Battery Prices - warning - they are going up and up

Matt&JoyBongling · Post by **Matt&JoyBongling** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:59 pm

I was warned today that the cost of batteries is likely to go up regularly as the price of lead increases.

I use a local supplier and they have increased their prices 5 times in the last few months in line with the whole sale prices they are charged.

If you are thinking of getting a new battery - normal or leisure, it could save you £ to get it earlier rather than later.

scanner · Post by **scanner** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:20 pm

That's why I posted the thread about reasonably priced dual purpose boat batteries at the local marina's chandlery shop.

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... hp?t=17393

Post by **Ian** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:52 pm

I have stopped stocking them here at Bongo Towers. There has been a 30% increase in the wholesale price in the last 6 weeks.

trevd01 · Post by **trevd01** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:20 pm

We're all in for a bumpy 2008...

(of couse those of us running on 18" wheels will have had a bumpy 2007 as well

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Foz.Foz · Post by **Foz.Foz** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:38 pm

bit of luck that I got one last week

madmile · Post by **madmile** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:30 pm

My battery supplier writes to me monthly showing the world price of lead on a graph - I think he must be under the impression that prices have gone so high that we wont believe him.

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:16 am

trevd01 wrote:We're all in for a bumpy 2008...

(of couse those of us running on 18" wheels will have had a bumpy 2007 as well )

Have you been following me?

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:17 am

madmile wrote:My battery supplier writes to me monthly showing the world price of lead on a graph - I think he must be under the impression that prices have gone so high that we wont believe him.

I bet you can't wait for the monthly updates eh?

madmile · Post by **madmile** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:24 am

Yeh - its great - I only buy about 4 every couple of months, but he updates me monthly whether I like it or not

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