What type of battery?
We have a few different kinds of car battery, and since they all look like black or grey boxes, it can be a bit difficult to tell the difference when they’re on the shelf! Here’s a run-down of the different kinds:
Lead Acid
– These are our standard batteries, and are a high quality equivalent specification of battery that originally comes in most cars. They come with a 3 year guarantee, and are rated to last for around 20,000 starts.
Calcium
– This is the next step up, and is great if you’re doing a lot of short trips of less than 20 minutes (where the battery doesn’t have a chance to fully recharge). These have a 4 year guarantee, and are rated for around 30,000 starts. They also have up to 18% more starting power which gives that extra confidence on cold mornings when batteries are strained the most.
Yuasa Silver
– These are our top end batteries, and come with a 5 year guarantee for extra peace of mind. If you use your car to power a lot of extra gadgets (like air conditioning, sat navs, cool boxesor phone chargers) then these are the best choice. They’re good for around 50,000 starts, and have up to 33% more starting power for those winter mornings.
If you have a car that uses start/stop technology (i.e. the engine stops when the car is stationary), you’ll need an AGM or EFB/ECM battery. These are a bit more expensive, but are rated to last for up to around 360,000 starts! These batteries need to be registered with your car’s on-board computer, so we recommend that these are fitted by us using our electronic battery fitting tool.
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