Autoglass and their insane pricing!

[JoshFurioBrookes]

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Anyone had experience with Autoglass before?

I cracked my windscreen today putting my mirror back on (There was already a small crack there, it was just waiting to become alot bigger).

Rung up good ol' Gavin for a quote...£450 for a windscreen replacement done at my home! (£350 if I go to a local branch).

I pretty much hung up on them there and then, absolutely ridiculous!

Anyhow, after abit of browsing I found a local company that are doing it tomorrow for just over £100.

Why are Autoglass so expensive?
And how do they still get business if local companies like this are much cheaper?

[baker556]

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Anyone had experience with Autoglass before?

I cracked my windscreen today putting my mirror back on (There was already a small crack there, it was just waiting to become alot bigger).

Rung up good ol' Gavin for a quote...£450 for a windscreen replacement done at my home! (£350 if I go to a local branch).

I pretty much hung up on them there and then, absolutely ridiculous!

Anyhow, after abit of browsing I found a local company that are doing it tomorrow for just over £100.

Why are Autoglass so expensive?
And how do they still get business if local companies like this are much cheaper?

Because they are a big national company with a name and reputation. They can charge what they want. Plus every insurance company out there use them so they are not going to charge an insurance company £100 when they can make £350 out of it. They are mostly used when going through insurance so take the mark up. They are giving you a price which the insurance would pay not the customer.

[ed-bradley]

They get most of their business via Insurance companies.

[JoshFurioBrookes]

They get most of their business via Insurance companies.

Ah yes, that would explain it.

[swampy]

Be careful with cheap quotes and small companies

A place I know of would get 2nd hand glass from the scrap yard and fit

[W103_A5H]

I phoned them up when i got a chip in my windescreen, I couldnt believe they wanted £350 when I found one for £97 with fitting. They wanted £85 just to fill the chip, cheeky fucks!

[JoshFurioBrookes]

I phoned them up when i got a chip in my windescreen, I couldnt believe they wanted £350 when I found one for £97 with fitting. They wanted £85 just to fill the chip, cheeky fucks!

Yeh its insane, and thats for a saxo windscreen! I imagine it would be a fair bit more for something newer and better. Although they probably all have windscreen cover.

[Rogue_Shadow]

How do they still get business if local companies like this are much cheaper?

Because its the first company name that comes to mind for most people.
Average Joe doesn't know any better :wall:

[W103_A5H]

If its any help to you, I used these:

http://www.nationalmobilewindscreens.co.uk/

:y:

[elkoi]

They wanted 350 for my rear glass lool. Bought a new boot with the glass in it for 25 :)

[DrewSaxo]

I paid 30 for a new rear window with autoglass.
I rang my insurance first didnt touch my no claims or anything
Came out the next morning and fitted it