Solar battery chargers

[PapaLazaru]

My car passed it's MOT yesterday but they said that the battery was knackered which is annoying as the battery is only 2 years old. No surprise really, my car has only done 7000 miles in the last 18 months and only about 500 in the last 6.

Mechanic mentioned solar chargers as a possibility of keeping them topped up, so are they any good and if so, can anyone recommend one?

Cheers.

 

[PapaLazaru]

Thanks for all the replies and sorry that I took so long to respond!

The garage is owned by a good friend and it went in for a service as well, so they checked everything. Unfortunately, I don't have mains near the car either, so can't plug it in to give it a proper charge.

I'll have a look at the AA approved one as advised above.

Cheers.

 

[PapaLazaru]

Yeah sounds like bull poo. Why would they check the battery? They don't even open the bonnet.

Has it ever struggled to start OP. Could be just need a good run now and then if it does.

As I said before, it's a good garage managed by a good mate, so he checked everything during the service. It is getting a distinct lack of mileage and has done all year as I have been working from home since Feb. 08 plate and only 62K on the clock. 700 miles in 18 months. I can't really run it regularly as I've got nowhere to go apart from the local shop.

It turns ok but is definitely slower.