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Whether the car is stuck at a park and ride, outside a house in Headington or in a staff car park in Cowley, a dead battery in Oxford usually means a missed appointment. We travel up from Reading with a professional jump pack, around the clock, and tell you a realistic arrival time before we set off.
Our base is in Reading, about 27 miles south of Oxford. Depending on where you are, we come up the M4 and the A34, or take the A4074 through the south Oxfordshire countryside. Didcot and Abingdon are a little closer to us than the city. We cover Oxford and the towns around it, and because every call starts from Reading, we look at the job, traffic and our technicians before giving you a time.
Oxford is not an easy city for a car. Much of the centre is built around buses, bikes and pedestrians, with bus gates and traffic restrictions that limit how you can drive through. Many residents park on the street with permits and use the car once or twice a week. Batteries in cars like that lose charge slowly between trips, and a cold night is often what finally finishes them off.
Where cars let people down
Thousands of drivers leave their cars at Thornhill, Redbridge, Seacourt, Pear Tree or Water Eaton and finish the journey by bus. A car that has sat all day with an interior light on, or with a battery that was already struggling, may not turn over when you get back. Let us know which site you are at and roughly where you parked.
The John Radcliffe, the Churchill and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre bring a constant flow of staff, patients and visitors to Headington. Coming out of a long shift to silence when you press the start button is the last thing you need. Tell us which hospital and which car park, and whether there is a barrier.
The Mini plant at Cowley, the business parks and the Oxford Science Park mean plenty of early starts and late finishes in the east and south of the city. Cars left in big staff car parks overnight in winter are prime candidates for a flat battery. We can meet you at the gate or wherever security allows.
In Jericho, Summertown and North Oxford, cars often sit on residents' bays for days while their owners walk or cycle everywhere. Then the one time you need to drive, nothing happens. Narrow terraced streets can be tight for a van, so tell us about anything that might make access awkward.
The A34 western bypass, the A40 to the north and the eastern bypass can crawl at rush hour, especially around the Headington, Cutteslowe and Botley roundabouts. Stop-start driving and heavy use of heaters, lights and wipers give the battery little chance to recover.
Services
Our technician connects a professional jump pack to your battery, starts the engine and checks that the alternator is charging. No second car is needed, which helps in a full park and ride or a tight residents' bay.
More about jump start serviceIf your battery will not hold its charge after a test, we tell you plainly and explain what your car takes. Where we carry a suitable battery, we can fit it on the spot; if we do not, we say so before anything is done.
More about car battery replacementSome faults are nothing to do with the battery. If the car still will not run, we can help arrange recovery to an Oxford garage or to your home, and tell you what we found.
More about breakdown recoveryNot sure what is wrong? Describe what the car is doing, any warning lights and any noises, and we will tell you honestly whether it sounds like something we can deal with at the roadside.
More about roadside assistanceTell us where you are, the vehicle and what happens when you try to start it.
We confirm the price and give you a realistic arrival estimate before anyone sets off.
The technician connects a professional jump pack to the correct points and starts the engine.
We test the battery and charging voltage and tell you whether it needs replacing.
Coverage
We cover the whole city. In the north that includes Summertown, North Oxford, Jericho and Wolvercote; to the east, Headington and Marston; and across the south and east, Cowley, Iffley, Littlemore and Blackbird Leys. West of the centre, Botley and the roads off the A34 are covered too.
Beyond the ring road we cover Kidlington to the north, Bicester further up the A34 and M40, Witney out along the A40, and Abingdon and Didcot to the south. Didcot and Abingdon sit between Oxford and Reading, so they are a shorter drive for us than the city itself. Give us your postcode and we will tell you where you stand.
No surprises
The price depends on where you are, the time of day and your vehicle. We tell you the price on the phone and confirm it before any work starts.
Our technicians start from Reading, so how long it takes depends on where they are and how busy the A34 and the ring road are. We do not quote a time we cannot keep. When you call, we check what is happening and give you an honest arrival estimate; if that is longer than you can wait, we will say so straight away.
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