I've had to have my car jump started by the RAC twice today. I'm happy to buy and fit a new battery tomorrow but I'm worried this may not solve the problem. This morning, I had the car jump started at a friends house - it had been fine the previous day and I hadn't left the lights on or anything. After that, I drove 40 miles and went into work for about 5 hours. By that time, the battery had drained and I had to call the RAC out again.
I'm assuming that tomorrow morning the battery will be flat again which means I won't be able to drive out and get the battery tested. I don't have home start with the RAC so they won't come to my house. I'm also a student and none of my friends have jump leads - let alone cars.
This problem has come on really suddenly. I've never had problems with the battery before. If there's an actual fault like a short circuit, would it be able to drain a fully charged battery in 5 hours?
I just wanted to see if I could get any advice because I don't want to pay for a new battery and then find the problem still occurs.
I'm assuming that tomorrow morning the battery will be flat again which means I won't be able to drive out and get the battery tested. I don't have home start with the RAC so they won't come to my house. I'm also a student and none of my friends have jump leads - let alone cars.
This problem has come on really suddenly. I've never had problems with the battery before. If there's an actual fault like a short circuit, would it be able to drain a fully charged battery in 5 hours?
I just wanted to see if I could get any advice because I don't want to pay for a new battery and then find the problem still occurs.