Veko Smart Battery Charger

Price £29.99 Web www.simplycar.co.uk

The cold winter weather has a nasty habit of sapping your vehicle battery; if you’re not careful, or if your battery isn’t in top condition, you could find yourself unable to start your tow car when needed.

That’s where the 6V/12V Veko Smart Battery Charger comes in: the 3.8A charger has a triple-charge system, which means that it’s safe to leave it connected 24/7 – once the battery is fully charged, the unit switches to trickle-charge mode.

It can also recharge batteries that have down to 3V remaining.

The unit is very small, light and easy to use, and it’s suitable for SLA lead acid, calcium, silver, wet, gel and AGM batteries for vehicles with an engine size of up to three litres, either petrol or diesel.

What’s more, as we went to press, the charger was available online for the bargain price of just £18.98. SW