Batteries

A dead battery on a Harpenden morning

Lights left on outside a Batford terrace, or a second car that sat through a cold week on the Common. We come with boost kit, not a set of cables and a hope. If it fires and then immediately dies, the battery is probably done — we will say that rather than bouncing it all week.

What that means on the ground

• Boost at the kerb, including early jobs before people need the car for work
• We look at age and behaviour, not only whether it cranked once
• If a replacement battery is the actual fix, you hear it before we leave
• Parking sensors and stop-start cars: we treat the electrics with some care

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