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Offline p3eps

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Cracked windscreen :(
« on: 21 August 2011, 10:16 »
I was washing the car yesterday and when drying it off I noticed a large crack in my windscreen.
It's difficult to see as its below the dashboard line - and sits under the wipers on the black bit.
It must be about 18" long though!

How much does a new windscreen cost?  I imagine it being pretty expensive?  I don't know if its worth an insurance claim as I don't want to put my premiums up next year.
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Offline Jimble

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Re: Cracked windscreen :(
« Reply #1 on: 21 August 2011, 10:23 »
Bad times mate! I don't know how much a screen is to buy but i don't think claiming for a screen would affect your premium much? I had a screen in my mk5 through insurance and i don't think made much difference at all tbh.
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Re: Cracked windscreen :(
« Reply #2 on: 21 August 2011, 10:30 »
Check your car insurance policy as most cover windscreens on a different basis to a normal claim.
NeilGTI and a couple others have had theirs done so there should be a thread somewere on here not long ago.
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Re: Cracked windscreen :(
« Reply #3 on: 21 August 2011, 11:11 »
@p3eps: Almost all, in fact all, fully comp insurance policies have windscreen cover. You pay a £70 approx excess and the repair does not affect your NCD. Buying a windscreen is prohibitively costly.
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Re: Cracked windscreen :(
« Reply #4 on: 21 August 2011, 12:03 »
^ +1

Never had an insurance policy that doesn't include windscreen cover.

As Am1w states usually you pay the excess and it doesn't affect your NCD
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Re: Cracked windscreen :(
« Reply #5 on: 21 August 2011, 16:21 »
Thanks guys...

I've had a quick look on the elephant.co.uk FAQ which says as long as I use their 'approved repairer' then I only have to pay the £70 excess.
It doesn't mention anything about NCD at all though.  I'll have to dig out my policy details when I get home and see if it mentions anything.

I have to phone and find out who the approved repairer is anyway, so I guess I could just ask them.
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Re: Cracked windscreen :(
« Reply #6 on: 21 August 2011, 20:49 »
I'm with Admiral (part of the same company as Elephant) and had a chip repair and a new windscreen in my Leon over a year ago, didn't even effect my renewal :)
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Re: Cracked windscreen :(
« Reply #7 on: 21 August 2011, 20:54 »
All as above,you will prob pay £70 excess over the phone on your card when you call and book it in,
The glass cover no: that I rang off my ins policy put me straight through to autoglass, just gave them my reg and they knew who I was insured with, they gave me a date of 7 days because they had to order the new screen, cannot fault autoglass top job  :smiley:
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Re: Cracked windscreen :(
« Reply #8 on: 22 August 2011, 10:36 »
Can't agree more with guys above. I did the same for my older car. Cracked right throught the screen when the front bonnet flipped..:embarassed: Insurance company redirected me to Autoglass and I just paid £70 excess for full replacement.

They can arrange to come to work or home, which was convenient. DID NOT affect my NCD. I was with Provident through Swinton at that time.
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Re: Cracked windscreen :(
« Reply #9 on: 22 August 2011, 19:49 »
I had to change my screen after 1 month of ownership. Insurance will cover this for a nominal fee. I must say that the new screen does mist up quicker than the original one. Some RainX partially fixes it but I never felt it was the same.

Good luck with it.
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