... it wasnt there yesterday but this morning was quite hot followed by a sudden downpour but not too sure if this would have caused it .
Can't imagine a quirk of weather spontaneously causing a screen to crack, unless it was inherently faulty somehow. It must have suffered an impact or shock.
My screen cracked a few years ago after I accidentally let go the wiper arm (without blade). A crack developed after a few days, several inches long, curved.
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You are more likely to be stopped for having the dangly air freshener on your rear view mirror. However the probability of being done for either (unless they stop you for something more serious and/or you fail the attitude test) must be close to zero.
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Why didn't you get it fixed on Sunday? Autoglass etc work 24/7, sorry if that's come across as rude,
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My brother spotted it while he was in the passenger seat t - I cannot see the crack from the drivers side as it is behind the mirror .
Have to go through my insurance which only uses national glass.
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Thanks , it looks to be one crack which runs down from the top of the window frame into a curved L shape - I wont be able to get it sorted to later in the week due to work commitments , I have 200 round trip on monday and the same again on tuesday into wednesday .
Not too sure how it happened , it wasnt there yesterday but this morning was quite hot followed by a sudden downpour but not too sure if this would have caused it .
Depending on who you go with (ie not sure about the others), I had National Windscreens do mine though it was recommended by the insurance co, you can make an appointment when filling the online form out.
just fill the insurance co and policy no in and what caused it (in my case road stone) though mine appeared from nowhere, and they arrive at the time you want, my Civic was done in 3/4 of an hour but couldn`t move it for an hour while the resin hardened (in my case they said to leave it afterwards overnight if not using it, but I needed it after the hour. but it was fine.
they are quick and clean about it as no glass was left inside the car and trim was refitted better than I bought it so recommend them....
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That's barely a MOT advisory. No problem driving with it.
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Just phoned the insurance - even though I have cover they say it will be £155 for a replacement as I have to pay the excess - is this correct ? .
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Just phoned the insurance - even though I have cover they say it will be £155 for a replacement as I have to pay the excess - is this correct ? .
It will be in your policy details.
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Just phoned the insurance - even though I have cover they say it will be £155 for a replacement as I have to pay the excess - is this correct ? .
It will be in your policy details.
Indeed, but £155 does seem a bit excessive, even in today's inflation-ridden world.
My policies used to say that the windscreen excess (always with autoglass) was £75, and some, including both my current insurer as well the last put it up to £100, the latter a couple of years before the Pandemic / inflationary period.
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That's barely a MOT advisory. No problem driving with it.
It mainly depends upon whether it's in the 'proscribed zone' and where as to whether it passes an MOT or not.
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Not too sure how it happened , it wasnt there yesterday but this morning was quite hot followed by a sudden downpour but not too sure if this would have caused it .
Ours in the Berlingo went a few years ago while on holiday in the Jura. Like here temperature and water were a factor.
On our way down, somewhere near Rouen, a stone thrown up by a truck hit the screen leaving a chip. I said a rude word and made a mental note that it was repairable on my drive, as we'd had done before.
Car parked in hot sun by our caravan and getting covered in dust from surrounding crop gathering. Going out to the shops late afternoon I instinctively operated the washer to clear the dust. Immediately the screen developed a long crack. Almost certainly water getting in to between the components of laminated glass then expanding due to heat.
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Just off the phone with hastings , comes up as £115 excess ( which I wasnt expecting ) , they said it wont effect my no claims bonus but cant say if it will increase my premium next year as it will be marked as a claim . Is this correct?
They have been a nightmare to deal with since i took out the policy last year .
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A small excess like that for windscreen replacement is fairly normal. It's only the chip repairs which cost you nothing at all.
However, if the car is relatively old and your insurance is relatively expensive, it may be worth getting a quote to get the windscreen replaced paying for it yourself. Get that from somewhere independent, rather than the companies the insurance companies use. A simple replacement without the need to recalibrate any cameras, sensors etc isn't that expensive, only a couple of hundred pounds on something like an old Corsa.
However, once anything from the last few years is involved, best left to the insurancd company. Anything which needs recalibration (even just auto wipers) adds quite a bit more work to the job. Collision avoidance cameras, active cruise etc sometimes can involve a trip to a main dealer too which puts up the cost even more.
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Just off the phone with hastings , comes up as £115 excess ( which I wasnt expecting ) , they said it wont effect my no claims bonus but cant say if it will increase my premium next year as it will be marked as a claim . Is this correct?
