If you’ve decided to replace your car's battery yourself you have reached the right place. The first thing to do is to buy the right one. Unless your vehicle has a shield over the battery that’s difficult or dangerous to remove, it shouldn’t be hard to replace it yourself. There are three ways you can find a right battery for your car:

• The easiest one is to call our advice centre at: 01684 298800 and be ready to give information like: brand of a car, model, production year, engine size and fuel type. From this point you will be advised the best quality and price choice for your car.

The Optima battery line provides cold-cranking batteries for your car, marine batteries for your boat and a sealed deep-cycle battery for your caravan or solar power storage bank. These AGM, or absorbed glass mat batteries will not leak and are maintenance-free. The tops are colour coded to help you make the right selection. The red top Optima battery is for automobiles, the yellow top is for deep cycle applications and the blue is for marine use.