bellinghman

The bad: the car failed to start on Wednesday morning, so I walked in to work
The good: it had started Tuesday evening, in the station car park - it would have been a right royal pain if it had failed to start there
The bad: although it started Thursday morning (my having bought and applied a battery charger), it failed to start Thursday evening
The good: it's not too far to walk home, and the evening was nice
The bad: even with jump leads from bellinghwoman's car, it failed to start this morning
The good: the garage sent its technicians round to get is started, and with a jump pack, they got it started and round the corner to the garage
The bad: the battery required replacement
The good: it was under warranty (new last November), so it was free

Extra good - the replacement rear discs that I need have come down in price since last year.