I saw this DeWalt drill on Screwfix.

Seems a decent price but only downside is NiCad batteries but you get 2. Still its affordable for someone who wants a good brand name drill for £100

I wonder if you can replace the batteries with Li Ion when it becomes knackered

For the moderate use DIYers I use a Makita 18V cordless and its absolutely brilliant, the one tool I would recommend buying in a quality make. (although it won't do for hammer action)

Yes I use Dewalt 18 volt drills simply TDB. For that price you could only buy the batteries.
Bargain
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My DW 18v drill batteries were knackered and I bought one of these as it was cheaper than buying new batteries. If you buy off the web you get an extra 10% off and free delivery.

I have to say it is a good enough drill for me.

DWD

only 1.3 ah batterys tho,

I use my Makita drill extensively (well every Saturday and Sunday ) and its so much better than a cheapo drill. Speed control, torque, weight are fantastic. Excellent for screwdriving, mixing plaster, paint without getting a showered in it.

An 18V cordless Black and Decker is £55 in B&Q but in a year when the chuck doesn't tighten, torque setting starts slipping and reverse button doesn't click into place, you will know see the difference in brands.

Newbejohn from what I have enjoyed in reading in your posts and the type of tasks you have undertaken from electrics to plumbing and heating and so on most of the trades on here like me are taking note of the tools you are test driving
Keep posting
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Opps don't mean to sound condescending , you guys know far better than me on tools and can give a proper review. My postings on UHM are aimed almost entirely at the DIY novices and whats obvious to the trades is not at all obvious to the novices. E.g i have bought 3 screwdrivers & 2 standard drills in the last 4 years, could have bought a 12V Dewalt for the price I paid at the start.

Its a mine field when you look at screwfix as you are faced with about 50 types of drills. I have wasted a lot of dosh buying cheap sh#t only to toss it out and buy a better quality one next time. I think there are a lot of people who browse the website and may be to embarrassed to ask a silly question, dunno

No Newbejohn you misunderstood the best testdrive for any tool is to put it though its paces as you have. It not a dig at you. You take on many tasks that most of us would not. You are a real star
keep it up
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Newbie John!

1000 posts well done!!!!!!

Not such a newbie now eh

Although I should point out, I flooded the place, had the firebrigade out, blew the electrics, eletrocuted myself, cut myself about 150 times, months over run, order enough wrong stuff to build another house and now owe my partner a 3 week holiday for putting up with me as in her words I have become "a sad boring f@#k" .... thats charming

(why do I have to be a "f@#k" why can't I be simply sad and boring)

1000 post already!! maybe I should change my name!

Life is about learning from your mistakes but if you pass on what you have learned then you are the teacher
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