What Are You Using To Clear The Frost From Your Windscreen?

With Christmas vastly approaching, drivers of the U.K are once again getting familiar to seeing frost on their windscreens. But what do you use to clear the frost from your windscreen?

There are many things people are using as a makeshift ice scraper, from alcohol to credit cards. Research that has recently been carried out by Autoglym, questioned motorists on how they remove frost from their windscreen. A massive 15% of drivers admitted to using boiling water, which has risk in shattering the glass due to the drastic change in temperature.

Approximately, 5% of motorists under the age of 24 stated how they use alcohol to corrode the ice away rather than the traditional de-icer solution. Whilst more mature drivers are guilty of using kitchen utensils such as spatulas to de ice the screen.

Many people use newspapers, books and CD cases as alternatives to ice scrapers, again ignoring the damage it may be causing their windscreen. The research has shown how ill prepared motorists of the U.K really are, when it comes to tackling icy conditions.

GapInsurance123 would like to advise motorists to be very vigilant and aware in the new year, with conditions only going to get more treacherous across the U.K. We would also like to remind motorists that driving with little or poor visibility is illegal and a punishable offence.

Tips from GapInsurance123

• Avoid pouring boiling water directly onto your windscreen, as it may crack.

• If frost is expected over night, an old towel or newspaper across the windscreen will prevent excess icing.

• If snowfall is expected, lift the windscreen wipers away from the windscreen over night, as the weight of the snow can bend or even break the wipers.

• If your windscreen is foggy, then the best advice would be to enable the air conditioning on the heat setting to dehumidify and defog the windscreen.