Autoglass "branches"

[teapee]

Are any Autoglass branches actually a proper workshop? They all appear to be a container or an umbrella in a random car park.

Don't get me wrong, if they job's done well then I don't care, but in this weather the thought of trying to keep a car and clean while there is no screen doesn't sit right - and I've been told they can't do it kerbside (and use my garage) and has to be taken to a branch.

So, if anyone knows a branch which is actually has a nice clean workshop space rather than a wet soggy tent then please let me know so I can arrange to go there.

(I'm actually secretly pleased that they cancelled my appointment as soon as I got there this morning so they weren't working on it with the wind and rain we were having)

[CHLEMCBC]

Where in the country are you?

[Glassman]

Most windscreen replacements and car glass applications can be carried out on your drive, or in a safe space (provided it's not raining).

[Smint]

Northampton. NN47EE

Dare say most large towns have a proper depot if you have a search.

[bobtail4x4]

the last few I have had done, were fitted under my carport,

[Super Sonic]

The one near me is in a prefab thing with a ramp so they can drive cars in. Aren't they all like that?

[Metric Max]

The one at Ashford Kent is in a proper industrial unit

[alscar]

Unless you live in the middle of absolutely nowhere I doubt you are that far from some of their 100 branches they boast of having - their website has a search facility.
I’m surprised they won’t come to you though especially if your garage has sufficient space to work in.

[ARH]

When autoglass fitted my screen it was raining a lot, they put up their canopy and used my garage to prepare the new screen. Car was fine and perfectly clean when he had finished.

[RotorRambler]

teapee said:

Are any Autoglass branches actually a proper workshop? They all appear to be a container or an umbrella in a random car park.

Don't get me wrong, if they job's done well then I don't care, but in this weather the thought of trying to keep a car and clean while there is no screen doesn't sit right - and I've been told they can't do it kerbside (and use my garage) and has to be taken to a branch.

So, if anyone knows a branch which is actually has a nice clean workshop space rather than a wet soggy tent then please let me know so I can arrange to go there.

(I'm actually secretly pleased that they cancelled my appointment as soon as I got there this morning so they weren't working on it with the wind and rain we were having)

Branch finder:-

https://www.autowindscreens.co.uk/about-us/our-loc...

[sixor8]

Several windscreen replacement companies went mobile only to save money. But some cars these days need alignment and settings adjusting for sensors / detectors in the screen. They need a dedicated workshop for this.

[mmm-five]

Mine is a proper unit on a commercial estate, but if it's only a repair they'll usually just come out in a van.

[teapee]

Yeah they won't come to me and fit regardless, as they say it's a 2 person job due to the glass size/weight I guess, and the mobile fitters are only 1 person. So that rules though out.

This was Oxford, but I then looked at Reading too (which is my next closest) and the pictures of that when I just did a Google drive by were just a container and a pop up gazebo too.

Northampton might be an option though. Good to know - thanks!

Either way, won't happen before Christmas now, was being told middle of Jan.

And yeah - branch finder on the site is all well and good, but they obviously don't advertise if it's an nice workshop or not!

Edited by teapee on Friday 19th December 17:52

[Strangely Brown]

I had a repair done a few weeks ago and it was done inside a workshop inside a branch. Drop the car off. Return an hour later and car is ready to go, all done. The repair is not invisible but I am assured that it is structurally sound and the screen is safe.

This unit is now an AutoGlass branch.

[Mr Tidy]

I went to their unit on an Industrial Estate in Bracknell in 2010 for a new screen to be fitted.