Car batteries on line?

I took a look at the website, and the equivalent heavy duty battery for my

406 is £22 more than I got one at a local car spares shop(and he fitted it for me). I think the prices would be about the same as Halfords. Point of shopping on the internet is getting things more convienient and cheaper. I'd leave it alone and just go to a shop,

Neil

I bought one from them about two weeks before I scrapped my Carlton ( keeping the new battery of course) . Buying one from a shop or motor factors is fine if you have transport to get there and back with a heavy battery . I didnt as mine was goosed and I didnt have anyone to take me . I thought the price was reasonable and the service excellent . Stuart

I suppose some will be dearer and others cheaper like most on-line stores. Mine is about £8 cheaper compared to Halfords.

cheers Steven.

the catch is the 'free next day delivery'

nothing is free, you simply pay more for the battery to cover the delivery charges, batteries aren't light things, so would prolly cost about 20 quid to send by post.. not that they'd do that mind, dangerouse substances (sulphuric acid) can't be sent by normal post, so a courier will be used, and they dont work for nowt.

i personaly buy my batteries from a car parts place purely for the guarentee, no fun sending the abttery back to the internet firm, being without a car while they check it out, then making you pay to send it back as their machine says it's fine, where the local shop would nip out with the tester and test your alternator as well)

I also choose a place that has stores all over the country when i buy a starter battery, last one was from halfrauds, but my van is a motorhome, and i can be anywhere from lands end to john o groats when the battery decides to die, so being able to get the battery replaced under warrenty anywhere in the uk is pretty handy for me.. no fun having to drive 300 miles home to exchange a battery,

With my leisure batteries, they have 5 year guarentee's, and are exchangeable at any motorhome/caravan shop in the uk and europe that stocks them, that alone was worth the extra expence compared to a 45 quid leisure battery bought at my local caravan shop.. mind the elecsol batteries cost the same as halfords ask for a 90AH leisure batterym and they give a 1 year guarentee on it!! (elecsols last a lot longer by the way, i've seen that in real life, not on paper)