Roadworks on Oglander Road

[edygirl]

I've just been on the phone to Conway and they tell me that the works to replace the speed humps have been delayed - not sure when the work will start. We can move our cars back today, anyway.

[offspinner]

Thanks for that. And no thanks to Conway - my car had a flat battery because we've not been able to go out for weeks and I had to get the AA out to start it and then run it for an hour to charge the battery so that I could move it - all for nothing!

[mariagatty]

Nightmare! I had the exact same battery issue.

I purchased a battery charger that you plug in at home.

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> Thanks for that. And no thanks to Conway - my car

> had a flat battery because we've not been able to

> go out for weeks and I had to get the AA out to

> start it and then run it for an hour to charge the

> battery so that I could move it - all for nothing!

[Penguin68]

In general a healthy car battery should not discharge over just a few weeks - this tends to happen when (a) the battery is old (4 years or over) or (b) if there is something draining the battery - I had a problem when a boot light didn't go off when the boot was closed. Couldn't see it of course. In very cold weather, additionally (which we haven't been having) batteries may be sluggish first thing - it's often the first warning you get of age overtaking it. Modern batteries do tend to fail dramatically, when they do, rather then give you a struggling warning. When garages are back I'd get yours to check the battery over to make sure it's still underlyingly healthy, and that there isn't an unusual drain on it. Certainly before next winter.

[offspinner]

My battery is nearly 11 years old, but the AA man said there was nothing wrong with it that a good charge wouldn't put right.