Drivers always forget £3.50 Asda winter essential to banish frosty windscreens, UK car dealership warns

A WINTER essential which sells at Asda for £3.50 can be used to banish frosty windscreens.

With Storm Ciaran causing chaos nationwide, temperatures are soon set to plunge to an icy -4C.

Many car owners will be spending dreaded mornings scraping ice from the car windscreen.

While scraping devices and deicers sprays can help, for many removing ice can consume vital time before rush hour.

Now an expert has revealed an every day item that can prevent frosty screens.

Motors pros at Autotraderuk took to TikTok to share a money-saving item that can banish the ice from your windscreen.

On the video the expert said to use “winter screen wash so it doesn’t freeze”.

Savvy drivers can find a bottle of All Seasons Screenwash at Asda for only £3.50.

All you need to do is to rub the mixture on the outside of the screen and use a scraper to wipe away the ice.

Not only is this useful for being able to see out of your windows in cold weather, but it can also help protect against a number of faults.

These include blockages in your screenwash jets or even cracked washer bottles, which hold the liquid itself.

Drivers can prepare for the icy weather before hand by keeping a bottle of screenwash in their vehicles.

The liquid can also be used to clean the windows and other areas of your car.

It comes as EV drivers have been warned as they could face a £100 fine under the Highway Code as electric cars are hit by winter struggle.

Motor experts at Distrelec shared some precautions drivers should take to prevent being caught out during freezing temperatures.

Meanwhile, people were just realising £1 everyday item you already have at home will defog car windscreen & keep it clean all winter

All you need to do is to apply the shaving cream in your windscreen and then wipe it off after 10 minutes.

Elsewhere, a motors pro has revealed the five signs that your windscreen wipers need replacing now or you risk a staggering £2,500.

Driving with faulty wipers can make your commutes unsafe and they could leave thousands out of pocket.