western australia

The windscreen chip that wasn't a chip

@JudyEv (325851)

Rockingham, Australia

March 6, 2024 9:27pm CST

The photo shows golf balls which we’ve hung from the ceiling to tell us when we’re in the right place to stop to allow the garage doors to come down safely behind the cars. A few weeks ago, a stone flew up while we were driving and chipped the windscreen of our Prado. Our insurance pays for one new windscreen a year without us losing our no-claim bonus. The repairer came to our place and replaced the screen without any trouble. Then, last week, we discovered a chip in the windscreen of the other car. Again, we called the insurance company and a nice young man came out to fix it. However, it turned out to be a mark on the inside of the screen and not a chip at all. We were a bit embarrassed to say the least but he was good about it and didn’t charge us anything.

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@LindaOHio (156392)

• United States

7 Mar

I'm glad he didn't charge you anything. Have a good day.

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Mar

Luckily he hadn't had to drive far to get to us.

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@porwest (78761)

• United States

7 Mar

Good that your insurance covers that. As for the golf balls, maybe you should switch to tennis balls. Maybe you're speeding too fast into them and chipping your windows. lol

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@TheHorse (205900)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Mar

You made me chuckle. I think my Auntie used tennis balls.

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Mar

We didn't have any tennis balls but we did have golf balls.

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@porwest (78761)

• United States

7 Mar

@JudyEv I guess if it works for you, who am I to judge? lol

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@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

7 Mar

That reminds me. There is a chip on the Beast's windshield I should have repaired.

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@TheHorse (205900)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Mar

I call my 2008 Chevy Silverado "The Beast." I guess great minds think alike. What is your vehicle?

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Mar

If you catch it soon enough, sometimes they can repair rather than replace the windscreen.

@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Mar

@TheHorse Hmmm - or maybe it's a case of fools never differ.

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306538)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

7 Mar

I'm glad your insurance covered the first windscreen. I'm glad the second one didn't have a chip.

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@just4him (306538)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

7 Mar

@JudyEv That's true. With all the debris that flies around the highway, it can happen any time.

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Mar

Thanks. It's good it wasn't a chip. You never know when you're going to get another broken windscreen.

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@Deepizzaguy (94616)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

7 Mar

Thank you for sharing this good break you had dealing with the windscreen insurance not charging you for the incidents related to the windscreen.

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Mar

We felt a bit silly that we thought the mark was a chip.

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@TheHorse (205900)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Mar

@JudyEv Were you able to wipe it off?

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Mar

@TheHorse Yes, the mark came off quite easily.

@sarik1 (6786)

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7 Mar

Glad to know. have a great day.

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Mar

Thanks for the good wishes.

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@GardenGerty (157596)

• United States

8 Mar

Wow, that is a good deal. Also you have good insurance.

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Mar

We have had a few claims and never had any trouble which is really good.

@RebeccasFarm (86775)

• United States

7 Mar

Oh no Judy

Ha how funny though it was on the inside..good of him not to charge you..mind those golf balls don't chip the glass now.

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@RebeccasFarm (86775)

• United States

8 Mar

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Mar

We felt better when he left then came back ten minutes later for a tool he left behind! lol

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@jstory07 (134495)

• Roseburg, Oregon

7 Mar

I am glad you were not charged anything.

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Mar

Yes, that was kind of him. He was entitled to charge us something for the inconvenience.

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@LadyDuck (458388)

• Switzerland

7 Mar

I am glad it was not a chip and that the young man did not charge for his visit.

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@LadyDuck (458388)

• Switzerland

8 Mar

My husband insisted that there was a chip on the windscreen, I "washed" it off!

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Mar

In our defence, it did look like a chip!

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Mar

@LadyDuck And did you do it for free too, like our man?

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@wolfgirl569 (95327)

• Marion, Ohio

7 Mar

It's better to be safe

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Mar

That's for sure.

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@RasmaSandra (73514)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Mar

Glad you got through that without being charged,

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Mar

It was good of him really as he was entitled to charge.

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@TheHorse (205900)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Mar

I am glad the second guy was "cool." My Auntie had those balls hanging down as well.

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Mar

We were going to put down planks but I reckoned if we were doing any projects in the garage, we'd be forever tripping over them.

@Hannihar (129481)

• Israel

7 Mar

@JudyEv You are very lucky that a kind person came to fix it and not someone that does not care and will charge you;

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Mar

Yes, we were very appreciative of his kindness.

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@Hannihar (129481)

• Israel

8 Mar

@JudyEv I bet you were. That was nice of him not to charge you.

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@Beestring (13328)

• Hong Kong

7 Mar

It was good that he didn't charge you anything.

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@JudyEv (325851)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Mar

It was kind of him really as he made the trip for nothing.

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