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 · BHC Independent Operator
PAD is an independent business. I carry out Aviloo battery tests as South Wales' only BHC Independent Operator, with Aviloo battery testing provided by Battery Health Check.
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 £95 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. Aviloo battery testing provided by Battery Health Check.
