Solar Power Trickle Charger - any good?

[Norwich7point5]

Evening All.
A little bit of background first; I replaced my battery with a Yuasa AGM in November last year. Currently, I'm not using the car (for obvious reasons ) so every week or so I take it for a spin, just to keep the thing charged and keep the tyres circle shaped etc.
I know the freezing weather isn't helping but this afternoon I keyed it on and was dismayed to see the '12V battery low, charge by driving' warning

I park the car just around the corner from where I live so a mains trickle charger isn't an option but it's in a car park that gets daylight all day long so I wonder if a solar powered unit might help a little?

Anyone else have any experience of them?

[Rob_benton]

I’ve looked at them in the past as host users use them as well.
Obviously the more sun they have the better.
If you have not access to the mains for a charger, I’d give it a go. And compare voltage after a couple of days.
You’d need to turn the cigarette lighter socket live if you haven’t done do already

[dervdave]

I`ve one on the golf and hilux, they connect via the obd sockets because their 12v sockets aren`t live with the ignition off.
Work really good in the 6 yrs I`ve used them.

[rwleigh]

I`ve one on the golf and hilux, they connect via the obd sockets because their 12v sockets aren`t live with the ignition off.
Work really good in the 6 yrs I`ve used them.

12V sockets in the golf can be made permanent live Dave, only need to move one fuse a bit.


Going back to the OP, I use a solar panel for maintaining the battery and also plug in my CTEK MXS-5.0 occasionally.

My original battery will be 5 years old this year...

[Norwich7point5]

Thanks all!