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Which portable power unit should you keep handy to get your car going or to top up devices when you're out and about?

- Tom Barnard

WITH the colder, darker days starting to roll in, your car's battery could be feeling the strain. Even the most modern electric and hybrid models rely on an old-fashioned 12V power source to start their sophisticated systems, and a little too long sitting in the car with the radio on could leave you with the dreaded 'click' when you try the starter.