A DRIVING whizz has revealed the easiest way to defrost your windscreen using a £3 Tesco product and which takes just seconds.
A mum has shared her secret hack on Facebook – and been thanked by grateful motorists planning to put it into action this winter.
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Angela Hickling demonstrated her quickfire trick to tackle her iced-up car on frosty mornings – simply using an empty bottle.
Rather than spraying on de-icer she instead grabs an empty stain-remover bottle which she fills up with warm water, Heart reported.
She recommended one particular product – Dr Beckman’s carpet stain remover, available from retail giant Tesco for £3.
Angela uses the bottle’s brush attachment to glide across the windscreen and other frosted windows – melting away any ice in mere seconds.
She posted on social media a video of how she does it, telling viewers: “I’m a genius.
“Get yourself one of these bottles, fill it with warm water and you’re sorted.
“No cold hands scraping anymore and it cleans your window screen too – the brush bit is ideal.”
More than 7,000 people have since shared the video advice, while posting praise in the comments.
One motorist wrote: “I’m literally going to fish my empty bottle out of the recycling tonight – you absolute genius.”
Another called the idea a “total game-changer”, adding: “I knew this stuff was magic but that’s just upped the scales.”
The tip comes as experts recommended tackling condensation and de-fogging windscreens with a product costing just 14p per packet.
An alternative trick taking just 20 seconds was also shared.
Other recent driving tips for winter have included people highlighting the importance of a “weird squiggles” button.
Another mum has explained on TikTok what she dubs her lazy driver parking hack for icy mornings.
And drivers have been warned they could face £10,000 bills this winter even if they’re not breaking any rules – while warnings were issued over cold weather mistakes which risk also proving costly.
Savvy driver Angela Hickling showed off how she clears her car of iceFacebook
She identified the product whose empty bottle she fills with warm waterFacebook
The carpet cleaner’s brush attachment is said to clear frost and ice ‘in seconds’Facebook