Damage Reasons Give Autoglaze A Cracking Good Laugh

Autoglaze, the experts in windscreen repairs, are having a cracking good laugh this April with the launch of their top ten funniest reasons for windscreen damage.

This list, which will soon be available to view online covers damage caused by sneezing a sweet out at such force that it damaged the glass and a chip supposedly caused by a pair of stilettos (maybe we shouldn’t ask!)

Gareth Kilburn, Director at Autoglaze, the national firm who specialise in chipped windscreens and auto glass, said, “Sometimes our team are faced with the most amusing reasons for windscreen repair and it takes a lot to keep a straight face. I remember one particular incident where a woman thought her driver’s window had been smashed, as it turned out she had just left it down overnight and there was nothing wrong with it at all!

“During the winter months we are bombarded with comical reasons for windscreen damage especially as the Great British workforce attempts to de frost their windscreens in time for work. We often get people bringing their cars in to us because they have boiled the kettle to pour over their windscreen and got more than they bargained for!, we even had one woman who used a cheese grater to clear the ice away- which resulted in a very nasty scratch indeed!”

Other amusing reasons on the list include windscreen damage caused by a monkey at a safari park, a bird flying into a windscreen and a cricket ball being thrown by a father one summertime teaching his little boy how to play!

Mr Kilburn added, “95 per-cent of the time we can repair the damage from these unfortunate mishaps, but every now and again we get some windscreens that are so badly damaged that they have to be replaced. At Autoglaze we specialize in listening to our customers and their needs, our website includes a comprehensive diagram with windscreen chip sizes and locations, and whether or not they are repairable. My best advice would be to contact us directly and we will try our very best to disguise your embarrassing predicament!”

16th April 2009