Car insurance customers 'affected by windscreen shortage'
Sunday, 09 May 2010
Car insurance customers could be affected by the national windscreen shortage, which has been caused by the cold winter.
According to the UK's leading fleet automotive glazing company, Auto Windscreens, the worst winter to hit the UK in 30 years led to an increased demand for replacement windscreens at the beginning of the year.
This means that any motor insurance policyholders hoping to replace their windscreen may find it difficult to get hold of the required parts as many glazing companies countrywide are struggling to get hold of parts.
Car insurance customers who own a Vauxhall Zafira, Astra or Vectra, Volkswagen Passat or Golf or Audi A4, are the most likely to be affected by the shortage.
Auto Windscreens has increased production at its own factories by 40 per cent, making around 600 windscreens a day, in an attempt to reduce the impact of the shortage.
"It's unusual to have a national shortage of windscreens and we've certainly not come across it before," said Nigel Davies, Auto Windscreens sales and marketing director.
He said that the company are lucky that they "can simply add another shift at our factory and increase production on popular windscreen models to meet demand and manage the delays".
Posted by Rebecca Mellor
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