It’s winter time and the cold weather can add an extra inconvenience to your drive to work in the morning.

Scraping frost off your windscreen is a chore and sometimes ineffective but it’s illegal and dangerous to drive with uncleared windows.

It’s quickest to use warm water with a dash of washing up liquid, or better still, screen wash. The water melts the frost and the washing up liquid/screen wash prevents refreezing.
Don’t use boiling or very hot water – it’s not necessary and could stress and crack the glass, warm water will do.
Use a cleaned 2L cola bottle to carry and pour the water – it’s easy to pour without splashing everywhere and can’t damage your car if you drop it.

Mix 40/60 screen wash (or isopropyl rubbing alcohol is safer and better for the environment) with water and keep it in a spray bottle.
Don’t keep the bottle in the car overnight – your car may be frozen up.

Fastest way to melt ice on your windscreen