Good morning,
About two months ago, my wife's Mk1 Punto wouldn't start in the morning, but I wasn't surprised as it hadn't been driven for two weeks (waiting for brake line recall).
I used jump leads to start the car, and drove it to the garage for the recall (about 30mins), and it was fine up until Monday morning. Again it wouldn't start, but this time it had been driven regularly the previous week.
When trying to start it, I can hear the electrics come on, but the engine doesn't even attempt to turn over.
I am assuming the most likely explanation is that it needs a new battery (it's at 70k and hasn't had one yet), but I would like to check the battery. Is there a procedure to check if a battery is on its last legs? I have a multimeter and test leads etc.
Thanks in advance, Al