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Battery Prices - warning - they are going up and up
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:59 pm
by Matt&JoyBongling
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:20 pm
by scanner
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
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:52 pm
by Ian
I have stopped stocking them here at Bongo Towers. There has been a 30% increase in the wholesale price in the last 6 weeks.
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:20 pm
by trevd01
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
)
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:38 pm
by Foz.Foz
bit of luck that I got one last week
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:30 pm
by madmile
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.
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:16 am
by bigdaddycain
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?
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:17 am
by bigdaddycain
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?
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:24 am
by madmile
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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