Sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees is a common saying, but that is sometimes quiet true for your windscreen of your car. You tend to look through it not at it and it is possible you have got a windscreen that will fail its next MOT test.

For others though there's is a blatant scratch or dint, normally caused by a stone being catapulted back from a vehicle in front. So can it be repaired or does the whole windscreen need replacing? Well the answer lies in the amount of damage done, to whether it is a consideration to repair.

The first piece of advice is to check your insurance cover, if it is included within your policy then it should be a consideration to just get new one free of charge (if you are excess free). Normally this is provided as an extra and not included in standard policies, so it may not effect your no claims bonus, but as you know all insurance policies are different so check this out also.

With windscreens costing £500 and above it is no surprise that winscreen repair or even doing it yourself is becomming more polpur. You can buy DIY kits fro around £20 that will ad resin to the screen and fill in it and make the windscreen repair a bit stronger, but what should be noted that in most cases you will still see the damage albeit a bit less than before. You may find that when coming to sell the car, the new potential owner may deduct the value of the screen off the asking price anyway if they can see the windscreen repair.

Even the professionals who offer thiswindscreen repair service do not get it right every time and in fact will tell you so. Resin is not glass and can be hard to make every dint disappear. You can find out al lot from the general public by reading forums on the subject and i found that most thought the repairs as ok and better than it was, but still noticeable. The occasional post said that the windscreen reapir was worse than the damage and then the occasional said it was perfect. But the majority agreed the damage was till noticeable. If this is unacceptable, then consider a new windscreen.

The general opinion was that for small cracks it was ok but for anything that was larger, you would still see the windscreen repair. If you intend to keep the car for some time and the resale value is of less importance, then getting your windscreen repaired this way could be the ideal solution. If your finances are not right at this time, also this may get you by for now. If you want maximum price for your car when you come to sell it, you should consider replacing the windscreen, unless it is small cracks you are repairing.

Windscreen Repair And Breakdown Cover

If a broken windscreen is a worry to you, it be worthwhile reading your breakdown cover policy to find out how you are covered if you were to suffer windscreen damage that will stop you from driving. Of course you can apply emergency measures, but could you do this yourself, do you have the materials in the car and finally would your breakdown cover company come to your aid, for a windscreen related fault?