Yeh basically it's not worth the paper it's written on unfortunately.

I usually get my batteries off BBL batteries they have always replaced a faulty battery right up to the expiry date no question asked , even very expensive AGM 200 amp ones when we used them they replaced 4 that wouldn’t hold charge after 3 years use

Not sure what triggered it, possibly neighbour -who was a right bell end -trying to get me in trouble.

The main thrust was trying to see if my outgoings matched my reported income. only thing they got me on, at the time I was paying my wife £100 a month and I only actually had £50 a month going into an investment account solely in her name (all other accounts were in joint names). Think I ended up paying them a very small sum because of this.

It was about 25 years ago. I genuinely declared all my income at the time and was glad that I was trying to be honest (I don't like lying).

Quote from: AuRavelling79 on Yesterday at 12:44:36 pm

Quote from: Simon Trapani on Yesterday at 12:02:26 pm

Halfords are a bunch of tossers. Took my van starter battery back under it’s 5 year warranty. Said I did too many short journeys  & should be bench charging it every couple of weeks!!! This is my starter battery remember, not the leisure battery running my pumps. I wanted to burn the place down or drive my van straight through their windows I was so annoyed. Only ever go there now if I’m absolutely desperate.

How old was the battery?

4 years into a 5 year warranty. Asked to speak to the manage & he said he was the manager.
Got head office number but just couldn’t be arsed in the end. I needed a battery asap so got one elsewhere the same day.
Put a bad review online that they removed.

The problem with battery warranties is they only pay out for a manufacturing fault. Once you get beyond a couple of years it's so easy for any supplier to plead 'wear and tear'.

Sometimes the payback is proportional even then so if you are three years in they say you have had 60% use so at best you'll get 40% of the purchase price.

I learned 30 years ago with a car battery that there would be a lot of tooth sucking and 'we'll send it to the manufacturer but if they say nothing is wrong you have to pay all the postage' sort of antics.

Yes. They only looked at tax records for the most recent year.

Sometimes its unavoidable, but anything i have to get done etc, I try avoid the bigger companies and get a local independent person to do it. Because as soon as a computer says no scenario arises its one less job for them to do that day and that's that.

The local ones will put in more effort as its directly effecting there pocket with not doing it.

You'd probably find the local garage would have drained the water if the weight was to much just to get the job done.