MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: ripmateyy on February 20, 2014, 05:48:33 pm

Title: New windscreen needed
Post by: ripmateyy on February 20, 2014, 05:48:33 pm

What's the best thing to do? Do it privately or go through my insurance?

If I go through my insurance will it put my insurance premium up?

Title: Re: New windscreen needed
Post by: Human Joist on February 20, 2014, 05:53:04 pm

Go through insurance as a rain sensor windscreen for one of these is not cheap. Pay your excess. It won't put your premium up. Simples.

Title: Re: New windscreen needed
Post by: skard on February 20, 2014, 05:54:22 pm

Usually it is a £75ish excess and that is it, no affect on your premium. However, some insurance windscreens are not OEM quality.

I think if you want OEM done independently, you still pay your excess, and the insurers pay up to £100ish towards the overall cost (sourcing your own screen and paying a fitter).

Best thing is to check your policy documents!

Title: Re: New windscreen needed
Post by: Matto on February 20, 2014, 05:55:33 pm

I had one through my insurance a couple of years back. Excess was £75 I think and have found windscreen claims haven't affected my premium. There are companies out there who will do it for you. I said I wanted a genuine windscreen and the fitter showed me the invoice. Was around 150 I think. Might be wrong as it was a while ago.

Title: Re: New windscreen needed
Post by: ripmateyy on February 20, 2014, 06:09:46 pm

Ideal guys!! I shall have a read through my documents, thank you!