Motorcycle batteries - there’s a wide range to choose from, which technology is best suited to your motorbike? Conventional The standard, conventional battery is the industry standard. Built to withstand vibration, protected from corrosion and maintenance free, conventional motorcycles are the most popular technology for most riders. AGM You may have heard of...
Battery technology is always evolving and developing; although they’ve been in existence for a while, Lithium batteries are now becoming a significant choice in the consumer market. While Lithium isn’t suitable for all applications, there are some markets where Lithium is absolutely the battery of choice and now, BBL stock...
The NCC (National Caravan Council) events at the NEC Birmingham are often a must visit event for leisure seekers, and this year proves to be no exception. With multiple days already sold out, The Camping, Caravan & Motorhome Show is always the place to be, especially if you want to get a great...
On a leisure battery, you will see a label stating how many cycles the battery provides; but what are cycles and why are they important? What are leisure battery cycles? When a leisure battery is discharged and then recharged, it has completed 1 cycle. Some battery technologies have been specifically designed to provide...
With the U.K leisure season right around the corner, many of us are busy planning and preparing for our first trip of the year. Ensuring your leisure battery is ready for your adventure is a vital part of that preparation; but what if you want to upgrade your leisure battery...
Looking for gift ideas? The battery experts at BBL have hand picked a list of perfect last minute gifts for car and motorhome lovers in this handy guide. Here are our top 5 power and electrical gift picks! 1 | AVON Intelligent Charger £47.38 This AVON 8A charger is a great...
As fuel prices rise, how can your AGM or EFB Start-Stop battery decrease your fuel consumption? Did you know, more than 70% of new cars are equipped with a Start-Stop function? This function means when you come to a stop, at traffic lights for example, your vehicles engine will stop and...
The BBL Team have always been instrumental in the success of the business; they provide Service Excellence to our customers and their battery knowledge is unmatched. Some members of the BBL team have been serving our customers for more than 40 years! As well as being friendly and welcoming, all our...
It’s not just BBL Batteries that are approaching their 50th birthday, the AVON brand is also approaching half a century old! Over the course of the last 50 years, the AVON brand has grown, developed and adapted to include new technologies and growing/changing markets. Once a relatively small range batteries, the...
Start-Stop AGM (Absorbed Glass Matt) and EFB (Enhanced Flooded Battery) batteries have been commonplace in the aftermarket for more than 10 years; yet year on year, hundreds if not thousands of batteries are incorrectly fitted causing issues for drivers and as a result garages. The Stop-Start engine was developed to reduce...
