Car Battery

Bigwheels1111

Did you start the car defrost the window and use the rear screen defrost and heater.
If so that could be why it died.
A nice long drive sat1 hour should fix it.

If you end up going down the replacement route.
My personal opinion is Bosch, Varta, Yuasa.
Battery mega store are very good to deal with.
If your disabled they give vat back, pdf form.
https://www.bmstechnologies.co.uk/

Vat back.
https://www.bmstechnologies.co.uk/vat-exemption/

35har1old

Lorian said:

As above they often don't last past 5th/6th winter reliably.

Have had a car for 12 years same battery only 36000 on the clock

EnPointe

35har1old said:

Lorian said:

As above they often don't last past 5th/6th winter reliably.

Have had a car for 12 years same battery only 36000 on the clock

you might want to think about a new battery any way as it's a 12  + year old battery 

threlkeld53

Bigwheels1111 said:

Did you start the car defrost the window and use the rear screen defrost and heater.
If so that could be why it died.
A nice long drive sat1 hour should fix it.

That's exactly what I did. But then, the majority of drivers would do that anyway to get rid of the condensation on the windscreen interior.
I guess the moral of the story is to wipe it with a cloth!

fatbelly

I did a quick search around and Euro Car Parts seemed pretty good and £34 cheaper than Halfords at £62

Bms were £50. Tayna £42 or upgraded one for £57

Cloth_of_Gold

35har1old said:

Lorian said:

As above they often don't last past 5th/6th winter reliably.

Have had a car for 12 years same battery only 36000 on the clock

Our current car is 7 years old but has only done 20k miles and nowadays we only do about 1000  - 1500 miles per year, the vast majority of which are short, local journeys of about 2 - 4 miles each way. Our previous car was 13 years old when we replaced it and it had only done 50K miles. We've never had a battery problem with either but I wonder if we've just been lucky. I'm concerned now that we might have a problem this winter but on the other hand I don't particularly want to drive around nowhere in particular for 20 odd miles every week just to keep the battery topped up - especially as we live in a large city so driving is, frankly, a bit of a pain nowadays.

Bigwheels1111

threlkeld53 said:

Bigwheels1111 said:

Did you start the car defrost the window and use the rear screen defrost and heater.
If so that could be why it died.
A nice long drive sat1 hour should fix it.

That's exactly what I did. But then, the majority of drivers would do that anyway to get rid of the condensation on the windscreen interior.
I guess the moral of the story is to wipe it with a cloth!

Been there done that.
Two things that help with condensation.
Changing pollen filters regularly if you have them.
Plus poundland for eg dehumidifiers.
Little pots with white balls or bag.
I use 2 Halfords bags.
Large car.
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-accessories/interior-car-accessories/simply-reusable-car-dehumidifier-500g-787742.html

https://groceries.asda.com/product/dehumidifiers-moisture-absorbers/asda-lavender-dehumidifier-4-pack/1000260022294?&cmpid=ppc-_-ghs-_--_-google-_--_-dskwid-_dc&s_kwcid=AL!11432!3!!!!x!!&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4_3k6-biggMVz5NQBh12XQuEEAQYByABEgKCCvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

cymruchris

Cloth_of_Gold said:

35har1old said:

Lorian said:

As above they often don't last past 5th/6th winter reliably.

Have had a car for 12 years same battery only 36000 on the clock

Our current car is 7 years old but has only done 20k miles and nowadays we only do about 1000  - 1500 miles per year, the vast majority of which are short, local journeys of about 2 - 4 miles each way. Our previous car was 13 years old when we replaced it and it had only done 50K miles. We've never had a battery problem with either but I wonder if we've just been lucky. I'm concerned now that we might have a problem this winter but on the other hand I don't particularly want to drive around nowhere in particular for 20 odd miles every week just to keep the battery topped up - especially as we live in a large city so driving is, frankly, a bit of a pain nowadays.

Different cars with different batteries consume different amounts of power when parked up. Some cars use a lot less/more than others - some cars can stand for weeks on end and start at the turn of the key - others can be left a week and be nearly as flat as a pancake. I happen to drive one of the latter, renowned for batteries being drained when not driven. I'm lucky that at the moment I have a garage, and can keep a top-up charger plugged in.

Goudy

cymruchris said:

Cloth_of_Gold said:

35har1old said:

Lorian said:

As above they often don't last past 5th/6th winter reliably.

Have had a car for 12 years same battery only 36000 on the clock

Our current car is 7 years old but has only done 20k miles and nowadays we only do about 1000  - 1500 miles per year, the vast majority of which are short, local journeys of about 2 - 4 miles each way. Our previous car was 13 years old when we replaced it and it had only done 50K miles. We've never had a battery problem with either but I wonder if we've just been lucky. I'm concerned now that we might have a problem this winter but on the other hand I don't particularly want to drive around nowhere in particular for 20 odd miles every week just to keep the battery topped up - especially as we live in a large city so driving is, frankly, a bit of a pain nowadays.

Different cars with different batteries consume different amounts of power when parked up. Some cars use a lot less/more than others - some cars can stand for weeks on end and start at the turn of the key - others can be left a week and be nearly as flat as a pancake. I happen to drive one of the latter, renowned for batteries being drained when not driven. I'm lucky that at the moment I have a garage, and can keep a top-up charger plugged in.

Yes, some modern cars these days tend to require a lot of electrical power even when parked up, but they tend to use far more power these days than they ever did in the past when running.

Most cars these days have some form of electrical power steering rather than hydraulic which is mechanically driven off the engine.
EPAS is usually big electric motor attached to the steering.
This tends to be really power hungry and when you add up all the other power demands on the battery, like repeated starting, heated screens and seats, lights and short tripping the car, it's a wonder batteries last so long.


Also modern cars tend to smart charge, ie the ECU decides what load the alternator puts out to recharge the battery.
This means it's the ECU programming that works out what is needed and if it's programming isn't conducive to lots of repeated short trips with high electrical load, chances are the battery will spiral down quicker.

Manufacturers don't really like fitting bigger batteries as that equals more weight which ruins emissions and mpg, so the battery will be adequate, just.

Now throw in a cold snap, as we know batteries don't like the cold (or too much heat) and the internets forums fill up with similar posts to this and when you are out and about you'll notice inconsiderate buggers have dumped their old batteries in the street.

If the OP hasn't dropped a clanger and left the lights on and the battery is acting like this now, you might save it and make it do a little while longer by using a charger to charge it back up and making sure to do trips above 8-10 miles to give the alternator the chance to recharge it, but chances are in a week or a month or two you'll be back in the same position.
 

BlueonBlue

The post with the battery mega store link above has a 063 type Yuasa battery which is a very popular size but is only  40ah 360cca .
You wont find that £25 price anywhere its half price plus delivery of £5 so £30 delivered

Must be old stock but no one anywhere sells a 063 type for £25
Generally the low cost 063 type batterys are around £46 plus delivery