Thanks for all the responses. An update on the current situation. I've had the RAC out due to the battery having a 5 year warranty, cost me £30 due to no longer being a member. Anyway all his checks showed no problem on his testing gizmo but the problem persists, I am convinced the battery is faulty but because the tests showed ok they will not honour the warranty. The patrolman confirmed no excessive drain and alternator is charging correctly but showed the battery was at 67% and that was after a 80 mile round trip last night. I had to charge the battery to start the car before the trip and my charger showed 80% so it's lost at least 13% over night. It's got to be the battery. Cheers, Dave
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