HOW TO HIRE · VEHICLES & TRANSPORT · CHECKED OCTOBER 2026
How to hire a windscreen repairer in Ireland
The checks, the questions and the paperwork.
A windscreen repair in Ireland costs €40–€120 per chip, typically around €70. Here is how to check that in a minute, what to ask before you book, and what you must be handed when the job is done.
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THE 60-SECOND VERSION
Hiring a windscreen repairer in five steps
- Are you a trader, and can I see that in writing?No register covers windscreen repairer work, so trader status is what your consumer rights hang on — service Options — many providers offer mobile services, bringing the repair to your location.
- How does location of the damage change the price?Damage found on the day adds time that was not in the quote. — ask before the quote rather than after.
- How does type of vehicle change the price?A job needing hired equipment is quoted higher from the start. — ask before the quote rather than after.
- How does materials used for the repair change the price?The condition decides whether this is a touch-up or a rebuild. — ask before the quote rather than after.
- What is not included?Materials Used — repairs often utilize specialised resins and adhesives that bond with the glass — get the exclusions named in the quote, because a windscreen repairer job is priced on what was agreed and not on what was assumed.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
Check before you book
No register applies
NO REGISTER APPLIES TO MECHANICS IN IRELAND — anyone may repair a car. The statutory thing is the NCT, which is carried out by the national testing service and not by a garage, so a garage cannot issue one. SIMI membership is a trade association rather than a licence, and it gives you a complaints route.
Look for the trader badge and the ID-checked badge on the Locufy profile — both are checked by us, not claimed by the provider.
What to check instead
Motor trade insurance covering your car while it is in their custody, which is separate from their public liability; A written estimate before work starts, and a call before any extra work; Whether parts are new, reconditioned or used, named on the invoice; The guarantee on parts and on labour, separately, in writing; Whether diagnosis is charged separately and whether it is credited against the repair; For a pre-purchase inspection, that the inspector is independent of the seller.
Ask for each of these before you agree a price, and get the answers in the same message as the quote.
Insurance
Expect public liability and motor trade cover for vehicles in their custody. From a company, ask for the insurer, the limit and the VAT number, and ask who actually attends: the team that turns up may be employed, subcontracted or both, and only one of those is supervised by the firm you are paying.
Ask to see the current certificate of insurance — the insurer's name, the limit and the date it runs to.
Trader or private seller
Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 a trader must tell you they are a trader, and your consumer rights — work carried out with reasonable skill and care, and a cooling-off period on a contract agreed in your home or online — apply to traders and not to private sellers. On Locufy the trader status is shown on the profile.
Look for the trader badge on the Locufy profile, and ask anyone else for it in writing before you agree a price.
VAT
VAT at 13.5%, the reduced rate Revenue publishes for this service. Ask whether the price you were given includes it. A trader under the €42,500 registration threshold does not charge it; one over it must, and must show it separately.
Ask whether the figure you were given includes it, and for the VAT number if they are registered — Revenue publishes the rate for this service. revenue.ie →
A good answer: No register covers windscreen repairer work, so trader status is what your consumer rights hang on — service Options — many providers offer mobile services, bringing the repair to your location.
A good answer: Damage found on the day adds time that was not in the quote. — ask before the quote rather than after.
A good answer: A job needing hired equipment is quoted higher from the start. — ask before the quote rather than after.
A good answer: The condition decides whether this is a touch-up or a rebuild. — ask before the quote rather than after.
A good answer: Materials Used — repairs often utilize specialised resins and adhesives that bond with the glass — get the exclusions named in the quote, because a windscreen repairer job is priced on what was agreed and not on what was assumed.
A good answer: Expect public liability and motor trade cover for vehicles in their custody — repair Techniques — common techniques include resin injection and vacuum filling.
A good answer: A written scope and a price before the windscreen repairer starts, and an itemised invoice after — types of Damage — windscreen repair typically covers chips, cracks, and scratches.
Getting the quote right
- Location of the damage — damage found on the day adds time that was not in the quote.
- Type of vehicle — a job needing hired equipment is quoted higher from the start.
