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Ian Jackson wrote:
I have seen first hand the devastating results of a car battery that
was not clamped in.

Cars certainly used to be capable of accommodating (within reason)
batteries of different sizes. My wife's Citroen C1 is fitted with a tiny
battery, but has provision for one about 50% longer.

Yes. Some cars that share a body with different engines may well
physically have space for a different battery. Whether it will fit without
further modification depends on make and model.

An unclamped battery is obviously free to move around, but its movement
is often constrained by what surrounds if and the power leads. While I
certainly don't recommend it, you might be able to drive for years
without anything untoward happening.

You might be able to drive on bald tyres too for years until something
untoward happens. But given battery security is part of an MOT test, I'd
say it's probably not the best of ideas.

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