Ultimate Speed Car Battery Charger

Model ULGD 3.8 A1, from Lidl, £13.

This charger is not just for car batteries, it will charge 6V and 12V lead-acid batteries, for cars, bikes and portable devices. For example, i use it to charge my 6V lantern battery.

It has 4 programmes;

Charging is fully automatic and the charger detects the battery state appropriately. The indicator shows the charge progress, 1 through 4 bars flashing, and thereafter shows all 4 bars non-flashing when finished, whereupon it maintains a retention charge. The charge voltage is displayed through this process.