[Adyk]

Hi all,

Thanks for having me here 🙂
I have been on the scheme for approx 7 years and never had any problems at all.
Until i was going up the motorway and a stone flicked up and cracked my windscreen (Approx 9″) on the passengers side. Not in my line of vision at all.

So i contacted autoglass as advised by motability and i have to wait for 2 weeks before the glass is even at my local depot.
I appreciate i have a new car Peugeot e-3008, But having to wait 2 weeks seems a bit excessive. or i am just inpatient lol. I presume if the screen was completely shot i would be able to get a temp car .

Absolutely love the car by the way.

I know the risk of driving with a cracked window but i have too. I am not doing any motorway work till it is replaced.

Moan over

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[Rene]

2 weeks can be normal. Not great, but nothing you could do other than phoning around to see if another location has the glass in stock (unlikely with a brand new model).

Now, driving. Cars nowadays are stiff, so it shouldn’t get bigger in normal driving (unless plenty of potholes or up and down kerbs) – the main issue is, that it’d be illegal. I think 40mm or something is fine when out of view, but 9 inches definitely isn’t.

Just gotta hope that police turns a blind eye. Personally, i would probably drive, given no alternative. I’d ask MB if you could have a hire for the time, but failing that.. yeah, i’d probably drive too for the necessities.

Sucks, but not much one can do – way too large for chip repair, just gotta cross your fingers, restrict to driving only the absolutely needed journeys, and get it done in two weeks. In my opinion.

Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.

[kezo]

Agree with @Rene though, in the unlikely case you do get pulled over, it’s a simple case of “yes officer, it’s only just happened”.

It takes a while for the better aftermarket manufacturers to get the winscreen patterns of new/er models, so most likely be OEM, which will most likely come from EUrope.

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