Windscreen Repair- Some advice
At some point in your driving career you will suffer a stone chip to your windscreen. Given the state of our roads it is unavoidable.
Generally excessive cracks are not repairable but a stone chip such as a bulls eye or star break as seen on this web site are,subject to size and location on screen.
There are rules regarding repair so please have the following information ready when making an enquiry.
- How recently did the damage occur? Recent damage is easier to repair.
- Whereabouts on the screen is the chip located?
- What size is the chip?
We will ask for a close up photo taken from outside with a coin placed next to it for scale. Only then can a qualified repairer be able to give reasonable advice as to whether to repair and its likely outcome.
Should you claim on your insurance?
If a replacement is required you may want to contact your insurer
If a repair is possible then given the such low cost of repair, you should consider a direct repair through ourselves which eradicates the possibility of increase in insurance premium renewal and is far quicker than involving an insurance company. We aim to repair same day if not then within 24hrs. Insurance company involvement can mean you are waiting days or weeks and by then the damage may have become un repairable.
Unnecessary replacement is just one reason why insurance premiums are high.Why replace when a repair will suffice? It is cheaper all round to repair and saves repairable screens going to landfill.
