I've had a clean licence for over 30 years, but last month I gotIs it a CD10 or higher? google suggests +25 to +75%
stopped for driving with a misted up windscreen, spot fined and got 3
points for "careless driving" (although I'd actually been driving
*very* carefully on account of the fact I couldn't see where I was
going very well). Any idea how much that difference that'll make to my
car insurance come renewal time?
mbailey888@protonmail.com wrote:
I've had a clean licence for over 30 years, but last month I gotIs it a CD10 or higher? google suggests +25 to +75%
stopped for driving with a misted up windscreen, spot fined and got 3
points for "careless driving" (although I'd actually been driving
*very* carefully on account of the fact I couldn't see where I was
going very well). Any idea how much that difference that'll make to my
car insurance come renewal time?
Oh, and I think you're expected to notify the insurer straight away,
rather that just at renewal.
Andy Burns wrote:
Is it a CD10 or higher?
No idea. Are there different 'grades' of careless driving?
mbailey888@protonmail.com wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
Is it a CD10 or higher?
No idea. Are there different 'grades' of careless driving?
CD10 up to CD90, hopefully nobody died? should be endorsed on your licence?
<https://www.gov.uk/penalty-points-endorsements/endorsement-codes-and-penalty-points>
On Sun, 1 Mar 2026 18:56:16 +0000, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
wrote:
mbailey888@protonmail.com wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
Is it a CD10 or higher?
No idea. Are there different 'grades' of careless driving?
CD10 up to CD90, hopefully nobody died? should be endorsed on your licence? >>
<https://www.gov.uk/penalty-points-endorsements/endorsement-codes-and-penalty-points>
I'll have to check. No, nobody was injured; just a few people behind
me inconvenienced by my slow speed, that's all.
I've had a clean licence for over 30 years, but last month I got
stopped for driving with a misted up windscreen, spot fined and got 3
points for "careless driving" (although I'd actually been driving
*very* carefully on account of the fact I couldn't see where I was
going very well). Any idea how much that difference that'll make to my
car insurance come renewal time?
Thanks,
Mark
On 28/02/2026 15:19, mbailey888@protonmail.com wrote:
I've had a clean licence for over 30 years, but last month I got
stopped for driving with a misted up windscreen, spot fined and got 3
points for "careless driving" (although I'd actually been driving
*very* carefully on account of the fact I couldn't see where I was
going very well). Any idea how much that difference that'll make to my
car insurance come renewal time?
Thanks,
Mark
Just go to one of the comparison sites and get quotes with and without
the endorsement.
Use a fake name and nearby address if you prefer.
On 02/03/2026 15:06, Kempshott wrote:
On 28/02/2026 15:19, mbailey888@protonmail.com wrote:
I've had a clean licence for over 30 years, but last month I got
stopped for driving with a misted up windscreen, spot fined and got 3
points for "careless driving" (although I'd actually been driving
*very* carefully on account of the fact I couldn't see where I was
going very well). Any idea how much that difference that'll make to my
car insurance come renewal time?
Just go to one of the comparison sites and get quotes with and without
the endorsement.
Use a fake name and nearby address if you prefer.
Probably better to clear the cookies for that site between and after the searches.
The problem with comparison sites is that they will tell you to go to the insurer to provide more information for the offence which may change the quote you are initially given.
On 02/03/2026 18:08, alan_m wrote:
On 02/03/2026 15:06, Kempshott wrote:
On 28/02/2026 15:19, mbailey888@protonmail.com wrote:
I've had a clean licence for over 30 years, but last month I got
stopped for driving with a misted up windscreen, spot fined and got 3
points for "careless driving" (although I'd actually been driving
*very* carefully on account of the fact I couldn't see where I was
going very well). Any idea how much that difference that'll make to my >>>> car insurance come renewal time?
Just go to one of the comparison sites and get quotes with and
without the endorsement.
Use a fake name and nearby address if you prefer.
Probably better to clear the cookies for that site between and after
the searches.
The problem with comparison sites is that they will tell you to go to
the insurer to provide more information for the offence which may
change the quote you are initially given.
-aNot for (someone very similar to) me, the prices were about -u50 higher with a single recent CD10.
I've had a clean licence for over 30 years, but last month I got
stopped for driving with a misted up windscreen, spot fined and got 3
points for "careless driving" (although I'd actually been driving
*very* carefully on account of the fact I couldn't see where I was
going very well). Any idea how much that difference that'll make to my
car insurance come renewal time?
Thanks,
Mark
On 28/02/2026 15:19, mbailey888@protonmail.com wrote:
I've had a clean licence for over 30 years, but last month I got
stopped for driving with a misted up windscreen, spot fined and got 3
points for "careless driving" (although I'd actually been driving
*very* carefully on account of the fact I couldn't see where I was
going very well). Any idea how much that difference that'll make to my
car insurance come renewal time?
