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 ...

Time to get your vehicle ‘springing’ back into action

With so many of us still working from home or finding ourselves ‘furloughed’ our vehicles are not getting the regular use that they need and are used to. This really is not good news for vehicle batteries which will ultimately go flat, and this could be irreversible if left for a prolonged period of time.

With travel ...

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 & ...

A period of short, infrequent journeys or a length of time when a vehicle is not being used can cause its battery to fail rapidly.

Batteries naturally lose charge even if they are not connected to a vehicle. The rate at which they di ...

We are all checking on our neighbours, vulnerable locals and friends & family BUT Have you checked your vehicle recently?

With so many of us working from home or finding ourselves ‘furloughed’ vehicles are not getting the regular use that they need and are used to. This is not good news for vehicle batteries which will ultimately go flat, which could be irreversible if left for a pr ...