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Author Topic: Cracked windscreen. Is insurance claim the best plan?  (Read 1466 times)

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terry paget

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Cracked windscreen. Is insurance claim the best plan?
« on: 13 October 2013, 12:17:33 »

V324DTO 2.5 petrol manual saloon
Windscreen has long crack low driver's side. Insurer Admiral have £75 excess on windscreen claims. Is this the best path to follow?
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Re: Cracked windscreen. Is insurance claim the best plan?
« Reply #1 on: 13 October 2013, 12:29:52 »

I had a screen replaced by a private mobile man cheaper than your excess. Might be worth shopping around
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Re: Cracked windscreen. Is insurance claim the best plan?
« Reply #2 on: 13 October 2013, 13:22:01 »

£75 does seem normal :-\
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Re: Cracked windscreen. Is insurance claim the best plan?
« Reply #3 on: 13 October 2013, 13:32:14 »

£75 is the going rate, worth asking who they get to do the job.

My 2.2 LPG is on it's 3rd screen, twice it's cracked on the passenger side. Each time Autowindscreens have been out, they have done great job each time.

Few members here have had big issues with other companies, RAC windscreens for example  ::)
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Re: Cracked windscreen. Is insurance claim the best plan?
« Reply #4 on: 13 October 2013, 13:34:38 »

What trims did autowindscreens use?
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Re: Cracked windscreen. Is insurance claim the best plan?
« Reply #5 on: 13 October 2013, 13:35:08 »

a claim for windscreen should not affect your NCD so go for a good quality screen - you still only payout £75
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Re: Cracked windscreen. Is insurance claim the best plan?
« Reply #6 on: 13 October 2013, 13:40:22 »

What trims did autowindscreens use?

Not sure, never saw the wrapping, maybe Bosch?

Either way appears ok, no wind noise or anything. Still silent at motorway cruise
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Re: Cracked windscreen. Is insurance claim the best plan?
« Reply #7 on: 13 October 2013, 13:56:41 »

To some degree I think it depends on the Omega model and therefore the spec of the screen
I've had a screen fitted to Miggy some time ago which turned out to be a cheap after market replacement
Miggy was an Elite model
I did insist on a genuine GM replacement which incidentaly came from Germany
I understood at that time none of the screens with the higher spec were stocked in the UK
It was of course an insurance claim as the proper screen on enquirery was expensive
Hope this helps :y
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Re: Cracked windscreen. Is insurance claim the best plan?
« Reply #8 on: 13 October 2013, 17:04:07 »

£75 is the going rate, worth asking who they get to do the job.

My 2.2 LPG is on it's 3rd screen, twice it's cracked on the passenger side. Each time Autowindscreens have been out, they have done great job each time.

Few members here have had big issues with other companies, RAC windscreens for example  ::)
There finished now i thinks
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Re: Cracked windscreen. Is insurance claim the best plan?
« Reply #9 on: 13 October 2013, 18:33:54 »

a claim for windscreen should not affect your NCD so go for a good quality screen - you still only payout £75

Some Insurers skip that year for your what would have been another years NCD added on at the end of the year with Windcsreen Claims.
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