Battery life and breakdown cover

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Thu 23 Mar 2006 11:54
Battery life and breakdown cover - cheddar
Wife broke down this am, luckily it was local, she stalled the Clio and it would not restart, would not even turn over. I attended as did a local garage arranged by her insurer eSure under her breakdown cover, the guy was there in 30 mins, he tested the battery and the alternator and advised that a new battery was required, I went and bought a Halfords Calcium four year g'tee jobby, he waited and fitted it on my return, all sorted within an hour.

Ok we are £50 worse off (could have had a non Calcium battery for £41) though the Clio was on its original battery and it is eight years old this year so we cant complain.

Great service from Williams of Shepton Mallet, thanks to Andy.
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Thu 23 Mar 2006 13:34
Battery life and breakdown cover - Shaz {p}
I changed my battery as it was dying a couple of years ago.
Looked up a few reviews - autexpress winner was the Delphi (freedom i think). Came with a three year warranty.

ITs already startign to die (still within warranty) - so will get a replacment. My alternators ok, so after another one.

I've cjhecked for the review on their product tests page, but the battery test seems to be missing..
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Tue 28 Mar 2006 11:13
Battery life and breakdown cover - cheddar
The operator was working on behalf of Green Flag, got a questionaire from them this am, they certainly take their customer services seriously.
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Tue 28 Mar 2006 14:46
Battery life and breakdown cover - Armitage Shanks {p}
Don't forget that, even if they give you a new battery, the warranty on that will only be for the period of time covered by the original warranty; ie battery bought with a 3 year warranty and dies after 30 months - replacement is only warranted for 6 months. Better than nothing I suppose!
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