It starts with the sound of click-click-click when trying to start your vehicle. That sound is soon followed by calls for help, usually to the B.C.
Automobile Association about a non-starting vehicle and a dead battery. “Right now, our call for battery replacements have jumped up 50 per cent, which is pretty dramatic,” said Josh Smythe, BCAA customer service manager.
According to Smythe, the novel coronavirus pandemic is playing a role in non-starting vehicles and dead batteries. More specifically, because many people are staying at home because of COVID-19, more vehicles are sitting idle.
As a result, more and more car batteries are dying in driveways. “We are using vehicles for essential trips only, which is really limiting the amount we