Hi
A couple of weeks ago i heard a rather large bang whislt i was driving along.
When i got home i realised the bang was caused by a stone being flicked up by the car infront and it hit my winscreen just above my tax disk holder.
The damage is a small 'spider' crack. It is very small but just to be safe i went to both Autoglass and RAC to see if the crack was repairable.
They both said that if they tried repairing it, it would probably cause the crack to grow. They also said that the crack is very small and it probably wont grow or if it does it would crack towards the center of the windscreen.
They both advised i leave it till it got worse as apparently the crack is in the 'strongest part' of the windscreen (not in the area where the wipers would go over it).
For the past few mornings there has been quite a bit of frost on my car and i'm a little concerned about whether the crack would grow.
Basically i want to know what to do when i replace it.
What would be the best option?
Asda (my insurer) have a £60 excess on windscreen replacements. If i go through the insurance am i likely to lose my NCB ?
What would be the price of a new windscreen if i didnt go through insurance?
This has never happened to me before.
Thanks
A couple of weeks ago i heard a rather large bang whislt i was driving along.
When i got home i realised the bang was caused by a stone being flicked up by the car infront and it hit my winscreen just above my tax disk holder.
The damage is a small 'spider' crack. It is very small but just to be safe i went to both Autoglass and RAC to see if the crack was repairable.
They both said that if they tried repairing it, it would probably cause the crack to grow. They also said that the crack is very small and it probably wont grow or if it does it would crack towards the center of the windscreen.
They both advised i leave it till it got worse as apparently the crack is in the 'strongest part' of the windscreen (not in the area where the wipers would go over it).
For the past few mornings there has been quite a bit of frost on my car and i'm a little concerned about whether the crack would grow.
Basically i want to know what to do when i replace it.
What would be the best option?
Asda (my insurer) have a £60 excess on windscreen replacements. If i go through the insurance am i likely to lose my NCB ?
What would be the price of a new windscreen if i didnt go through insurance?
This has never happened to me before.
Thanks