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Tayna are only a retailer of batteries but one with a good reputation.

If you want a reasonable quality battery then buy one meeting the European standard EN50342 with a C20 rating. That means basically of the readily available products a Banner Energy Bull, Varta Professional or an Exide, these will not dissapoint and are likely to be way better than you have, even when that was new.

Arguably you dont need a 110 Ah battery for your requirements if it is a decent quality one [an EN rated], if you go budget then buy as big as you can because it will be most unlikely to be as high a capacity[at the all important 20 hour discharge, C20 rating] as the label wants you to believe; if it was then they would comply and label it with the EN standard.

Road Pro is another retailer I would trust. If going locally use a proper battery retailer not a Leisure company. There are big discounts in batteries for the asking; use Tayna and Road Pro prices as a guide to what to pay.

Battery weight, like for like is a very good guide to sort out the weaker products from the better; lead is needed and lead is very heavy.

Quote: Originally posted by rabbin8 on 10/2/2014

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If you use it primerily for your motor mover, you would be better off getting a H/D commercial vehicle battery. They withstand high drain better than a leisure battery.

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However even the drain of a motor mover is not "high" in comparison to a commercial vehicle starter application and here the OP clearly stated a requirement for off EHU usage where a leisure type battery is better suited.

At the price point the OP is considering the drain of a motor mover will not be in anyway an issue.

Quote: Originally posted by rabbin8 on 10/2/2014If you use it primerily for your motor mover, you would be better off getting a H/D commercial vehicle battery. They withstand high drain better than a leisure battery.

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Quote: Originally posted by brianconwy on 11/2/2014

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You can get smaller batteries that still have a 110AHr capacity. They used to stock them in a local auto electric supply outlet but it has changed hands now.

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However did those smaller batteries meet EN 50342 and the quoted 110Ah comply with that specification's C20 rating?

Anybody can paste a misleading label on a battery. Unfortunately many did which is why the EU introducded EN 50342 to protect those purchaser interested enought in knowing.

A useful read is the CCs "Power Players" of October 2010, accessible via the website archives.

Quote: Originally posted by brianconwy on 12/2/2014

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I wouldn't get too hung up on ratings.

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You might not but more interested readers could well be interested in whether they are being mis-sold caravan batteries as I strongly suspect those buying the “smaller” ones you quote, must have been.

I did however point out that EN 50342 C20 was there for “those purchasers interested enough in knowing” what they were purchasing.

I struggle to see that if as you claim “Which” mis tested cycle helmets, that in anyway discredits the EN standard on the construction and testing of Lead Acid batteries.

Alpiner’s link hopefully will also help “those purchasers interested enough in knowing” what they were purchasing.  I had not seen this before but was well aware of the testing done to support  earlier battery awareness articles.