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The good news regarding a chipped or cracked car windscreen is that it does not necessarily need to be replaced. In fact, using the latest technology and the best equipment, a car glass repair specialist is able to quickly mend a crack or chip and this can be done on site – which means that a glass repairer will come to your home or office to carry out the repair.

A car windscreen is your vehicle’s first line of defence, which means that any small stone, pebble or road debris will more than likely end up chipping or cracking your car’s windscreen. In most cases, if not all cases, preventing a flying stone from damaging your car’s windscreen is impossible.  Without an effective glass care service provider offering their services as windscreen repairers, the car owner would have to replace the entire screen and for most vehicles, the cost of a new windshield is high.

By injecting a type of silicon resin into the chip or crack, the damaged windscreen is quickly repaired and furthermore, the silicon or gum is able to ensure that the crack does not run and cause further damage, or that the chip on the screen does not become bigger when going over the first bump or pothole in the roads surface.

Insurance companies realise that accidental damage to a car’s windscreen is relatively common and to this end, the screen can be fixed with no or a very low insurance excess being paid. In the event that the damage is too large and the chip or crack is irreparable, the entire windshield will need to be replaced.  An insurance company will provide the insured driver with a list of approved fitment centres and as in the case of the repairer, the fitter may also offer onsite fitment at the insured’s home or office.

Wikipedia have an interesting page on windscreens at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windshield.