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My daughter purchased a new Corsa 1.2 in January 2008. The car is used every day to commute to work, a round trip of 10 miles and in addition, it is used for social driving at weekends. It's normally driven...

My Ford Focus 1.8 battery went flat. I left it in the garage for a month or so. It wouldn't start and a small red light above the radio was flashing when I turned the key.
I left it for another month...

My wife needs to replace her 2002 Toyota Yaris, partly due to its age and partly as she needs a larger car due to growing children and sports bags, etc. I would like her to have a Ford Focus, but her heart...

Can you charge a battery by connecting it to another car by jump leads?

My husband will shortly be having a Nissan Leaf for a 24-hour test drive. Have you driven one? If so, what is your considered opinion as to its merit against normally-engined cars.

Two years ago I removed a virtually new battery from a car I was scrapping to keep it as a spare. I have recently had it on charge for about two days, but it still isn't fully charged. Is it likely to...

Is the battery covered by a used-car statutory 3 month warranty? It failed about 4 weeks after purchase and of course the garage says "no".

My Ford Galaxy will not start. I turn the key and the ignition lights up, but nothing else happens. It won't turn over and its been like it all day. Yesterday it took a few turns of the key but it started...

If I leave the car for approx five days the battery normally is flat and the car will not start. With the current technology and consequent drain on the battery is this to be expected? I do lock it when...

I have a Prius series three and we will be away for about four weeks. I am concerned about the battery holding up for that period of time as I do know there is a continuous drain. What would your recommendations...