All About Windscreens

For a simple repair, a glass technician can often come to your home or work, and will take around 20 to 30 minutes to complete the fix. A windscreen replacement has to be done at the repairer's workshop and can take around 3 - 4 hours - or more if the glass needed is not in stock.

Stats from Smith & Smith say that the waste from 40 windscreen repairs fits into the palm of your hand, while the waste from 40 windscreen replacements fits into a dump truck. Think about how many dump truck loads could be saved if damage is repaired as soon as it appears!

As soon as a chip appears on your windscreen, it will begin to affect the windscreen’s structural integrity. If a chip or crack is larger than 25mm (the size of a $2 coin) or in the driver’s line of vision, your car will fail its WOF.

If a car has a crack in the windscreen and has an accident, the windscreen is more likely to fail – resulting in crushed roofs and less effective airbags. A windscreen also acts as a barrier to keep occupants or objects in a car if seatbelts fail.

If you've already got Comprehensive Cover with State, you are covered for accidental loss or damage to windscreens - adding on excess protection means that if you need your windscreen replaced or repaired you won't have to pay an excess. Windscreen damage can be added to third party, fire and theft and third party only policies. When you add the windscreen extension cover to your policy, you can claim for any accidental damage to your windscreen, windows, sunroof, and driving lights without having to pay an excess.