25 minutes ago, Magnet said:

In case it helps Paul, and his wallet, I think I might dilute the statement that "no way a 10 year old battery will be OK".  If it's an  aftermarket battery then I would most certainly agree, but if it's the original battery then it's certainly worth having it checked for serviceabiliy rather than assuming it's unserviceable. 

Kind regards,

Gareth.

Battery is a sealed unit. Cannot be serviced

Thanks Piotr,

Not really sure what you mean, but possibly something to do with the terminology. 

I meant  "serviceabiliy" to mean what it does mean -  it's ability to carryout the function it was designed to do, and nothing to do with being able to pull it apart to fiddle with it. 

Kind regards,

Gareth. 

8 minutes ago, Magnet said:

Thanks Piotr,

Not really sure what you mean, but possibly something to do with the terminology. 

I meant  "serviceabiliy" to mean what it does mean -  it's ability to carryout the function it was designed to do, and nothing to do with being able to pull it apart to fiddle with it. 

Kind regards,

Gareth. 

Haha. I thought you meant something diffrent 

 

Since the original post on the 18th August i have (Touch wood) had no more issues with the battery draining and hoping it stays that way, i do now however realize i am driving about with the original battery which is 9 years old so should it happen again i will buy a new battery