'Clever' sandwich bag trick can clear frost from car windscreens in seconds
FEW things are worse than an icy windscreen in the morning – and some drivers have found a clever trick to fix it.
Drivers have been sharing a way to get rid of frost from frozen car windscreens.
Pouring hot water into a sandwich bag and rubbing it against your frosty windscreen will do the trick, claims TikTok user Andrew Huston.
In a two-year-old viral video which has resurfaced, Andrew turns on the hot tap and puts a zip-lock sandwich bag underneath.
He then proceeds to pull it up and down over his frozen windscreen, melting away the built up frost instantly.
Huston's video has gained more than 3 million views and over 12,000 comments – mostly drivers thanking him for his service.
User Asta Butkiene wrote: "You're my hero" followed by a heart emoji and no fewer than three heart-eyes emojis.
It's not the first time we've featured this trick. Previously we reminded drivers back in February this year.
Yet not all were convinced, with many TikTok commenters pointing out Andrew's seemingly brilliant solution could break a windscreen if the water is too hot.
Christinavvv wrote: "Or just pour cold water from the plastic bag over the windshield [because] if you use hot water you can crack your windshield."
Last week, the RAC warned about how hot water could cause your screen to crack.
The AA advises a "good old-fashioned windscreen ice-scraper" is still the best way to clear ice without risking the glass.
AA spokesman Tony Rich said: "You won’t always have a sandwich bag or hot water to hand whereas the scraper should always be in the car. A bag bursting could also potentially lead to scalding.
"Using a windscreen ice scraper, or the vehicle's heater with the engine running (whilst never leaving the car) will probably work just as quickly.
"Some Electric Vehicles have a pre-heat facility which will clear the screens before you set off.”
The AA also advises: "If you use hot water on an iced-over car, you run the real risk of damaging your windscreen.
"Most people know not to use boiling water on their windscreen, with only 2% of people we asked saying they do this.
"But our survey found that young people (aged 18-24) are more than twice as likely to use boiling water as the general population.
"1 in 20 risk a cracked windscreen by pouring boiling water on it."
Also, we've covered the ten checks that drivers need to do before winter hits.
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