I went to Autoglass about 2 months ago for one, and they quoted me £559 fitted?!? :O
dont think the cops can do anything mate. maybe give you a 7 day producer or a non conformance letter thing so you have to sort it within 7 days.
tbh if your not being a dick and giving the police a reason to pull you i would say you would be fine. you can say it just happened, they wouldnt know.
i would try and get it done asap though, do you not have window cover on your insurance? a new screen will only be about £120 if you had to pay for it outright anyway. i would try and borrow the money if you could
Chips or cracks in the windscreen directly in front of the driver, in the area swept by the wiper blades, are acceptable if they are less than 10mm in diameter. In the rest of the swept area, up to 40mm diameter damage is acceptable.
So not always illegal.
Definately illegal then bud.
Pretty sure i read somewhere its a £1,000 fine if you get caught?
And 3 points!
some sites are quoting that yes, due to the fact your car is not in a road worthy state to drive.
Hot air will make it worse, so you know. Keep the heaters off it if you have to drive!
My corsa one split from left to right all the way across. Going over a bump etc it could have shattered, so i got it changed. You don't want it giving way when your doing 70 down a motorway!
Friend of mine got 3points an £60 fine for cracked windscreen...
Can you not get it done on insurance if ya fullycomp???
I got mine done on my GTi an it was £50 and it didnt effect my no claims bonus..