On 6 Apr, 00:24, "JDT2Q" wrote:

Wife saw advert in newspaper - special offer, 2 selected power tools from
Wickes for £29.99 includes cordless drill option, choice of 4 or 5 different
tools.

NiCd batteries are being banned from sale fairly soon (EU rules
against cadmium) and a good thing too, as NiMH does everything
slightly better to no disadvantage. As a result, new NiCd drills (esp.
Makita for some reason) are on sale at very good prices at the moment.
Try Screwfix.

Or spend some money and go for Li-ion, which is much nicer in use,
albeit more costly.