Car Battery Testing and Replacement
Battery services cover the parts that store and supply the power your car needs to start: the battery itself, its terminals and cables, and the alternator that recharges it while you drive. You need this work when the engine cranks slowly, the car will not start, or lights and electronics behave strangely. Most battery jobs can be done where the car is parked.
Battery Services we carry out
6 jobs in this area of the car. Each page says what it involves and where we can do it.
Battery Testing
A load and charging test that tells you whether the battery is actually failing or the problem lies elsewhere.
DoorstepBattery Replacement
Supply and fitting of a correctly sized battery at your location, with a charging check before the technician leaves.
DoorstepJump-Start Service
Doorstep jump-start to get a stranded car running, followed by a test to explain why the battery went flat.
DoorstepCharging System Inspection
Diagnosis of the alternator, belt, wiring and current drain when a battery keeps going flat without an obvious reason.
DoorstepWorkshopBattery Terminal Cleaning
Cleaning and tightening corroded battery terminals and clamps so a healthy battery can actually deliver its power.
DoorstepWorkshopHybrid 12V Battery Replacement
Replacement of the small 12-volt battery in a hybrid, which powers the electronics that wake the main hybrid system.
DoorstepWorkshop
How a job runs
Same four steps every time, whether we come to you or you come to us.
Describe the symptom
You do not need to know the cause. Tell us what you hear, feel or smell and when it happens.
We inspect it
At your location where the job allows, otherwise at a workshop with the right equipment.
You get a price
Parts and labour, itemised, before anything is taken apart. You decide whether to go ahead.
We fix it
Parts matched to your exact vehicle. The old ones come back to you if you want them.
At your door, or in the workshop?
Some of this work needs equipment that does not travel. Here is the split for this category.
We can come to you
Workshop only
Everything in this category can be done at your location.
How we work
Four things we do on every job, in every category.
Diagnosis before quote
We find the fault first. A price given over the phone for a noise nobody has heard is a guess.
The price is agreed first
You approve the work and the cost before a spanner is picked up. Extra work means another call.
Parts you can check
We tell you whether a part is genuine, OEM, aftermarket or used, and what each one costs.
Old parts returned
Ask and we will hand back whatever we replaced. It is the simplest proof that the job was done.
Battery Services: common questions
Book a battery services job
Pick the job if you know it, or just describe the symptom. A person reads every request and calls you back.
Tell us the car and the symptom
We will arrange a mechanic at your location, or a slot at the nearest workshop. No payment until the price is agreed.