Save Insurance Excess If Your Screen Is Chipped

Thursday, 18. September 2008

Autoglass has warned that many replacement windscreens could have been avoided if drivers acted more quickly when their screens suffered a chip as chips will nearly always become a crack. A straight forward chip repair takes about 20 minutes compared to nearly 2 hours for a replacement screen. The cost of windscreen replacement is rising rapidly due to the complexity of the glass used and the skill and time required to fit it. Fortunately, most insurance companies will cover chip repairs at no direct cost to the policyholder as they understand the benefits of repair over replacement. So if you get a chipped screen act quickly and ensure that the fitter contacts your insurer who may well agree the repair without the need to pay any excess. By Graham Hill