Can Car Batteries be Recharged?

Your car battery beginning to fail can be a nightmare, and chances are you probably want to avoid spending money on a new battery, so we’ve put together a quick guide on recharging batteries, how you can tell your battery is faulty and what you can do to prevent it from happening.

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Can I recharge my car battery?

Recharging a car battery is definitely possible, however there are circumstances which would make this not possible, here’s what you need to know: If you start having issues with your car battery but you catch this issue early, chances are you can probably charge the battery back up with a suitable charger or by taking the car for a long drive. However, if the battery has been faulty for too long without you noticing, charging the battery may only recharge it to a certain point before stopping and not recharging it fully. A faulty alternator or a drain on the battery could also make recharging your car battery a lot harder. With a faulty alternator, a battery won’t be charged correctly through just driving the vehicle, and if there is a drain on the battery it can be constantly being discharged leading to the battery needing to be charged more frequently than usual.

How can you tell?

So how can you tell when your battery is low? Well, the obvious answer is of course the vehicle not starting, however there are other signs to look out for, here are a few of them:

• Battery warning light
• Struggling to start
• Faulty windows
• Faulty lights
• Start-stop system no longer functioning

To learn more about these issues, click here for our guide.

What can you do?

Taking care of your battery can be so simple yet so beneficial, not just for your car but also for your wallet. Here are a few things you can do to look after your battery:

• Clean the battery
• Correctly secure the battery
• Avoid short journeys when possible
• Keep the battery charged up
• Switch everything off when not in use
• Get the battery checked

For more information regarding the points above, click here.

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