This Ingredient Will Clear Your Windscreen Of Ice As Temperatures Drop

People are swearing by using a popular household product to de-ice your car in the morning.

As temperatures drop, many of us will be faced with the annoying (and time consuming) job of de-icing our vehicles in the morning.

But have you tried using vinegar to preventing your windscreen icing up altogether?

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According to motorists, using a solution of white vinegar and water, and spraying on your car's windscreen the night before, should prevent it from icing up in the first place.

Savvy drivers explain all you need to do is mix two thirds vinegar with one third water and spray all over the windscreen the night before, to prevent the ice from forming.

It's important to make sure the solution is sprayed on the evening before, as it won't de-ice the screen once the ice has formed.

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People on Twitter are loving the trick, with one person tweeting: "Instead of scraping ice off your car, try spraying it with 2/3 Vinegar 1/3 water. The ice will melt right off!"

Meanwhile another said: "Do not like scraping ice off your car window in the morning, easy tip here. Fill a spray bottle with 3 parts water and 1 part vinegar. Spray windows night before, save time in the morning."

And a third added: "If your car is icy, make up a bottle of 1:1 vinegar water. Sprayed onto the surface, it loosens the ice by adding room temperature liquids with a lower freeze point. Save your scraper arm AND your glass."

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When you're in a rush, it's sometimes tempting to melt the ice off your windscreen using hot water from the kettle. But, Autoglass has warned against using boiling water to defrost your window, explaining: "Applying boiling water to your windscreen not only risks damaging the glass. Believe it or not, in extremely cold conditions, hot water can freeze faster than cooler water.

"So, if you apply hot water to a frozen windshield, you may find it refreezing again soon."

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Lucy Devine

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