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With temperatures dropping, especially in the mornings, it can be tempting to try to speed up the process of defrosting your car. But failing to do so properly can actually land you with a fixed penalty notice

The Met Office says overnight temperatures could fall as low as minus 10C in parts of the UK by the end of the week as a cold snap hits.

The motoring experts at the RAC have issued a warning to drivers who will be using their cars during the colder winter months.

'It’s bordering on a scandal that drivers are being overcharged so much because the big four supermarkets'

The level three, or amber, cold weather alert was issued on Monday morning and warns of severe conditions in England between 6pm on Wednesday and 9am on Monday, December 12

The alert requires social and healthcare services to take action to protect high-risk groups

Very cold nights are expected with 'widespread and potentially severe frosts' that could increase health risks for vulnerable people, weather experts say

A cold weather alert warns of severe conditions between 6pm on Wednesday and 9am on Monday, December 12.

While fuel prices have dropped significantly since the record highs Britons had to pay over the summer, they still remain quite high.

The RAC said the research ‘completely undermines’ the main reason for turning hard shoulders into running lanes.

Staff even had to stand outside and help direct drivers into the fuel forecourt