Warned Drivers to Never Make Common Dangerous Mistake Wen de-icing Car

Nor the uk is hit with a Cold Snap, motorists are being warned against using a popular viral hack to de-mycer car windscreens, as it is could cause damage

A COLD SNAP IS HEADING OUR WAY WITH WIDESPRAD WARNINGS FOR SOLD AND ICE Over the Next Few Days. This COULD SPELL TROUBLE FOR DRIVERS, PARTICULARY WEND IT TO ICY WINDSCREENS THAT TO BE CLEARELY CLEARED PRIGHT Hitting the Road.

We all know how crucial good visibility is for keping ourselves and other road users safe, but de-icing can be a real pain and quite time-consuming. There is a trick that ben doing the rounds on social media in recent years that promises to get rid of Windscreen Ice, helping you set off promptly and avoid late, reports The Express.

But a motoring expert has warned that this viral can Can Cause Damage if Not Done Primerly.

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The Hack Involves Filling A Plastic Bag With Warm Water to Clear a Windscreen of Any Ice that May Have Formed Overnight. Howver, Drivers Should Tread Carefully As One Simple Mistake Could Lead to Significant Damage.

Graham Conway, Managing Director of SELECT CARE LAASINGSaid: “Putting Warm Water – As Opposed to Boiling Hot Water – Into a Sandwich bag before Sealing It and Dragging the Bag Slowly Across the Face of the Window is a Relatively Safe.

“JUST LIKE POURING BOILING WATER DIRECTLY ONTO A WINDSCREEN, The Rapid Change in Extreme Temperatures COULD Cause the Glass to Crack.” But it is not just just just the temperature of the water that Can Damage Your Car. He Said: “I Think there’s Also a Danger that People will use the Will Type of Bag.

“A Sandwich bag is smooth, soft and pliable, and is unlycly to scratch the Windscreen’s Glass. But using Like a More robust ‘Bag for Life’, one with Sharp edges on the bottom, is not to be recommended, as you coul the Windscreen and Causus Long. to the Glass. “

Graham ALSO Advised Motorists to Always Opt for Regular Spray-On de-19e as thyir Go-to Solution. And he added another tip: “another hack you can try is to mix three parts vinegar and one part water in a spray bottle. Vinegar is a natural antifreeze, and evening one quick will began to break the Ice on your Windows.”

He Also Warned Drivers About the risk of leaving their Car Running to Warm Up, Saying: “You Should Also Be Careful About Your Car Running to Heat-Up The Interior.

“MANY DRIVERS Automatically to Wake Up Extra Early to What The Heating Up in Their Car. Whilst This Won’t Consume a Significant Amout of Fuel, It Actually Shortten the Life of Your ENGINE IF Done Rekeatedly.

“For me, prevention is better than cure. Cover your Windscreen with Cardboard, or a dedicated Screen Overnight, and you can Also Wrap Carrier Your Wing Mirrors to Stop From in the Night.”

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