A windscreen chip could turn into a crack any time, and if you’re driving, it could be dangerous.
Replacing a windscreen, as opposed to repairing a chipped one, is also hard on the wallet.
It’s also hard on the environment. Each year around 20,000 tonnes of windscreen glass is dumped into landfills around Australia. The waste produced from 40 windscreen replacements is enough to fill a dumpster while the waste produced from 40 windscreen repairs will fit in the palm of your hand.
According to The Buzz car insurance, it’s a common assumption that a chipped windscreen needs to be replaced. Not so. In most cases a chip that’s smaller than a $1 coin can be repaired.
To save hard earned money, and to be kind to the environment, it’s best to get a chipped screen repaired quickly.
The Buzz has teamed up with O’Brien Glass to help people understand the benefits of acting quickly to get a chipped windscreen repaired.
Here’s some other benefits
It saves you valuable time. A windscreen chip can be repaired in less than half an hour whereas a windscreen replacement takes up to 2 hours
It’s cheaper. The cost of repairing a windscreen is less than half of the cost of replacing it.
No compromise to safety. The windscreen provides up to 30% of a car’s structural strength. The passenger airbag relies on the windscreen to provide support if the airbag deploys. The O’Brien repair system restores the structural integrity of the windscreen.
The Buzz offers customers a free windscreen chip repair through O’Brien in your first year as a customer.
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