Tips For Avoiding Pothole Damage to your Windscreen
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Potholes are the one of the leading cause of damage to car windscreens, more so than accidents and general wear and tear. As the financial constraints on local government increase year on year, less and less money is made available for road maintenance, meaning the number, and size, of potholes increases all the time.
This leaves the motorists to bear the brunt of fixing their cars, but with a bit of knowledge and some simple driving tips, you can avoid potholes and the expenses they can cause.
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The term pothole refers to any kind of damage to the surface of the road where the tarmac has been worn away. In light cases, heavy rain will have washed a few millimetres away over time, making the steering a little heavy as you drive over them. In the worst cases, water enters a deeper hole then freezes and expands, making the hole bigger and making it a real road hazard to drive over.
Unless you have an incredibly short bonnet, seeing potholes ahead of time can be tricky. Here are a few tips to help you miss the ones that will really hurt:
Any uneven surface is dangerous for your car, but potholes can cause problems with the following:
Possibly the biggest concern about driving through potholes is the debris that your car spits up. Not only does this make the hole bigger for the next person, but it also causes damage to your body work and windscreen.
Even at 30 mph, a small bit of tarmac from a pothole can cause a crack in your windscreen, making it unsafe for driving.
Similarly, if you have a small chip or crack, or damage to the seal and edge of your windscreen caused by general wear, hitting a pothole can send vibrations through your vehicle that will cause the damage to deteriorate resulting in a bigger, more dangerous crack.
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Any cracks or chips need to be fixed or replaced as soon as possible, otherwise your whole windscreen could collapse or shatter at any time, causing a major accident.
Here at The Windscreen Company, we have years of experience repairing and replacing windscreens to the highest standards to ensure your safety. For any more information, an emergency repair or to book a chip repair – simply get in touch today.
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