Bought car with large wipermark on windscreen - help needed

replace the windscreen, can’t see the dealer doing anything myself, your insurance should cover it.

Give the windscreen a little tap of a hammer and screwdriver 😜 or lob a little rock at it

Call insurance

What car insurance doesn't fully cover windscreen replacement in this day and age?

to be fair they do provide cover you just didn’t opt for it.

OP pay its4women the extra €50 or whatever it is per anum for the package that includes windscreen cover. It's worth it. For now - put up with the scrape.

In 20+ years I've replaced 1 windscreen so if it's an optional extra I don't buy it.

I'd bring it to a windscreen place & get a quote. From looking at autoglass website they say they try repair before replacing, might be worth seeing if they could fix it.

I've no idea on yhe cost of replacing it but I can't imagine it's life changing, definitely less stressful than trying to cause the dealer

My mate passed NCT two years in a row with similar issue

It’s unlikely to be a NCT fail in my experience. If you can feel the scratch it will be very difficult to remove. There are scratch removal kits if you are so inclined. Plenty available on Amazon and most use cerium powder.

Even if thae OP had windscreen cover, it was pre-existing damage which occurred prior to when the insurer had the vehicle on cover.

Why do you think insurance companies started talking about windscreen cover as an extra 20 yrs ago. Because they can upsell it. I've been driving for 30yrs n me and all my siblings never had to replace a windscreen. To replace my windscreen atm would cost 250 euros. Windscreen cover is about 50 euros extra. And may be seen as a 'claim ' on your policy....Good luck with that..

Insurance will pay on any damage to a windscreen if its insured, you wouldn't need to break it,

What did your detailer use to try and remove the damage? Cerium oxide and a rayon buffing pad on a rotary polishing machine is the only method that will work. You'd be there for days trying to do it by hand after which your arm will definitely fall off.

OP, do you have any DIY skills?

If so, search YouTube for Dr Beasleys and windscreen scratch repair.

There is an American guy who has a good video.