On Wednesday, 9 November 2016 11:18:30 UTC, Tim+ wrote:
Muddymike wrote:

Dont trust Halfords. They sold an elderly neighbour a new battery, a few
days later that was also flat. The problem was a loose fan belt!

Mike


Bet you it wasn't (a fan belt that is). They haven't existed for quite some
time. ;-)

Tim

In 2013, my power steering pump seized after a few weeks of making a squealing noise - I was 20 miles from home.

When it seized, it destroyed the auxiliary drive belt, taking the alternator with it, causing the power steering to be lost and the not charging the battery lamp came on.

After dropping off our lass, I managed to drive it to the ALFA garage on whatever sparks came from battery power alone.