Windshield Repair Forum

hello to all across the pond and in the uk.

just posting a message to say hello and to let you all know that optic-kleer plymouth, devon is now active.

my name is paul buchanan i have just set up optic-kleer plymouth with the help and guidance from Eric Howe, we start on monday 1st march.

have been working in the windscreen replacement and repair industry for autoglass and autowindscreens for the past 7 years , previous to that i was in the armed forces for 12 years (air force).

really excited about this business and cant wait to get going.

best regards to all
paul

Hey Paul
how you doing?. I think me and coitster ( you'll learn about him later!) have got some serious competition. Welcome to the forum. Enjoy. .
Good luck this week. I will see you on sunday, we will get you up and running and really succesful in double quick time.
Regards
Eric Howe

Welcome Paul!

There's a lot of info here, have a look around, if you have questions, just ask!

What competition And whatever it is I did..... I DIDN'T DO IT.

Welcome to the forum buddy. Great to see some more of your guys here from the otherside of the pond.
David
Coitster

coit you did and there is video to prove it

Welcome Paul!!

Coitster is what they say he is, I did see the video and all this time I thought it was jeff now the truth comes out...

Happy Repairing

Brian

LOL, the funny thing is Jeff and I have about the same build, exept I am bigger. Ooopps, did I just say that. BTW the person in the video is an imposter, I was FRAMED. I am innocent I tell you, see....see.
::Best gangster accent::
David
Coitster

my sister-in-law goes to Exeter University and lives in Devon! Small world lol. Good luck with the new business. I just started mine up and things are going better than I had ever imagined, hope the same happens for you.

Sean

hello again all across the water in the USof A, and everybody here in beautifull england where it is currently snowing, lovely.

Thanks for all the great messages from everybody and yes i just spotted it must do spell check more often professional spelt wrong how unprofessional of me , i guess we all make mistakes eh.

just left my full time job from Autoglass today they are the no 1 windscreen replacement company here in uk, and start trading as optic-kleer plymouth on sunday, really cant wait to get out there and be my own boss, sorry i havent replied to you all in turn and by name , its really encouraging reading all your replies to my first posting on this great site i will be visiting regularly.

best regards Paul Buchanan

OPTIC-KLEER PLYMOUTH UK

Hey, John Bull.

Cherrio.

Spent a bit of time traveling through merry Olde England some years back and loved every minute in spite of my Irish background.

Way, way pre-Macdonald before Americanization and other unmentioned pathetic franchized excuses for cusine existed.

(Not to suggest I appreciate warm beer or imply English food composed of kidney or pidgeon roasts is particularly edible or esthetically appealing.)

But, the English have the driest sense of humor and I miss Terry Thomas as well as many other of your past expert actors in that regard.

Out of curiosity, is the UK a plentiful ground for repairs?

If so, why?

In terms of American dollars, what do you receive for repairs there? (I think a pound runs roughly 1.5 dollars now, nicht wahr?)

Are repairs insurance covered?

Do you even have the option of "windscreen" full coverage or waiveable deductible for repairs?

Is the option or notion of repair vs replacement generally known and accepted?

Do you require some sort of repair certification or license to operate?

Many of your cross-Atlantic cousins might be interested in the answers.

Please inform us Yankee's or we could be inclined to kick King George's butt again assuming Mel Gibson (ha, an Australian) doesn't do it for us.