Best Place to Buy Domestic Batteries

[dragoon]

Hi,
I believe my domestic batteries are finally past their sell by date (They are 7 years old, but they don't hold their charge any longer).

They are 175Ah. Does anyone have an idea of the best place to buy such batteries on the South Coast (Gosport, Portsmouth or Southampton)?

Cheers,
Paul

 

[garryhulse1]

Try ebay, they have some good deals on there.

 

[sailorman]

just had good service from these

http://www.batterymegastore.co.uk/cgi-bin/megastore/commerce.cgi

 

[wooslehunter]

I got mine at the beginning of the year at ta place in Southbourne. Deal was very good. I can't remember the name but I looked the location up on the map & it's in a small industrial estate close to The Bourne Community Collage: up Stein road from the A259. Over the level crossing & left into manor road. The right into the estate soon after.

 

[maxi77]

I have heard recent good comments on Plymouth Battery Centre, good prices and service.

 

[Poignard]

Furneaux Riddall Ltd

 

[dragoon]

Thanks everyone who replied - that's given me plenty to go on!

Cheers,
Paul

 

[tobble]

Barden give a great service stock excellent kit, are based in Fareham I think, but anyway they deliver throughout hampshire for free - you'll be looking at £25 plus delivery if a courier has to be envolved as they are a) heavy and b) hazardous (assuming you are going for wet lead acid).

 

[castaway]

These guys are handy for you and pretty good to deal with.

http://www.barden-uk.com/

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Per Maxi77's comments, the Plymouth Battery Centre has proven to be better prices and service of late than Barden's .

 

[retsina]

Best place is to get leisure batteries is from your local Caravan dealers; very good and cheap

 

[sailorman]

4 x 115 Ah delivered to me nxt day for £350.00 with a 3 yr warrenty

 

[TRH]

Hi I get mine from Truck Parts Walington Fareham down near Panda

 

[ski]

Furneaux Riddell (Airport Road Portsmouth)sold me a pair of 105AHs much cheaper than Barnden(Segensworth)

 

[kunyang]

It's important to haggle, I got 30% off mine with a little banter

 

[dragoon]

Thanks to all who replied.

I tried several of those listed, and also someone suggested Lucas in Portsmouth. It turns out they were the cheapest, by 20% or so - at least for the battery I was looking for.

I will pop around there tomorrow to make a purchase. Bringing one of the batteries home and putting it on charge has revealed that a cell is completely dead - after a while they all bubble nicely, except for one of them...at least I know for sure now.

Any tips on how to get a long(er) life from such a battery???

Cheers,
Paul