Routine Battery Care

The best way to avoid the cost of a new battery is to look after the one you already have. For most, a vehicle’s battery is a fit and forget product that is only thought about once it has failed. However, just like a brake pad or windscreen wiper, it is a consumable item. Taking care of it is key to getting the maximum se ...

Lincon Batteries to the rescue for TV classic car restoration

Handmade Morris Minor battery for Quest TV

We were thrilled when we were contacted last year by the media company behind ‘Salvage Hunters; Classic Cars’ to see if we could assist them with a classic car battery for a 1970’s Morris Minor van which they were restor ...

Spring has sprung!

Spring is finally here, and the rain has eventually stopped (Is it us or did that wet spell go on for forever!), so it’s time to start thinking about holidays in our motorhomes and caravans.

We have some top tips here for you on how to maintain & look after your leisure batteries.

Hopefully whilst your caravan has been in storage you have pro ...

Winter Battery Care

It’s that time of year again when we should be paying extra special attention to the ‘health’ of our vehicles, so we have put together a list of useful tips to help take care of your battery and your vehicle..

A battery is designed to work at an optimum temperature of around 25ºC and when the temperature falls to around freezing, the battery’s capac ...

Brits Go Motorhoming

The weather is starting to change, and restrictions are easing, so it’s time to start thinking about trips away in our motorhomes and caravans.

Here are a few top tips on maintaining & looking after your leisure batteries.

Whilst your caravan is in storage, it’s really important that you properly maintain your leisure battery, to ensure it’s ...

Shield Batteries receives Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2021

We are delighted to share that we have won the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, as rated by real customers – this is the highest award that can be obtained, and we have achieved this for the second year running.

WINTER BATTERY TIPS

Cold weather can take its toll on your car’s battery – Cold weather inhibits the chemical reaction necessary to make a battery work, which is often the reason you may have trouble starting your car on a cold winter morning! Cold weather together with a lack of car usage, especially over the festive period, every year leads to high numbers of assistance call outs. ...

Here at Shield we operate a trade delivery service from each of our battery centres across the UK

We are settling in nicely at our new North West battery centre home in Leigh and the place is looking great! Huge thanks to the guys at In2 Signs Graphics & Display in Leigh for our new signage.

Our Manchester city centre battery centre has now closed & ...

Winter Survival Battery Tips

It’s that time of year again when we should be paying extra special attention to the ‘health’ of our vehicles, so we have put together a list of useful tips to help take care of your battery and your vehicle..

A battery is designed to work at an optimum temperature of around 25ºC and when the temperature falls to around freezing, the batter ...

Check your vehicle is Winter Ready!

We know what you are thinking ‘Where has the year gone’……us too!

It’s time for log fires, spooky visitors, cosy nights in, sparklers & fireworks, hot chocolate, or maybe a good glass of red and of course, time to tuck up your Classic car for the winter – or check your ‘daily’ vehicle is winter ready!!

Here at Shield we h ...

Do Vehicle Batteries die in hot weather?

The simple answer is, yes. Hot weather can drain the life out of your vehicle’s battery; when the temperature gets particularly high the battery fluid can evaporate, meaning that damage can occur to the internal structure.

Summer heat is tougher on batteries than winter’s chill. It may seem counterintuitive, but higher temperatures h ...

Shield Batteries has won the Feefo Gold Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, as rated by real customers.

Created by Feefo, Trusted Service is awarded only to those businesses that use Feefo to collect genuine reviews and insights. Those that meet the high standard, based on the number of reviews they have col ...

We LOVE receiving customer feedback like this...........

Manchester

"I Just bought a battery from your Manchester shop this afternoon. The customer service of your team was excellent both with my initial telephone enquiry and when I went to purchase my battery. Brilliant blokes. Harry" Well done to the fabulous team, at our Manchester Battery Centre, excellent cu ...