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Windscreen advice
« on: October 05, 2017, 11:10:46 am »
If i get the front windscreen replaced from insurance would it affect my NCB?
Would that mean i made a claim ?

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Re: Windscreen advice
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2017, 11:26:02 am »
Best to speak to your insurance company to find out but I had it done a couple of years ago and was told it wouldn't affect my NCB and was fine.

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Re: Windscreen advice
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2017, 11:27:16 am »
Not normally. There's normally an excess to pay, normally £50-£100

They'll fix chips for free generally aswell
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Re: Windscreen advice
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2017, 02:30:37 pm »
Thanks for the replies i got a chip which has become a crack and was thinking to get it done without insurance and it was coming up to £750  :sad1: ill ring the insurance

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Re: Windscreen advice
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2017, 03:52:18 pm »
Thanks for the replies i got a chip which has become a crack and was thinking to get it done without insurance and it was coming up to £750  :sad1: ill ring the insurance


How was it £750?????


I had mine done at the dealers with a fully genuine Vw screen for £300

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Re: Windscreen advice
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2017, 10:09:40 pm »
Dont know but i just done a rough research on the net

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Re: Windscreen advice
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2017, 08:23:50 am »
I had mine done last year after a bad crack, and now i can see out of the window its amazing but my car has done 170k !
In my case just had to pay the windscreen excess. NCB was not affected. It was a non VW one and seems fine to me. According to the windscreen guy same as VW apart from no VW sign. I would of had to wait if I wanted a VW one
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Re: Windscreen advice
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2017, 08:35:12 am »
Thats some reasurance lol i thought ill have to cough up couple hundred quid thanks for the response

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Re: Windscreen advice
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2017, 08:55:57 am »
I think for me it was either 70 or 90 quid didnt need to come and see it just contacted auto windscreens directly  :happy2: Enjoy the difference and a great time to get new OEM wipers at the same time
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Re: Windscreen advice
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2017, 11:52:42 am »
Just found out they will charge 80 and it wont be classed as a claim 

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Re: Windscreen advice
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2017, 04:39:36 pm »
Thanks for the replies i got a chip which has become a crack and was thinking to get it done without insurance and it was coming up to £750  :sad1: ill ring the insurance


How was it £750?????


I had mine done at the dealers with a fully genuine Vw screen for £300

Wow that's cheap for genuine glass.

Next time I will be going genuine.   I had two screens fitted last year in as many months.  Aftermarket screens are crap.  Thinner and more brittle than OEM (on purpose for repeat business).


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Re: Windscreen advice
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2017, 05:20:19 pm »
Insist on genuine glass. The little "VW" in the corner  :happy2:   I had mine replaced "like for like" with RAC insurance   1st one went "missing" second fitted at work on a Saturday morning  Excess £60 3 yrs ago.