I just noticed that Aldi have the battery charger on sale again at a good price. I don't even need one but I ordered anyway  Geoff

Did you get one mate? Is it any good? Im thinking of getting one and wondering I should get the Aldi/Lidl one or the CTEK one? Current:
- L560 Velar HSE R-Dynamic D180
- Peugeot 508 2011 - 2.2 HDi GT

Past:
- FFRR V 2010 - 3.6 TDV8
- Citroen C4 1.6i Petrol
- Mitsubishi Shogun 3.2 DID
- Peugeot 607 2.2 HDi
- Nissan Primera 1.8 SVE
- Honda Civic 1.6 VTEC

I got one and its OK, although I do have a CTEK which is better. Geoff

Cheers.. I will get the CTEK one then.. what one do you reckon? Is the MXS 5.0 adequate? Current:
- L560 Velar HSE R-Dynamic D180
- Peugeot 508 2011 - 2.2 HDi GT

Past:
- FFRR V 2010 - 3.6 TDV8
- Citroen C4 1.6i Petrol
- Mitsubishi Shogun 3.2 DID
- Peugeot 607 2.2 HDi
- Nissan Primera 1.8 SVE
- Honda Civic 1.6 VTEC

The Aldi/Lidl ones are fine and do exactly what they say on the tin. They have one downside. They revert to off after a power cut. That's fine if you are around and know you've had a power cut. You can re-set correctly. If the power cut comes in the first week of a 3 month trip, you come back to a flat battery.

Yes the C-Tek is a better piece of kit but then it bloody well should be at the price premium. I can't see anything that the C-Tek can do that the Aldi/Lidl can't. Perhaps the main difference, apart from price, is longevity....oh, and the C-Tek badge.

Porsche/Mercedes do a branded C-Tek at twice the price of the C-Tek. Perhaps that will be better still  2017 5.0 Autobiography Supercharged
2005 Merc SL350
2005 Disco HSE 2.7 oil burner

I've had four Aldi units. Two have failed. As noted above, the Aldi chargers do not restart after a power failure. I came back from the UK/Europe after a 6 week trip to find my P38A battery flat (one reason I never used it to go to the airport and leave it there!). We'd had a power blackout a couple of days after we left for the UK.

I now have a CTEK MXS5.0 for the L322 (the CTEK can be switched for conventional or AGM batteries and I have 2 AGMs in the rear for my fridge, etc.). The 5.0 is just big enough. I probably should have bought the MXS7.0 but the 5.0 was nearly half the price of the 7.0

I have another CTEK, an XS0.8 for my motorcycle - it normally stays connected whenever it's garaged. Ron B. VK2OTC
2003 L322 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA

I also use a CTEK but opted for the MXS10 due to better functions namely 10 Amp. No issues and searched the internet for the best price , think it was £90 from a battery company down in Portsmouth. It was a lot cheaper than any on Ebay or Amazon !

I use the CTEK MXS5 and its fine for my purposes, I don't need 10 Amps as I always tended to charge overnight through the trailer socket so I could lock the car, when I had a 3.6 Diesel (with FBH) now I just charge occasionally whether it needs it or not - being a petrol the new one has always started.
I have to say it has never let me down but then again neither has the Aldi one, although I only really used it once to see if it worked so I could keep it as a "spare" - it worked fine and I put it somewhere so very safe I can no longer find it.  Geoff

Aside from not turning on again as mentioned - and one with a broken button - they work well as maintenance chargers. They definitely don’t seem as good as a CTEK at getting a dead battery charging again though.

^ my experience also

I had a dead Optima battery in another car, the Aldi charger didn’t even recognise it as being connected, but the CTEK brought it back to life.