarm, a dashcam wired badly.
Short journeys are the third cause and the one nobody likes hearing. A car doing ten minutes twice a day never fully recharges, and no new battery will fix that on its own.
What comes with the job
Load test
The test that actually tells you anything.
AlwaysAlternator output
Measured running, under load.
CheckedParasitic drain test
For repeat offenders.
Where neededBattery coding
Registered to the car where the maker requires it.
IncludedOld battery removed
Taken away and recycled properly.
IncludedAn honest no
If it is fine, we say so and charge for the test only.
No upsellHow the job actually runs
Symptom taken
Slow crank, no crank, or flat every few days.
Battery load tested
Under real current, not just a voltage reading.
Charging checked
Alternator output measured with the engine running.
Drain measured
If it keeps going flat, we find what is drawing.
Replaced only if needed
And the old one taken away for recycling.
What does your car need?
Registration and postcode. We will tell you what the car is, which service it is due on its own mileage, what that costs and when a van can get to you.
From £189, about three hours on your driveway
Your vehicle
Petrol · 1800cc · first registered 2010
Its mileage
47,125 at its last MOT, worked out across 6 tests
Prices are what the job starts at for a car this size; anything the van finds is quoted before it is done. Vehicle and mileage information comes from the DVSA record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Asked about batteries
Can you come out to a car that will not start?
Yes, wherever it is. Most no-starts are resolved on the spot, and if it needs recovery you get told straight away rather than after an hour.
Do I need the battery coding to the car?
On many modern cars, yes. Fitting a new battery without registering it means the charging system keeps treating it as the old one. We do it as standard where the maker requires it.
Why does mine keep going flat?
Three usual answers: the alternator is not charging, something is drawing current with the car asleep, or the journeys are too short to replace what starting uses. We test for all three.
What do you do with the old one?
It goes back in the van and to a licensed recycler. It never gets left with you.
Call-outs anywhere
A flat battery is the one job that rarely waits, and it is short enough to slot into gaps in the day's run.
