First new spend and an unexpected treasure

Having had a cuppa when er arrived at home we decided that with a probably poor battery we were going to have trouble getting Katy moving again and calling out the breakdown twice on the same fault would be silly

So we headed off to Halfords for a quick battery check and possible replacement

We DID have fun ..


At 1st request - he bashes the registration into a computer to determine what the right part is.. "Computer says NO" so they will need to actually look at her

1st young lad set to check the battery arrived before I did and confidently opened the bonnet. The look on his face was priceless. No sign of a battery. So not many Land Rover Owners in Halfords then

I open the door and lift the passenger seat watching his mouth open as he sees not one, but 2 batteries. At this point I climb into the drivers seat as the rain comes on hard...

He makes a quick check and we're at less than 50% capacity after about 5 hours of driving so decide it's better to replace it

"Do you want us to do the job". I take one look at the rain and gladly take them up on the offer, but he's going off-shift so calls on another colleague who finds a battery the same size and comes out to fit it.. Ah - he needs a bigger spanner

By the time he's completed it he did look QUITE grumpy


Whilst all of this is going on Rhian is looking in all the cupboards and suddenly discovers a real treasure trove as one of the lockers is full of spares

A headlight, 2 full bulb packs, 2 pairs of brake pads, Battery terminals, electrical connections, timing belt, fan belt, 2 oil filters, 2 fuel filters, 2 air filters and much more

We have our whole first service for free !

So battery finally in place and we're ready for off again with a renewed optimism