How small does a chip have to be?
The coin test, the wiper-sweep rule, and the one position on the glass where size stops mattering entirely.
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Glass advice
Glass advice
worth reading
Most of what gets written about windscreens is written to sell one. This is the stuff we end up explaining on the phone twice a week, put down once so you can read it before you ring.
Rather just ask?
Send a photo of the damage with the registration. You will get a straight answer about whether it repairs or replaces, without reading anything.
Six things worth knowing
Pick what
Pick what
applies to you
Why recalibration is not optional
What actually happens to lane keeping and emergency braking when the camera behind the glass is a degree out of true.
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Will a glass claim cost me my no-claims?
How windscreen cover usually sits apart from the rest of a comprehensive policy, and the excess to expect.
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Defrosting without cracking the screen
Why a blast of hot air on cold glass is the fastest way to turn a stable chip into a crack across the whole windscreen.
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What OEM-equivalent actually means
Who really makes main-dealer glass, why the same model takes four different screens, and when branded glass is worth paying for.
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Keeping a van fleet on the road
Why glass downtime costs more than the glass, and how to get a yard full of vans done without losing a working day.
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One email, when the frosts start
Every autumn we send one message telling you how to clear a screen without turning a chip into a crack. That is the whole list. No offers, no monthly round-up.
Reading this locally
All of the above applies wherever you are, but the practicalities do not. The area pages cover what changes about a job depending on which town you are in.
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