The pushing back is only to get it out of the garage and for access. The "jump start" is using another battery to get it going. I agree something is draining the battery if its flat after that short a time. I had this when the GC's were little and inquisitive fingers had turned on a light above the rear seats. Took me a while to notice it, problem solved once light was off, battery stayed charged.
When we had a car that would drain the battery in a few days if it wasn't used, it turned out to be something to do with the rear screen heater (can't remember the details, it was OH's car not mine). The number of times we manhandled it out of the garage to jump-start it from mine, before he bought a charger.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
The cause of battery draining isn't always apparent. We came back from a 2 week holiday to pick our car up from the airport. Battery flat as a pancake, and this was a newish car. Thankfully got it jump started and home with no further problems. We subsequently went away for other holidays of 2 weeks and the car started first time, every time. We have no idea why it had the problem as no lights or anything else were left on.
AA been. Charged the battery, and wife taken the car to garage for MOT which due on Tuesday, and they installed the battery with 5-year guarantee, which AA say needs replacing urgently. Hopefully they will put it right, and sort it all out. I'm not a driver - medical condition prevents me. So I know very little about cars.
I had ongoing 'battery problems' with my car. I'd drive to the shop, come out and it would be dead as a dodo. Turned out to be the alternator. Since then I never go anywhere without jump leads despite roadside recovery AND RAC membership. Mellors carries a little mini battery charger. We live in the middle of nowhere so getting stranded means you're really stranded although tractors are plentiful.
Obviously a very slow news day even for the online version of our local paper. Headline "
Big recycling changes across Gloucestershire to affect thousands of households"
Translates as Monday is Bank Holiday so bin collections will be Tuesday. The change happens every Bank Holiday but the rag has evidently only just realised. They add that collections will start from 7am so make sure bins are out by 7am. Collections have been from 7am for years too.
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I agree something is draining the battery if its flat after that short a time. I had this when the GC's were little and inquisitive fingers had turned on a light above the rear seats. Took me a while to notice it, problem solved once light was off, battery stayed charged.
Mellors carries a little mini battery charger. We live in the middle of nowhere so getting stranded means you're really stranded although tractors are plentiful.
Humph!
Curmudge.😤
Edited to add. I wish she'd had the tractor. If she's going to scrape something, she might as well demolish the other vehicle entirely.
Big recycling changes across Gloucestershire to affect thousands of households"
Translates as Monday is Bank Holiday so bin collections will be Tuesday. The change happens every Bank Holiday but the rag has evidently only just realised. They add that collections will start from 7am so make sure bins are out by 7am. Collections have been from 7am for years too.