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It has been really cold around our house for the past week.
Tuesday tried to start car and got all manner of flashing lights on dashboard, clicks, whirrs but car didn't start. Borrowed jump starter from neighbour car started up but had a load of warning lights most went off apart from the yellow submarine (which is apparently an exhaust system warning light). I drove to 10 miles to see friends and drove home.
Wednesday car started fine apart from submarine warning light remaining on. Yesterday when I got in the car the battery was flat again. Jump started it and it was fine (apart from warning lights on dashboard).
Today the car was fine, no warning lights and started but took it to a local garage and they suggested a battery test and told me the battery was fucked. It'd take a day to get a new one delivered so I asked them to order one in. But I thought I ought to get my own jump starter so went to Halfords to buy one, while there I got them to also check my battery (car had done 12 miles from the garage to Halfords). Halfords tell me there is nothing wrong with the battery (its voltage is slightly low but can be resolved by a motorway drive).
So is my local garage dodgy - why did their battery test say it needed replacement when Halfords say it's absolutely fine?