Ideally, you won’t want to head out in the car during potentially treacherous weather.<\/p>\n
But here’s some safety guidance should you find yourself needing to travel over the coming days.<\/p>\n
Clear your windscreen<\/p>\n
Wait for your windscreen to defrost entirely before you set off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not only is it dangerous, it could see you hit with a fine for dangerous driving should you be caught.<\/p>\n
And don’t just rely on your wipers – you’ll want to get your hands (or gloves) dirty and use some de-icer and arm muscle to get rid of it.<\/p>\n
You should make sure your side windows, rear screen and wing mirrors are all cleared before you leave, too.<\/p>\n
Boiling water is a no-go, however – this could easily freeze in subzero conditions and make things worse.<\/p>\n
Don’t leave snow on the roof of your car<\/p>\n
Sub-zero temperatures can often see snow compact and freeze solid on a car’s roof, creating a potential hazard.<\/p>\n
Believe it or not, a big slab of frozen snow could easily crack the windscreen of another vehicle travelling behind you.<\/p>\n
Don’t leave your car unattended while it is running<\/p>\n
It might be an appealing option to leave your car running to defrost while you wait inside, but don’t be tempted.<\/p>\n
\u00a0A car running outside a home is an open invitation for thieves, so you’re better off staying with your vehicle at all times instead.<\/p>\n
And it’s not good for the climate, either.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ideally, you won’t want to head out in the car during potentially treacherous weather. But here’s some safety…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353239,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-353238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}