Britons can use a number of household items to de-ice their cars, even sandwich bags, experts say. Last week brought freezing temperature across large parts of the UK, temperatures plunging to less than -12C in Scotland. As the colder nights of Autumn bite towards in the run up to Christmas, many people who commute into work via car will be waking up to windscreens obscured by frost.
The Highway Code stresses the importance of have an unobscured view of the road, and there are plenty of ways to de-fog your windscreen, including specialised de-icing tools and using a combination of your heating and air-conditioning. But there are also a number of items you may already have at home that can be used to get the job done, according to Lease Car.
In advice for drivers shared on its website in November 2023, the firm said wiping ziplock sandwich bags filled with lukewarm water on the windscreen and windows can "help remove ice in seconds".
However, it notes that piping hot water should never be used as it can crack the glass.
Other things you can try include squeezing lemon juice onto the windscreen, as the citric acid they contain can "help break down the ice barrier".
After that you need to rinse it off with lukewarm water and "wipe of the shards with the lemon itself".
As well as other fixes you can do in the morning, it also shared preventative measures you can try, such as rubbing half a chopped brown onion on the windscreen at night, which stops a stick layer of ice from sticking to the glass.
You can find more hacks using common household items on the firms website.
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