They have been a nightmare to deal with since i took out the policy last year .
You could just leave it for a while as it isn`t blocking the view, but bear in mind its structural, ie part of the strength of the car so any crack weakens it.
and there are no reasons for glass to crack least of all weather conditions, I have over the years seen many screens crack for no real reason other than possibly age, but as some can break nearly new kinda proves they can crack at any time with no assistance at all
ie its just one of those things.....
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If, for some reason, the police did notice your cracked windscreen, the'd probably just say "Did you know you've got a cracked windscreen?" and then advise you to get it replaced as soon as possible.
Edited by Sofa Spud on 22/05/2023 at 09:41
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<< ... there are no reasons for glass to crack, least of all weather conditions, >>
I agree. Manufacturers of screens sensitive to such events would not stay in business long, especially allowing for climates much harsher than ours. Impact stress can take some time to relieve though, possibly days or even weeks, causing a sudden crack for no obvious reason.
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Just off the phone with hastings , comes up as £115 excess ( which I wasnt expecting ) , they said it wont effect my no claims bonus but cant say if it will increase my premium next year as it will be marked as a claim . Is this correct?
They have been a nightmare to deal with since i took out the policy last year .
Yes, although the excess varies. Chips are free to repair as it stops them from turning into cracks. Cracks mean a replacement screen.
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OP doesn't say what car it is - but some glass companies will fit generic windscreens, not necessarily OE spec - so check if your existing windscreen has any features like camera systems, heating elements, tint bands, tint colour - some insurers will increase the excess for an OE windscreen.
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its a 2010 Honda Civic - will most likely have to go down the insurance route and see what happens - cheapest online qoute has been £380 going upto £500 .
Thing is cant see any chip just the crack which runs from the top of the window fades slightly the into a curved section.
Thanks for all the help and advice
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its a 2010 Honda Civic - will most likely have to go down the insurance route and see what happens - cheapest online qoute has been £380 going upto £500 .
That's similar to what we paid for the 'lingo albeit we paid in Euro. Set off to visit the insurer's people in Annecy but the Citroen dealer on the edge of the town we were staying in has a advert outside for windscreen replacements. Booked in and was then able to cycle back until they phoned to say it was finished.
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its a 2010 Honda Civic - will most likely have to go down the insurance route and see what happens - cheapest online qoute has been £380 going upto £500 .
Thing is cant see any chip just the crack which runs from the top of the window fades slightly the into a curved section.
Thanks for all the help and advice
I have a 2008 Civic, that cracked from the bottom up in the same direction as yours, cost me £75 excess, I checked body frame to make sure no bad welds where it sat, as some Fords used to get the same problem, but welds cannot be felt so ok
being 15 years old put it down to age, they said on claim form stone chip, suits me.
any glass sheet can crack at any time as its live/fluid and moves about so anything can happen to it
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Booked in for next Tuesday their earliest appointment as they only given me two options in Birmingham.
I thought it would have been £75 as every other policy I've had upto this point has been £25/free for a repair or £75 for a replacement what makes it worse is that I put down the wrong purchase date of my car when I signed up to Hastings (3 days out) and they charged me £40 to change change it as I was out of two week cooling off period.
Lesson learnt and it's not always best to go with the cheapest policy or Hastings.
Hopefully I won't have any issues till then,
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As it happens, a couple of days ago our Ignis was struck by a stone thrown up by a passing truck, pretty much right in the middle of the drivers view!. Way too big to be repaired, so my wife was on the phone this morning, £50 excess.
Not sure if it being a Motability car is relevant, maybe they have particularly favourable excess rates?
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About a month ago a flung-up stone gave me a 3cm crack right in the middle of the screen, directly in front of the drivers seat (middle of line of vision). I had an MoT booked for a couple of days later. Reading multiple online websites (including the likes of the RAC/AA) the guidance was clear - it'd fail a MoT unless I replaced it first. So I called the garage which was due to do the MoT to postpone the test - the chap in the garage asked why and I explained the circumstances. He said that that online guidance is way out of date, and MoT rules now allow really large cracks without failing, so I went ahead and it passed. I have since then replaced the windscreen, and the excess with LV was £95 [a VW - my other car, a Volvo, has a higher excess for some reason, £140, with the same insurer).
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