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Buy a new battery? Not yet: you need a licence (UK)


robbo10

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Only in the UK, so far (as far as I know). If I want to buy a new battery which has a separate sulphuric acid pack, I shall now need a licence to do so! This will cost £39, plus renewal fees. The battery only  costs about £22. Another upheaval in the business. It looks like retailers and dealers will have to do it for us - and charge us more for the privilege, of course. It's all about terrorism, apparently. 

 

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2018/july/motorcycle-battery-law-change/

Just do it! 

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that's crazy! here in Canada we cannot give you the Acid, we must fill it for you.

 

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What a load of crap!

You can buy raw HCl for your pool but not Sulphuric acid for a battery!!!!! Just as safe/unsafe and better for making gas weapons.

Nitric acid I can understand ( necessary for making nitrate based explosives).

 

Still the days of the lead acid are probably numbered anyway.

Go forth and modify my son...go forth and modify...

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22 hours ago, robbo10 said:

Only in the UK, so far (as far as I know). If I want to buy a new battery which has a separate sulphuric acid pack, I shall now need a licence to do so! This will cost £39, plus renewal fees. The battery only  costs about £22. Another upheaval in the business. It looks like retailers and dealers will have to do it for us - and charge us more for the privilege, of course. It's all about terrorism, apparently. 

 

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2018/july/motorcycle-battery-law-change/

The war machine always profits in war time and this "War on Terrorism" ensures them a Merry Christmas for ages to come. We can thank the big 'think tanks' for that one.

Beemer

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Regulation upon regulation upon regulation ad infinitum (to infinity and beyond!).

Just do it! 

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