- Materials used for the repair — the condition decides whether this is a touch-up or a rebuild.
- Complexity of the job — it is the difference between a quick visit and a long one.
- In writing before anyone starts — a message on Locufy counts
- What is NOT included, named
- Who actually attends, and whether they are employed or subcontracted
- The VAT number, and whether it checks out on the Revenue register
Walk away if
- They will not talk about it: location of the damage — damage found on the day adds time that was not in the quote
- They will not talk about it: type of vehicle — a job needing hired equipment is quoted higher from the start
- They will not talk about it: materials used for the repair — the condition decides whether this is a touch-up or a rebuild
- A price for the windscreen repairer before anyone has asked the size, the access or the condition of what they are working on
- Cash only, or a large deposit before anything at all has started
- No written quote, or one that moves once the windscreen repairer has begun
What a windscreen repairer costs: €40–€120 per chip
The figures are for the job, per chip, and a quote for your own is the only number that binds anyone. Chip repair and Crack repair each carry their own band. Windscreen Repair price guide →
Guide prices compiled by the Locufy team from published Irish and UK provider price lists and 2026/27 cost guides. Updated 2026.
KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR? NOW FIND ONE
Windscreen repairers near you, with the badges that matter shown
ID checked, trader status and one score from every review — on the card, before you message anyone. Nearest first. No account needed to look.
Or post the job free and let them come to you.
- Look firstLocation of the damage — damage found on the day adds time that was not in the quote — that is what the windscreen repairer is judging on the first visit, and a price given without it is a guess.
- Agree what is being doneType of vehicle — a job needing hired equipment is quoted higher from the start — put in writing before anyone starts, because it is the document you both read back at the end.
- The work itselfMaterials used for the repair — the condition decides whether this is a touch-up or a rebuild — and anything found on the day that was not in that is priced before it is started.
- Check it togetherComplexity of the job — it is the difference between a quick visit and a long one — walked against the written scope rather than against the feeling of it, while the windscreen repairer is still there.
- What you are handedThe itemised invoice and any guarantee on the workmanship and the parts, need for any additional services — getting this clear up front avoids a change to the price later.
- Types of Damage
- Windscreen repair typically covers chips, cracks, and scratches.
- Repair Techniques
- Common techniques include resin injection and vacuum filling.
- Materials Used
- Repairs often utilize specialised resins and adhesives that bond with the glass.
- Service Options
- Many providers offer mobile services, bringing the repair to your location.
- Chip Repair
- This involves repairing small chips in the windscreen using a resin to fill the damage and prevent further cracking.
- Crack Repair
- Repairing longer cracks in the windscreen, typically up to a certain length, using specialised resins that bond the glass.
AFTER
When the job is done
Hiring a windscreen repairer: questions people ask
The cost can vary based on the size and location of the damage, as well as the type of vehicle. Additional factors include whether the repair requires special materials or techniques.
Most windscreen repairs can be completed within 30 minutes to an hour. However, larger damages may take longer, especially if multiple repairs are needed.
Yes, many service providers allow you to book multiple services, such as windscreen repair alongside other vehicle maintenance tasks. This can often lead to time savings and potentially lower overall costs.
Repairs are typically not suitable for extensive cracks that compromise the structural integrity of the glass. Additionally, damage that is located at the edges of the windscreen may require a full replacement instead.
NO REGISTER APPLIES TO MECHANICS IN IRELAND — anyone may repair a car. The statutory thing is the NCT, which is carried out by the national testing service and not by a garage, so a garage cannot issue one. SIMI membership is a trade association rather than a licence, and it gives you a complaints route.
Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 the work must be carried out with reasonable skill and care, and put right if it is not. Say what is wrong in writing first.
MORE GUIDES
More hiring guides in vehicles & transport
Windscreen repairers near you
Sources — checked October 2026
- CCPC — your rights when you buy a service
- Consumer Rights Act 2022
- Courts Service — small claims
- Revenue — MOTOR VEHICLES - REPAIRS (Certain repair and related services) — Reduced rate
- Revenue — current VAT rates (effective 1 January 2026)
- Revenue — VAT thresholds: €42,500 for a person supplying services only