PAD exists because I once paid £400 to a main dealer for a battery "health check" that told me nothing I couldn\'t already read from the dashboard. I decided the second-hand EV market deserved better.
Alex Thomas · Pontypridd · Aviloo certified partner
In 2023 I was weighing up selling my Nissan Leaf. It had 32,000 miles on it, the dashboard still showed 11 bars, but every prospective buyer wanted to knock £500 off "because of the battery."
I took it to a main dealer for an independent battery check. They charged me nearly £400 — and handed me a single sheet of A4 that said, in effect, "your battery is healthy." No State of Health percentage. No measurement. Just someone\'s opinion on a dealer letterhead.
That\'s when I started researching how battery testing actually works. I found Aviloo — an Austrian battery diagnostics company used by dealers and insurers across Europe to produce genuinely independent, measured, certified State of Health reports. The kind of thing a buyer actually trusts.
PAD started because I realised what South Wales didn\'t have: independent, mobile, affordable Aviloo certification. A service that does the job properly, comes to your driveway, costs less than a dealer\'s opinion, and produces a certificate any buyer will accept.
That\'s what PAD is. One person, professional equipment, real certificates, honest pricing. Nothing more — and nothing less than the second-hand EV market deserves.
Transparency matters — so here\'s roughly where every £79 EV battery check goes. Not a lecture, just the facts.
Book a battery check, an EV pre-purchase inspection, or just a diagnostic. Or message first if you\'d rather discuss before committing.
Every EV and PHEV test includes an official Aviloo certificate — the same independent standard used across Europe.
