Need to buy leisure battery

[DocHoliday]

I'm going down the west of France, from Vannes down to Poitiers then round Bordeaux. I need to buy a leisure battery to replace a five year old Elecsol that won't hold much of a charge now.

Where might I find a battery at a reasonable price? Do the big hardware chains sell them, or do I need a motorhome dealers?

Any recommended brands commonly available in France?

 

[mitzimad]

battery megastore
http://www.batterymegastore.co.uk/ motorhome dealers are usually exspensive for batteries

 

[Munchie]

We got two 100amp ones from l'eclerc car shop! Well chuffed with them!

 

[pappajohn]

I'm going down the west of France, from Vannes down to Poitiers then round Bordeaux. I need to buy a leisure battery to replace a five year old Elecsol that won't hold much of a charge now.

Where might I find a battery at a reasonable price? Do the big hardware chains sell them, or do I need a motorhome dealers?

Any recommended brands commonly available in France?

battery megastore
http://www.batterymegastore.co.uk/ motorhome dealers are usually exspensive for batteries

Mitzimad.......read all of docholidays post again....hes in France now.

 

[pappajohn]

Probably available in the big supermarkets.....many things are including car spares etc.

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[JeanLuc]

Mitzimad.......read all of docholidays post again....hes in France now.

But Battery Megastore also operate in France (and Spain too I think) - see here:
http://www.batteriemegastore.fr/

 

[pappajohn]

But Battery Megastore also operate in France (and Spain too I think) - see here:
http://www.batteriemegastore.fr/

My apologies to Mitzimad.....i just saw the .uk address

 

[mitzimad]

its not called the world wide web for nothing lol although to bw honest i didnt notice the op was in france or the fact that battery mega store operated there

 

[DocHoliday]

But Battery Megastore also operate in France (and Spain too I think) - see here:
http://www.batteriemegastore.fr/

Unfortunately I'm travelling - I don't have an address in France for them to send it to, assuming they don't have shops you can go to.

Le Clerc seems worth a try. I assume you mean the car parts section in a hypermarket as opposed to a separate shop?

And what's the French for leisure battery?

 

[Munchie]

Yes and I just asked for "pils pour campercar" worked for me. They had a shelf full from 65a up to the 100's i bought!

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[FJmike]

When my son in law wanted a leisure battery in France a few years ago it cost the best part of an arm and a leg in a Narbonne Accessories, so would check out some of the hypermarkets first. I have noticed that when there is a motor accessory shop near a hypermarket there is very little in the way of motor bits in the hypermarket