Interesting comments; however, with the size of the stones being thrown up on UK roads, you’d need a B6 category bullet proof windscreen to avoid creeping cracks!
In the meantime I verified with some companies. In general it is not possible to have the windscreen covered. There is one exception - if the vehicle is intended for a person that needs special protection .. so you get foils that protect against massive kinetic energy and resist even against (smaller) bullet types (Link directs to Haverkamp in German only) - but to get VIP status to have driver - co driver windows and windscreen protected that is rather difficult.
Im not talking about gorilla or anything funky. There‘s loads of specifications for glass, and windscreens are all toughened and laminated anyway, with varying spec for each layer. Along with every other van, truck, bus, 4wd the grenadier needs to break as infrequently as we are used to. It happens, it’s expensive and inconvenient, but Im not suggesting anything beyond normal effective toughness is required, just not inferior. (Better is fine too of course
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Nothing has happened to me so far with my series Land Rovers either. However, I only drive them on roads with little traffic. My Disco2, on the other hand, has 350 km on the clock and is often driven on the motorway. Suddenly a stone comes flying from somewhere that has come loose from the tread of a tyre. You don't do anything anymore.
With 40 years behind the wheels of everything from cars, 4x4’s , vans and HGV’s I’d never had so much as a chip on anything I’d driven. Until this year. My Mercedes Van took a chip bottom right hand edge. Thought I’d got away with it for three or so months, until on a hot spring day whilst parked at work, it suddenly went all spider.
I've used the Rainx one previously as well. Had it work twice. Can get on ebay;
I cannot believe that the air moved aside by slightly sloped windshield is strong enough to deflect a rock from hitting the glass. I think the comments suggesting that the glass itself is not thick/rugged enough the more upright configuration are closest to the correct answer. Note that in military vehicles, bulletproof glass is often tilted so that a projectile hits at an angle, not perpendicular to the surface. Same with tank armor. But as other commentators point out, the older Defenders and Land Rover did not seem to have problems with their windshield getting cracked often. The glass appears to be not rugged enough for its purpose.
Tossing up whether googling "cock pheasant" on my work phone is a bit risky.
Safer than googling “Tossing up” I would imagine.
My man i am sorry you had to go through that hassle . In my case I did not want autoglass to fit mine and went straight to the dealer . NFU happy to pick up the bill with no complains . Just waiting for the glass now .
That’s good to hear that NFU so forward thinking.
Excess with autoglass was 95 , excess with whoever i decide 115 . I called up my
