Any cheap battery sources, Solent area ?

[bobgosling]

Does anyone know of a reasonably priced 110Ah leisure battery source in the Gosport/Solent area ? I presume I can make quite a saving on carriage charges by picking them up myself, notwithstanding having to pay BUPA fees for any hernias ...

 

[Scarboroughsloop]

Towsure in Southampton. Not sure about the 110ah capacity though....

 

[AIDY]

Barden just off M27 junction 9.

 

[Sans Bateau]

Anywhere where they sell caravans or caravan bits a pieces.

In fact on your way to the boat turn off the A27 at Fishbourne onto the A259. At Southbourne you have Chichester Caravans. You can then rejoin the A27 at Emsworth.

 

[Goldie]

When I replaced my batteries a few months ago, I beat the Barden price for AGMs by about 35% by going to www.batteries4leisure.co.uk - and that price included delivery! A good selection and recognised manufacturers. A quick look shows 110Ah wet batteries at £74 and sealed for life batteries at £72 (inc VAT & delivery).

 

[Poignard]

I bought one from Furneaux - Riddell Ltd on the airport estate in Portsmouth. No complaints!

 

[JKay]

just bought two for £80.00 sold old ones for £35.00 /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

cheers Joe

 

[VicMallows]

I would second either TOWSURE (just East of Bitterne bridge) or the Southbourne caravan place, whichever more convenient My 110A from Towsure still going fine after 4yrs heavy use.

Stupidly, their website will not tell you the current price because its 'collect only' ... I paid £55 four years ago. You would have to waste their money and some trees and request a free hard catalogue /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Vic

 

[sailorman]

superb web site

 

[Guest]

Or Hants & Dorset Caravans .... or

go to local breakers yard .... ie Howards Car Spares Hayling ... they will load test a s/hand battery and sell for about a tenner .... My Suzuki has one on it .... £5 and its been there for more than a year ..... gets run down more than charged - as it stands so much ... but still comes back up again !!

 

[Bodach na mara]

Towsure now show prices on the web site and they look very good. For a 110 ah battery they are asking about £45. They are still collect only however.

 

[VicMallows]

Ah-ha....have found the price by a convoluted route! ..... for a minute thought they might have been monitoring the forum /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I'm seeing £41.50 for the 110Ah .... might even get another 'for stock'!

Vic