Windscreen Replacement

[Cyker]

Hey all, jut wanted a reality check;

My brother's Corolla got a small stone chip on the windscreen on the way home, but today as he's come out of work, he's found it's developed into an 8" crack!

Now, Autoglass are quoting £650 for it to be replaced, which seems a bit... high! I'd figured it should be at the most half of that!!

[MarcTS]

Hey all, jut wanted a reality check;

My brother's Corolla got a small stone chip on the windscreen on the way home, but today as he's come out of work, he's found it's developed into an 8" crack!

Now, Autoglass are quoting £650 for it to be replaced, which seems a bit... high! I'd figured it should be at the most half of that!!

What's wrong with his car insurance? If he gives them a call, it should cost him roughly £50 and won't affect his no claims discount (if he has any)

[johnmaher]

Hey all, jut wanted a reality check;

My brother's Corolla got a small stone chip on the windscreen on the way home, but today as he's come out of work, he's found it's developed into an 8" crack!

Now, Autoglass are quoting £650 for it to be replaced, which seems a bit... high! I'd figured it should be at the most half of that!!

What's wrong with his car insurance? If he gives them a call, it should cost him roughly £50 and won't affect his no claims discount (if he has any)

Yup! Thats the way it normally goes, my bmw had a screen and my excess was £70!

[Karma Supra]

Insurance.

I had to pay a £70 excess and mine was sorted, and it didn't affect my no claims.

[Cyker]

What if he's not fully comp tho'?

[MarcTS]

Have you read his insurance policy? If it doesn't come with windscreen cover because he is only tptf then is the upgrade to fully comp cheaper than £650? If so then get on to the ins company and go fully comp!

[Cyker]

I'll get him to check. So, £650 seems about right for a windscreen replacement then...? :(

[clangnuts]

Won't it be insurance fraud to take out a different policy, and then make a claim for something that's already broken before the policy started?

[LAA69]

Won't it be insurance fraud to take out a different policy, and then make a claim for something that's already broken before the policy started?

Not at all, its actually called "Improvisation" ....

[Karma Supra]

IIRC the "bill" for my new windscreen was something like £750, but mine includes sensors for auto wipers and lights, so yeah £450 sounds reasonable to me.