With the low sun around at the moment I've noticed just how badly damaged my windscreen is - not chipped but just in need of a real heavy duty clean/polish. Is there any way of renovating this or do I need to get autoglass to fit a new one

 

Depends on what sort of damage mate, deep scratches or lots of small chips get it changed.

 

There's nothing visible until the sun catches it - it's almost like a fine rash

 

nothing can polish car glass (people will tell u there is , but there isnt) If it bothers you , get it replaced under insurance. Thats what i did , on a sunny day it was like a spiders web ! Bugeyes must have soft glass coz all my windows are bad , but screen was the most annoying.

 

That might be the plan then;thumb:

 

if insurance pay 4 it yr insurance will go up next year,and remain loaded for few yrs after

 

Really, you aren't required to declare glass claims if you have windscreen cover

 

maybe if you got seperate cover i dunno,i had mine replaced on my transit 4 years ago and the policies still loaded due to that,it doesnt affect ncb but does affect policy price....a claims a claim i guess

 

didnt make a difference to my insurance . Had to pay some towards it (cant remember how much ) still cheaper than a new screen.

 

That's how it normally works - I think my excess is either £60 or £75

 

fair enough,it did with mine,and i had to pay the vat,mind you the bill wasnt far short of a grand as the screen is heated and has auto lights/wipers which add to cost i believe

 

in winter my van window cracked . Said to the boss and wasnt too worried as i though ins would sort it throught the lease . They did , and he had to pay some plus VAT but the guy handed me the bill . . . . . £300 odd ! Felt a bit guilty (only a bit)

It confused the heck outta me.

 

I recently claimed via my insurance for a 'Autoglass' smart repair & when I went through the recorded options, it put me directly though to Autoglass!
Even though I rang my insurance company, I didn't speak to them at all!
All Autoglass wanted to know was if I had glass cover on my policy & what the excess was...£25.

 

Ironically, I washed the car yesterday and found a deep scratch in the bonnet with a corresponding hole in the windscreen - I think I recall hearing the stone hit but I'd not seen it or the damage until yesterday. Decision made, just need to dig out my insurance docs!