Wednesday, November 17, 2010

You Don't Want To Pay For Windscreen Replacement

If you have ever had a crack or a chip in your windscreen you will know how important it is you get windscreen repair. You may be surprised to know how frequently people need it. The only thing that we can do to prevent it is to drive less but that isn't convenient for us at all. All we can do is drive and hope that the loose stone that we can see coming towards our car as we drive on the motorway does in fact miss us.

We all know that if you don't have windscreen repair you will have to get a windscreen replacement but some of us just don't do it. That is understandable because we are all busy and it doesn't look like that small ship could be serious. The problem is that it will become serious if you let it.

I believe that what I am about to tell you will convince you.

I have a friend who was unlucky enough to have a stone hit his windscreen as he was driving on the motorway. He didn't get windscreen repair because the damage looked so small. That chip overtime started to get bigger and then a little bigger. He then decided to get somebody to look at it. When they came out they told him that the crack was too big now and it now required windscreen replacement and it turned out very expensive.

Windscreen repair shouldn't cost you anything if you are fully comprehensive and do it through your insurer. Make sure that you call them up first but it shouldn't affect your no claims bonus either. This should be a huge relief off your mind.

If you are lucky enough to get it done for free through the insurance company then they will give you a number of a company to call. If you aren't doing it that way then make sure that you try a number of firms. While it won't be as expensive as windscreen replacement it still can be quite costly.