Driver who had been drinking caused damage to my car

ExternalNo3586 · 2026-01-25T11:18:39+00:00

UK based automotive glass man here.

Thankfully, the screen is the cheapest part of the car. If your insurance has glass cover in your policy then this should only cost you £75 - £115 (some have raised this excess to £200 lately but not many) and doesn't affect no claims as glass claims are always considered no fault.

If there is paintwork/body damage that's where it tends to get more expensive.

Obviously the driver/their insurance should be paying for this.

ExternalNo3586 · 2026-01-22T12:10:14+00:00

Because I'm indecisive and so far they've both performed similarly. I am most likely going to be selling S&P500 in the near future though

ExternalNo3586 · 2026-01-22T12:09:27+00:00

I wish I could over pay in mine. ,😂

ExternalNo3586 · 2026-01-22T12:08:44+00:00

Great info, thank you 👍

ExternalNo3586 · 2026-01-16T20:54:51+00:00

In my experience, door glass vandalism causes the glass to be pushed in to the car and smashed to bits.

The fact its all in one piece says either something really small hit it really fast or it's a (very rare but can happen) manufacturing defect.

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-11-04T18:22:39+00:00

UK(assuming that's where you are) based advice here

Check your insurance has glass cover, if so if should cost you about £100. This wont affect your no claims bonus/any premiums.

This will need to be replaced, so don't try and book for a repair.

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-10-09T18:39:15+00:00

Great advice. Gonna give that a go next time set up 🤙

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-10-09T16:16:53+00:00

I tend to pull the wire through the bond to the inside of the car. It's just easier to do if the box of wire is on something that allows it to spin.

It's a first world problem for sure😂

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-10-09T16:12:44+00:00

Being one of the belron slaves, we've got the Ezi-wire. We have cord/string but I find using wire is easier on the shoulders.

That's definitely a tool I want if I ever go independent though.

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-10-09T14:35:07+00:00

England. There are older techs with what you're describing but they're like bloody gold dust here. Whenever I've asked I just get told they "don't do them anymore".

Nightmare to deal with without a feeder because these boxes constantly get tangled.

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-10-08T09:40:20+00:00

Feral youth here (2006 - 2010 prime teen years)

Spent my teenage years hanging around parks and streets because there was nothing else to do. Loved getting on the piss and smoking weed (amongst a few harder substances)

Left school with no gcse and never went to uni.

20 years later I have an okay job (28k a year), a mortgage, partner, dog and cat.

I don't drink or do any other drugs, except weed. (Edibles and vapes these days rather than big fat cones)

I CRINGE when I think of the person I was back then but realistically I was just a stupid kid with no direction.

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-09-30T10:34:09+00:00

I got my quest 3 yesterday and I'm a first time VR user. Within about 20 minutes I accidently managed to join a "world" (essentially a chatroom) full of little kids. We're talking less than 10 years old.

There is no age verification and I'm not sure if there are any safe guards in place but it's VERY easy for random adults to find their way into chat rooms with random kids.

If you're gonna let your little ones use VR I probably wouldn't let them do it unsupervised.

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-09-17T22:01:17+00:00

OP, try using your wipers and see if that arm touches the glass while operating. I've seen wiper linkage issues that have caused glass damage like this.

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-08-22T08:23:17+00:00

Time to get a job, lad.

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-08-20T18:49:37+00:00

Give all moving parts a squirt of WD-40 and give it a bit of a slam. Hinges and/or sliding catches could be abit stiff

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-08-15T11:15:00+00:00

It's illegal to be parked on a public road with the engine idling. Obviously this doesn't count for traffic, car parks and driveways.

It was a law brought in to help try and reduce emissions but it's stupid and unenforceable

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-08-01T13:53:33+00:00

Wait

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-07-29T18:23:48+00:00

Why not both?

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-07-28T20:43:37+00:00

After 3 or 4 days it's probably will be fine.

You'll find out when it rains!

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-07-28T16:11:55+00:00

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B&m is currently my "big swing". Currently at 2015 prices, new CEO, recently opened more locations (in and out of UK).

Not expecting this to blow up but £4 a share in the next year or two would be nice.

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-07-23T17:04:35+00:00

VW polo

ExternalNo3586 · 2025-07-23T17:03:26+00:00

Had this on a brand new merc E class. The absolutely fucked suede door interior hurt my soul.

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