DRIVERS are blown away by a simple winter car hack that many don’t realise works.
The hack involved a vegetable that’ll cost you around 50p in the shops but could save you £1,000s in fines.
The humble onion can be a motorist’s best friend this winter
First you’ll need pop to the greengrocer and get yourself a large onion.
Cut the onion in half and then before your windscreen is iced over, rub the onion generously over the screen.
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Let the screen dry itself and on the next frosty morning, ice will struggle to build up, keeping your screen clear.
As we move towards winter, many drivers are on the look out for ways to rid their screens of ice.
Chucking a boiling kettle of water over the screen will get the job done quickly, but it’ll also likely crack your glass.
Others have thrown sheets over the windscreen to protect them or, of course, resorted to a can of de-icer.
Drivers are warned against reaching for their credit card, though, as it could end up scratching the glass.
If you are prepared to put in a bit of graft, a proper ice scraper is the way forward.
The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 regulations 23 & 27 and the Highway Code states that ‘windscreens and windows MUST be kept clean and free from obstructions to vision’.
If you fail to clear windows properly, it can lead to a fixed penalty fine of up to £2,500 or. three penalty points.
If the offence is committed within three years of a previous conviction for the same offence, you could even be disqualified.