Would you replace this windscreen?

[Feek]

My windscreen hasn't changed since the last MoT a year ago, the 'damage' is one tiny spot and one small area of marks. The spot is in front of me but right at the bottom of my eyeline and the marks are off to the left a bit.

The former is less than 2mm in diameter and the latter is over a 10mm length. These pictures from the outside make them look really visible but they're not.

The MoT today says:

Repair as soon as possible (minor defects)

• Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view [3.2 (a)(i)]

Bear in mind that I can hardly see these marks, if you were me, would you be getting the windscreen changed?

 

[Feek]

I described them to the insurance and they said from my description that the small cluster are too close together and that there are too many to repair. I might pop into an Autoglass and see what they recommend.

/edit - I've checked the Autoglass website and it confirms that if there are more than four dinks then it can't be repaired, it has to be replaced.

 

[Feek]

I don't need to fiddle it to get a replacement on the insurance, they said it's covered if I want it but I do agree with the comments above that I'd like to keep the original as long as possible.

 

[Feek]

So I think I would definitely learn to put up with those.

They've been there since I got the car, a year ago. Putting up with them isn't an issue. I suppose I should have worded the subject differently to "Should I replace this windscreen because of what's on the MoT?"

If it gets no worse, I'll look forward to the same note in a year!

 

[Feek]

They’ve gone through the top layer of the glass but because there are more than four of them, they won’t repair.