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Ariane Sohrabi-Shiraz

Car experts' 12p hack for preventing windscreen frost thanks to kitchen staple

With UK temperatures dropping to -2 degrees in some places today and more cold weather on the way, it means it's going to get frosty out there. Sub-zero temperatures means icy car windscreens, which can be extremely annoying in the early hours of the morning when you need to set off to work.

Frosty windscreens aren't just an annoyance, but can actually land drivers with a £100 fine and three points on their licence. Luckily, cold weather experts from Iceland, Lotus Car Rental, have revealed an incredibly clever and bizarre hack that should keep your windscreen from freezing over using a staple item from your kitchen.

The item in question, which costs about 12p from most supermarkets, is an onion.

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