What is the Cost of a Car Battery?

It is obviously a very important part of your car, so not something you want to ‘go cheaper’ on. The prices of them vary, there is no one set cost. As guideline expect to pay anywhere from £30 to £180 (but expect it to be at the lower end of the range).

First
Don’t just presume you can fit any old battery. There are 2 different types, ‘standard’ and ‘calcium’. So first you need to find out what type of battery your car needs.

How Do I Do that?
On the halfords website they have a very cool tool which allows you to enter your Registration and it will tell you, alternatively you can enter your car details manually. Use the tool here: Halfords website.

Want To Save Money?
Once you have found out what battery you need, you could just go with Halfords to save yourself time. But if you want to save a few quid make a note of the battery and then shop around online. There are many places selling them, simple google searches can start you off, also check eBay as there are lots of good companies selling on there.

Disposal Of Old One
Remember if you are doing the swap yourself then you need to dispose of the old one responsibly. You can’t just take it to a landfill site. The batteries can be recycled so you need to take it to an approved waste disposal company. Many shops that sell car batteries will take your old one so it is worth asking them.

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