Thanks,
Mark
Can we have your location, car model, registration etc. so we can look
out for and avoid someone who, with 30 years experience, should know
better and not be driving with such a windscreen?
On 03/03/2026 09:08, mm0fmf wrote:
On 28/02/2026 15:19, mbailey888@protonmail.com wrote:
I've had a clean licence for over 30 years, but last month I got
stopped for driving with a misted up windscreen, spot fined and got 3
points for "careless driving" (although I'd actually been driving
*very* carefully on account of the fact I couldn't see where I was
going very well). Any idea how much that difference that'll make to my
car insurance come renewal time?
Thanks,
Mark
Can we have your location, car model, registration etc. so we can look
out for and avoid someone who, with 30 years experience, should know
better and not be driving with such a windscreen?
Bollocks. we all do that. It takes time to defrost a screen and not all
of it is needful for a slow careful warmup drive - which is good for the engine anyway.
We aren't fighting Heinkels at 15000 feet after all
They have been replaced by Audis at 10, but anyway.
One of our cars leaks, it doesnAt matter too much as it was my mothers and
I got it when she gave up driving and it is mainly used as a motorised >shopping cart or wheelbarrow.
It leaked when new and is a known fault with Mk 1 Toyota AygoAs and the >Citroon and Renault
versions . This Winter the damp caused a lot of condensation on the inside
of the screen so I purchased a couple of those large bags of what I assume
is silica gel with a colour change indicator on them. I was a bit
skeptical as to how effective they would be but was pleasantly surprised to >find that placed on the dash they did keep the inside of the screen clear.
The OP may find a couple help.
GH
On 4 Mar 2026 09:30:46 GMT, Marland <gemehabal@btinternet.co.uk>
wrote:
They have been replaced by Audis at 10, but anyway.
One of our cars leaks, it doesnrCOt matter too much as it was my mothers and >> I got it when she gave up driving and it is mainly used as a motorised
shopping cart or wheelbarrow.
It leaked when new and is a known fault with Mk 1 Toyota AygorCOs and the >> Citro|2n and Renault
versions . This Winter the damp caused a lot of condensation on the inside >> of the screen so I purchased a couple of those large bags of what I assume >> is silica gel with a colour change indicator on them. I was a bit
skeptical as to how effective they would be but was pleasantly surprised to >> find that placed on the dash they did keep the inside of the screen clear. >>
The OP may find a couple help.
GH
They do need regenerating once the blue silica gel turns pink. Do this
by heating in a domestic oven at about 110-#C for several hours until
the gel goes blue again.
On 04/03/2026 12:15, Chris Hogg wrote:
On 4 Mar 2026 09:30:46 GMT, Marland <gemehabal@btinternet.co.uk>
wrote:
They have been replaced by Audis at 10, but anyway.
One of our cars leaks, it doesnrCOt matter too much as it was my
mothers and
I got it when she gave up driving and it is mainly used as a motorised
shopping cart or wheelbarrow.
It leaked when new and is a known fault with Mk 1 Toyota-a AygorCOs and the >>> Citro|2n and Renault
versions . This Winter the damp caused a lot of condensation on the
inside
of the screen so I purchased a couple of those large bags of what I
assume
is silica gel with a colour change indicator on them.-a I was a bit
skeptical as to how effective they would be but was pleasantly
surprised to
find that placed on the dash they did keep the inside-a of the screen
clear.
The OP may find a couple help.
GH
They do need regenerating once the blue silica gel turns pink. Do this
by heating in a domestic oven at about 110-#C for several hours until
the gel goes blue again.
I have a heated front windscreen and this is used to initially demist
the windscreen
I find on my car cabin heating doesn't really happen until the engine is warm/hot. If the car has been left parked a while in damp conditions (perhaps as little as a couple of days) and then hot water is channelled into the damp cabin heater matrix water vapour starts misting up the windscreen again. By this time the front windscreen heater has been automatically switched off and if not quickly switched on again the windscreen can rapidly become opaque. It helps to have the AC switched
on to dry the incoming outside air.
On 4 Mar 2026 09:30:46 GMT, Marland <gemehabal@btinternet.co.uk>
wrote:
They have been replaced by Audis at 10, but anyway.
One of our cars leaks, it doesn-At matter too much as it was my mothers and >> I got it when she gave up driving and it is mainly used as a motorised
shopping cart or wheelbarrow.
It leaked when new and is a known fault with Mk 1 Toyota Aygo-As and the
Citro|2n and Renault
versions . This Winter the damp caused a lot of condensation on the inside >> of the screen so I purchased a couple of those large bags of what I assume >> is silica gel with a colour change indicator on them. I was a bit
skeptical as to how effective they would be but was pleasantly surprised to >> find that placed on the dash they did keep the inside of the screen clear. >>
The OP may find a couple help.
GH
They do need regenerating once the blue silica gel turns pink. Do this
by heating in a domestic oven at about 110-#C for several hours until
the gel goes blue again.
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