The RAC is warning motorists to make sure that the first Monday after the festive break (the 6th) doesn’t turn into a nightmare due to a flat car battery.
The first day back after the Christmas and New Year break is traditionally the biggest breakdown day of the year for the RAC as thousands of cars have been left unused over the holiday period.
People who have vehicles with older batteries are likely to be at greater risk of a ‘New Year non-start’ as the cold damp weather and long periods of inactivity are the perfect combination to drain batteries.
This year the RAC is expecting to be called out to around 12,000 breakdowns on Monday 6 January with nearly a third of those call-outs likely to be flat batteries. As a result when their owners go to start them they will be greeted with anything but the sound of the engine firing up.
Full Article:
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/car-batteries-fail-on-first-working-monday-of-year/
The first day back after the Christmas and New Year break is traditionally the biggest breakdown day of the year for the RAC as thousands of cars have been left unused over the holiday period.
People who have vehicles with older batteries are likely to be at greater risk of a ‘New Year non-start’ as the cold damp weather and long periods of inactivity are the perfect combination to drain batteries.
This year the RAC is expecting to be called out to around 12,000 breakdowns on Monday 6 January with nearly a third of those call-outs likely to be flat batteries. As a result when their owners go to start them they will be greeted with anything but the sound of the engine firing up.
Full Article:
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/car-batteries-fail-on-first-working-monday-of-year/
Last edited by Marc; 12-09-22 at 10:50.
