Any windscreen fitters on or folks in the know
22-07-2016, 10:46 PM
#1
Passionford Addict
Thread Starter
Any windscreen fitters on or folks in the know
Need a bloody new screen for the Mrs Touran 
The things just cost me £400 to mot last week and that was many skint knuckles included for me replacing brakes and full shocks springs etc. 3 emission tests in there aswell before the thing passed 
Not that I was shocked with that.
Anyway on a 200 mile round road trip up to Aberdeen and back today finalising the last of our wedding plans for sept and I'm driving only 5 miles away from home and bang windscreens fu**ed completely!!!!
Never saw the likes before but I was in the outside passing and level with the car next to me when a stone came from the opposite carriageway and I saw it come and very nearly ducked
End result was a crack like half a 10p and by the time I've got home tonight it's went from right in my view to either side of the windscreen. Raging isn't the word honestly 
I've got windscreen cover but I'm not one for claiming stuff and the excess is £75 so what to do. I've emailed auto glass for a quote to see the score but what's the best and realistically for me right now the cheapest. Just had to fork out £1700 today on wedding bills
Thought folks. What would you lot do?
The things just cost me £400 to mot last week and that was many skint knuckles included for me replacing brakes and full shocks springs etc. 3 emission tests in there aswell before the thing passed Not that I was shocked with that. Anyway on a 200 mile round road trip up to Aberdeen and back today finalising the last of our wedding plans for sept and I'm driving only 5 miles away from home and bang windscreens fu**ed completely!!!!
Never saw the likes before but I was in the outside passing and level with the car next to me when a stone came from the opposite carriageway and I saw it come and very nearly ducked
End result was a crack like half a 10p and by the time I've got home tonight it's went from right in my view to either side of the windscreen. Raging isn't the word honestly I've got windscreen cover but I'm not one for claiming stuff and the excess is £75 so what to do. I've emailed auto glass for a quote to see the score but what's the best and realistically for me right now the cheapest. Just had to fork out £1700 today on wedding bills
Thought folks. What would you lot do?
22-07-2016, 10:53 PM
#2
You ain't getting a Touran screen fitted by anyone, let alone the likes of Autoglass or other larger brand companies for £75. Your windscreen cover and excess is there for you to claim on, so use it. You might as well, you've already paid for the replacement in your premiums.
Ring your insurance company, and find out who the preferred replacer is. If it's Autoglass, or Auto Windscreens, then I'd suggest you ask them if they have a second preferred repairer, ideally a local independent. Reason being, Autoglass and Auto Windscreens have both lost LOADS of staff due to restructuring and changing business model's, and are mostly staffed by trainee's now. And having been in the trade 13 years, I know a lot of people spread over different area's in different companies. And both of these companies now have dedicated, experienced, technicians whose sole job all day every day, is going out and rectifying the mistakes and damage caused by the trainee's.
Secondly, if it's Auto Windscreens, you'll most likely have 6 failed appointments and you won't get the screen changed for over a month.
Lastly, using a local independent is good for supporting local trades
Ring your insurance company, and find out who the preferred replacer is. If it's Autoglass, or Auto Windscreens, then I'd suggest you ask them if they have a second preferred repairer, ideally a local independent. Reason being, Autoglass and Auto Windscreens have both lost LOADS of staff due to restructuring and changing business model's, and are mostly staffed by trainee's now. And having been in the trade 13 years, I know a lot of people spread over different area's in different companies. And both of these companies now have dedicated, experienced, technicians whose sole job all day every day, is going out and rectifying the mistakes and damage caused by the trainee's.
Secondly, if it's Auto Windscreens, you'll most likely have 6 failed appointments and you won't get the screen changed for over a month.
Lastly, using a local independent is good for supporting local trades
23-07-2016, 12:55 AM
#3
Passionford Addict
Thread Starter
You ain't getting a Touran screen fitted by anyone, let alone the likes of Autoglass or other larger brand companies for £75. Your windscreen cover and excess is there for you to claim on, so use it. You might as well, you've already paid for the replacement in your premiums.
Ring your insurance company, and find out who the preferred replacer is. If it's Autoglass, or Auto Windscreens, then I'd suggest you ask them if they have a second preferred repairer, ideally a local independent. Reason being, Autoglass and Auto Windscreens have both lost LOADS of staff due to restructuring and changing business model's, and are mostly staffed by trainee's now. And having been in the trade 13 years, I know a lot of people spread over different area's in different companies. And both of these companies now have dedicated, experienced, technicians whose sole job all day every day, is going out and rectifying the mistakes and damage caused by the trainee's.
Secondly, if it's Auto Windscreens, you'll most likely have 6 failed appointments and you won't get the screen changed for over a month.
Lastly, using a local independent is good for supporting local trades
Ring your insurance company, and find out who the preferred replacer is. If it's Autoglass, or Auto Windscreens, then I'd suggest you ask them if they have a second preferred repairer, ideally a local independent. Reason being, Autoglass and Auto Windscreens have both lost LOADS of staff due to restructuring and changing business model's, and are mostly staffed by trainee's now. And having been in the trade 13 years, I know a lot of people spread over different area's in different companies. And both of these companies now have dedicated, experienced, technicians whose sole job all day every day, is going out and rectifying the mistakes and damage caused by the trainee's.
Secondly, if it's Auto Windscreens, you'll most likely have 6 failed appointments and you won't get the screen changed for over a month.
Lastly, using a local independent is good for supporting local trades
Advice appreciated
I know it wouldn't be anything like the excess and I would pay that bit more but I haven't had to have a windscreen replaced since 98 and that was a mk2 xr2 so not got a clue
23-07-2016, 10:08 AM
#6
broke the screen on the mondeo and went to autoglass, they first said it would be 10 days before they could come out but i could come to them
so i did
wrong windscreen
booked again, to go to them
wrong screen again
3rd time and time was getting desperate
you guessed it, wrong screen again but i didn't have an option but to get it fitted
apparently i've got a mk2 mondeo
pay the excess, get them to come to you, with the correct screen, hopefully
so i did
wrong windscreen
booked again, to go to them
wrong screen again
3rd time and time was getting desperate
you guessed it, wrong screen again but i didn't have an option but to get it fitted
apparently i've got a mk2 mondeo
pay the excess, get them to come to you, with the correct screen, hopefully
