Windscreen - '91 Rover 216

Have a crack in my windscreen that will need sorting before the MOT.

I have no insurance of any kind to cover this.

Anyone recommend a cheap way to get it replaced near Gatwick, Surrey.

Anyone estimate a cost?

Usually about £150.

Is that all? My insurance company state that that it's one of their best selling points - no excess but they'll crank your premium up next year to pay.

If it's only £150 then it would be cheaper to change companies!

--Nick.

Who's your insurance company? Most don't count it as a claim.

DirectLine.

--Nick.

I've had a couple replaced over the past few years and both were £150. One was a bonded one on a Sierra and the other a boggo standard one on a Capri. Autoglass both times "on-site" and both £150 as it wasn't covered by the insurance.

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What gets me is the difference between the amount on the invoice to the insurance company and the cash price if you ring around. I've been quoted under £100 for the Montego, but seen an insurance company billed for nearly twice that.

Ah yes. IME, DirectLine _do_ load premiums for glass claims. Not a _lot_,= =20 but I've always looked at about =A320-25 per SP30 and =A320-25 per glass cl= aim.

Pete.

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And I'm sure there's a £50 excess if they have to replace the windscreen (or is it £50 if they can fix it without replacing the screen?) So £50 + £25 load + whatever else they load in the future doesn't seem like such a good deal after all. Better than £150, I suppose.

--Nick.

Yep. £295 to an insurance company discounted to £100 to me as a private customer. My flabber was ghasted.

Interestingly all the quotes (10) were between 94 and 100 + vat except RAC who were 128 all in.

I managed to pursuade the company of choice to do it for 100 quid all in.

As with everything in life, phone round and haggle!!!

Interestingly a tinted strip at the top is cheaper than clear!

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According to the previous owner, it was a fiver more for the Monty.

Insurance companies will get a retro-discount for volume from the fitting companie's head office.