The time has come to wake up to frosty weather conditions.
With brutal weather maps showing a “fierce” snow bomb set to hit the UK, it’s finally the season for frozen windscreens. It can be quite time-consuming to get to your car and find it needs a good defrosting.
And anyone who’s had to de-ice a vehicle knows it’s not the most enjoyable task, often requiring enduring the chill for a bit before it’s safe to hit the road. But dread the early morning scrape no longer!
Savvy drivers are bypassing conventional sprays and scrapers, turning instead to ingeniously simple life hacks making the rounds on TikTok. One savvy user, Meggy G, revealed an 8p trick involving just a sandwich bag – certainly, a household staple.
Sharing her wisdom online, she advised: “Take this with you as a sign to keep a ziplock bag in your car. No scrapper, no de-icer, just your little ziplock bag and some warm water.”
Showing how it works, she added: “Roll it over your windscreen while you have the warm air blowers on and the ice will just melt away.”
The beauty of this tip lies in its simplicity and cost-effectiveness – with a pack of 25 ziplock bags retailing at Tesco for only £2, that’s mere pennies for each magic moment of clarity on your windshield.
Alternatively, Asda offers 20 of these ziplock bags for £1.50, equating to just 7.5p each. The type of sandwich bag you choose is irrelevant – the key is to fill them with lukewarm water.
It’s crucial to remember never to use boiling hot water on a frosty windscreen as the sudden temperature change could lead to cracks in the glass. Instead, slightly warm water should be used, sufficient to melt the ice but not scalding.
Other common methods to melt your vehicle include using a plastic scraper or de-icer spray. Since this hack was posted on TikTok, it garnered hundreds of likes and numerous comments.
