Sally_H

Definitely don't have stop/start. Is it only those that need the coded batteries?

What year is your Roomster please?

Thank you so much for coming back to me. I've checked that website that you linked to and it's come back with the 027 battery, which is the same as the Halfords one. Our Roomster is a 1.6 Diesel and it does not have Stop/Start assist. The guy from Halfords took the cover off of our current battery and showed me that it had a BEM code on it, but I guess that doesn't necessarily mean that that code has been used to link it to the car?

Hi fellow Roomster owners. Yesterday, the battery failed on our 2012 Roomster. Admittedly this was our fault as we left the lights on for half an hour before we realised. The RAC jump started the car and followed us to Halfords, where we selected the battery that their car reg checker told us we needed. However, they then refused to fit it as they said we needed a 'coded' battery and they don't sell them. Luckily, the car started ok and we were able to drive home. I therefore have 2 questions: 1. Is the fact that the battery went flat after 30 mins of the headlights being left on, a sign that it needs to be replaced? The RAC man did say that it was still the original battery, so seems it's pretty old. 2. If we do need a new one? What is this 'coding' that Halfords referred to? Does it mean we can only get the battery replaced at a Skoda garage? Thanks for your advice.