Mobile windscreen replacement: slots, weather and drive-away

Book mobile windscreen replacements only once you have the vehicle details to order the right glass, and plan each job as a slot long enough for the removal, fitting and the adhesive's safe drive-away time. Ask where the car will be, whether there's shelter if the weather turns, and when the client needs to drive again. Clients book online on slots grouped by area, and you arrive with the right glass, at a place where you can work, with no surprise about when the car can leave.

A windscreen replacement in a client's driveway or company car park saves them a trip and a wait. It also depends on things you don't control: the glass must match the exact vehicle and its equipment, the weather must allow the adhesive to work, and the client must leave the car alone long enough afterwards. Getting these right at booking time is what separates a smooth morning from a wasted trip.

If the vehicle has a camera for driving aids, say whether you can recalibrate it on site or where it needs to be done afterwards, according to your equipment.

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description shown on your public page. You open slots for each service at the length it takes, one place per slot. Clients pick a service, then a free slot.

Durations and prices are examples: set your own. Include travel and the drive-away waiting time you need to stay on site, if any, in the slot. One option is to cover one area per morning and another per afternoon, repeated each week on chosen weekdays until a date.

The public booking form asks for first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note you read in your new-booking email. Ask for the registration, the address and parking details, and whether there's shelter. Ask for a photo of the damage and of the area behind the rear-view mirror by email. The note can't be edited once the booking exists, so put the questions in the service description.

Fitting at a workplace suits clients who can't be without their car during the day. Ask whether the car park is private, whether you need a pass or someone to let you in, and where you can park the van next to the car. For small company fleets, the fleet manager may want several vehicles done on the same visit: create consecutive slots for the same morning and book each vehicle from your calendar, with the registration in the note, so each driver knows when to hand over keys.

Rain, frost or strong wind can make a mobile fitting unsafe or impossible. Check the forecast the day before and, if needed, offer the workshop or a covered spot. After fitting, give the client the drive-away time for the adhesive you used, and simple instructions: doors closed gently, no car wash for a while, tape left in place as advised.

When the weather forces a change, reschedule the booking from your bookings list; you can move it to any slot with a free place, including a workshop slot. Book doesn't email clients about changes, so call or message the client yourself. With calendar sync (Google, iPhone, Mac), mobile jobs and workshop jobs sit in one calendar. Book doesn't take payments; it handles appointments. It costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.