10 Best Portable Car Battery Chargers UK 2023 | Halfords, CTEK and More

Simply plug in this battery charger and its advanced smart charging technology automatically monitors and maintains your battery to optimise its performance. Ideal for use on most vehicles from trucks and cars, to smaller engines like lawnmowers and scooters, all while being backed by NOCO's 5 Year warranty.

This charger is really small and lightweight, but feels durable enough to withstand the test of time. It offers great value for money, and is sure to be a wise investment for your car maintenance tool kit. 

This is a really convenient and easy to use charger unit. It's dependable and has a wide range of applications that are sure to become invaluable very quickly. 

Simple to use, the Halfords Smart Charger Plus has a sleek, uncluttered design that applies an advanced charging cycle without any input from you. It automatically selects the fastest charging mode to efficiently charge the battery, with a repair phase that helps it last longer and improves the battery condition even in colder weather.

The cold weather features on this charger are fantastic. We especially like that it will charge your car's battery really quickly, no matter how warm or cold it is! 

This battery charger and maintainer is used and approved by AA Patrols. It's suitable for most car batteries and perfect for situations where a top up is needed, whilst minimising any possible risk of battery damage. The inbuilt microprocessor automatically adjusts to the right current and voltage for the level of charging.

Once again, this charger is better for maintaining a battery and keeping it optimised, rather than charging a near flat battery. If you need something that can deal with low levels of charge then this may not be the best option for you.

This charger is easy to connect, and the clear digital display shows key details such as charging status, battery status, and charge voltage. Suitable for all kinds of vehicles, this charger will keep them all fully charged and maintained year round.

Disappointingly, this unit does not seem to work as well during the winter, which results in inaccurate readings. The casing also feels a bit flimsy, but it is compact, lightweight and quite effective overall. 

This charger from Halfords automatically switches to a lower charge rate once it detects that the battery is full. This protects the battery from damage via overcharging and always leaves it at full capacity.

It's ideal for medium cars, lawnmowers and leisure batteries, and comes with fully-insulated battery clamps. The leads could be a longer length to make it more adaptable, but if you're looking for a straight forward, no nonsense charger, then this is a great buy from a trusted car brand. 

Einhell's intelligent battery charger has a smart electronic control system that analyses the connected battery and automatically starts the appropriate functions according to its status. This unit is water and dust resistant, and the charging function is designed to minimise stress on the battery to ensure it's maintained at an optimal level.

Unfortunately, this charger doesn't work on batteries with a very low charge. So if you routinely need to recharge a nearly flat battery, this unit won't be suitable for you. 

Ring is a market leader in car electrics, and their smart charger is ideal for keeping 12V car batteries in shape and working with optimal performance. Suitable for a wide range of vehicles, including motorbikes and campervans, this model can be used on batteries that haven’t be used for a long period of time, to keep them in good condition.

This charger is fairly noisy to use, and operating it isn't very intuitive so you may need to refer to the instruction manual a fair bit. However, once you've mastered how to operate it, this is a really useful piece of kit!