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Tomorrow I have my first MOT and 3 year service, so as due to Covid I have not been doing the mileage recently, I thought it would be wise to take my RRS for a high rev run of including over 40 miles of dual carriageway/motorway whilst using sport mode and holding her in 6th at 70ish.

Then it happened a small sharp stone hit the screen about 1/2 inch left of the driver's wiper and a couple of inches up from the valence, so I am left with a nice "star" approx 35mm across. I had hoped the insurance would do a same day repair, nope..... earliest repair is Wednesday.

I hope she will pass the MOT?

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Hi,

Here are the rules!

Good luck!

https://www.autoglass.co.uk/glass-repair-a...0ready.%20

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Post a pic of damaged area,chips on screens have changed a lot on mot now,you can have a crack from one side to the other & as long as it doesn’t affect drivers view it’s a pass. Andy.
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Hi,

The online MOT guide at this link doesn’t look any different to the original link above - well not to my eyes anyway!

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection...visibility

My reading is damage not affecting the drivers view is a “minor” defect.


Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

If it's out of the way, say very low in the windscreen, and there's not other "real" problems with the car, I'd expect a reasonable MOT tester to make a note of it but pass the car otherwise. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

I raised the issue with Portsmouth LR and was advised that it wouldnt be an issue. It is having a "resin injection" tomorrow so hopefully will be invisible afterwards.

Incidentally this is being done on my insurance (LV) at a cost of £20 to me (excess). I looked online and Autoglass want around £160 if I pay for the job, however Halfords quote £30. I would be tempted to go direct to Halfords in future.

I tried to photograph the chip but the photos are unclear with too much reflection. MY17 RRS 4.4d V8 Autobiography - Aintree Green (also referred to on Topix as British Racing Green)

Full service and MOT all done - just need the windscreen guy to sort tomorrow and all happy.

One question rear pads down to 4mm at 21k miles is a bit of a surprise especially as the fronts have double that and I would expect them to wear faster? MY17 RRS 4.4d V8 Autobiography - Aintree Green (also referred to on Topix as British Racing Green)