best value battery

[dwi]

Daisy is moving to a new home on Saturday and I've bought an electric fence to stop her eating to much in her new field.

Where is the best value place to buy a 12V battery and recharger? OH is being very understanding about the fact that I have bought a new saddle and electric fence kit already this week, could do with not spending too much

 

[ThomasTank]

try a garage and see if they have any knocking about

 

[SpruceRI]

In the long term car batteries don't work that well as they need recharging often and if you don't, they give up the ghost. so unless you can get a couple free from a garage, I suggest a leisure battery. Either from a caravan shop, or proper electric fence one. Mine is an Electric Shepherd one as was about £60.

 

[Lucy_Ally]

I bought a leisure battery from Halfords for £40 I think it was. Has a charge indicator and was used for 3 mths without needing to be charged.

 

[rema]

A leisure battery will last longer than a car battery.As a car battery is designed to be constantly recharged when you start the engine but a leisure battery is better for trickle discharge such as fencing!.Camping shops are good for leisure battery's.I got one off ebay for £25.

 

[dieseldog]

A battery charger is about £12 and a Leisure Battery starts from c£35. The bigger the battery, the less you have to charge it.

 

[the watcher]

I bought my leisure batteries from Countrywide a couple of years ago, they were about about £40 each at the time but have lasted very well.

 

[jewel]

i pay £5 for mine from the spare yard it last a month then i have to charge it

 

[ThomasTank]

perhaps not then for the car battery idea