Windscreen woes

[Reallyretired]

Just checked my insurance and the max is £1000 windscreen cover ....with £100 excess...

I think I'll get a quote for replacement before going further..

Good idea, an A class windscreen is a lot more than £1000

 

[2bob]

was going to say some insurance company for windscreen cover only goes up to so much i always check out how much they pay so i dont pay the rest

 

[TheBig1]

Just checked my insurance and the max is £1000 windscreen cover ....with £100 excess...

I think I'll get a quote for replacement before going further..

sorry to hear that, a few quid saved on the premium makes the policy not suited to an A class van. Which means it bites you on the bum when something like this happens

 

[TheBig1]

I just googled, the screen is available but at a price, 1400 Euros fitted in Belgium. Will be more in the uk

Windscreen Hymer B-class from 2010

Clear, not tinted + 3 holes for the wipers. Dimensions windscreen 2273 x 1021 mm. Year of construction from 2010.

www.autoglas-concurrent.nl

 

[Lenny HB]

Just checked my insurance and the max is £1000 windscreen cover ....with £100 excess...

Ouch! That doesn't sound like a proper Motorhome policy.

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[Lenny HB]

I just googled, the screen is available but at a price, 1400 Euros fitted in Belgium. Will be more in the uk

Windscreen Hymer B-class from 2010

Clear, not tinted + 3 holes for the wipers. Dimensions windscreen 2273 x 1021 mm. Year of construction from 2010.

www.autoglas-concurrent.nl

Sounds good that will be a LHD screen great if the OP's van is LHD.
Hymer screens are handed as the wiper spindles come through the screen.

 

[G-RMPS]

Ouch! That doesn't sound like a proper Motorhome policy.

Adrian Flux only provided £1000 windscreen cover on my policy last year. I asked them what would happen if I got a damaged windscreen. They said claim on the main part of the policy not the windscreen cover. I guess you would lose out on a larger excess and it would likely impact your no claims history. Fortunately they changed underwriter this year and the policy indicates the full windscreen value is covered.

 

[Speve]

Just checked my insurance and the max is £1000 windscreen cover ....with £100 excess...

I think I'll get a quote for replacement before going further..

We had our Exsis I A class screen replaced a couple of years back and that was around £1000 From memory.

 

[Geo]

That may be right for cars but it’s not correct for vans/buses/MHs etc with larger screens. Mine just got through with a crack over 200mm because it wasn’t obstructing the drivers vision.

Give me a break class 4 mot regs do not change from vehicle to vehicle
If your crack is inside zone A or B swept area your tester wants sacking

 

[telsdog]

Screenshot of the relevant page of mot test manual.

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[Rapido925M]

Adrian Flux only provided £1000 windscreen cover on my policy last year. I asked them what would happen if I got a damaged windscreen. They said claim on the main part of the policy not the windscreen cover. I guess you would lose out on a larger excess and it would likely impact your no claims history. Fortunately they changed underwriter this year and the policy indicates the full windscreen value is covered.

I refused an Adrian Flux policy for exactly that reason of maximum claim: I find it hard to believe that you could claim on the main part of the policy. They certainly didn't give me full information on the phone BUT I read the policy document when it arrived.

I also knew that SAGE replaced my screen for £2997, of which I paid £75, without any effect on my premium.
ALWAYS check if the cover offered matches the cost of your item: you wouldn't willingly insure a £50k MH for £20k nor a £400k house for £250k just to save a few pounds on the premium would you?

Gordon

 

[gus-lopez]

I think I'll get a quote for replacement before going further..

Make sure you get a few & that you specifically state that it is not being done on insurance. you are actually paying for it.

 

[nicholsong]

Make sure you get a few & that you specifically state that it is not being done on insurance. you are actually paying for it.

Also you need to make sure it is done by a team that are used to doing coaches and trucks, not just cars, as their skills and experience are needed for 'A' Class windscreens.

Geoff

 

[MisterB]

A second aside, the CritAire sticker, if you have one, cannot be removed as the ink is the adhesive. I have photographed the label and laminated it.

i am having my screen replaced in a couple of weeks - never thought about my crit air sticker !!! i will do the same thing as you suggest - even though the moho is on their register, it makes it easier just to display a sticker with all the info - so thanks for the tip !

 

[Janine]

the cost should not be a consideration, pretty much every vehicle insurance has glass cover. A glass claim does not usually affect any no claims discount. So just the glass excess to pay which is usually £75 or below

stone chip repairs are no excess as well

Beware some of the cheap quotes on comparison sites don't include windscreen cover. I nearly made that mistake earlier this year.

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[The Wino]

Beware some of the cheap quotes on comparison sites don't include windscreen cover. I nearly made that mistake earlier this year.

Too late for the op if it's coming up for renewal. He could renew on a different policy then claim but it would result in a fraud prosecution potentially if it was discovered that it was pre-existing.