Drivers amazed at hairdresser’s genius hack to defrost her car – and it costs virtually nothing
A SAVVY motorist has come up with a hack to defrost your car in seconds – and it costs virtually nothing.
Temperatures are dropping, and many are waking up to find their car windows covered in thick frost and ice – but one user has a simple solution.
TikTok user @rosie_the_jack revealed that drivers only need a hair clip to de-ice their car.
The video footage shows a person scraping the ice on the windows of a car with a hairclip, managing to defrost it in seconds.
The person in the video says: “This is how a mobile hairdresser defrosts her car windows, by using a hair clip from her box of tricks – who needs a scraper anyway.”
Social media is full of hacks to defrost your car.
One simple trick is parking your car in the right place.
If you park with the car facing east, then as the sun rises it can melt away the ice on your windscreen, giving you a few blissful extra minutes in bed.
With a little planning, you can stop frost from forming in the first place, and spraying your windscreen with a solution of mixed water and vinegar will help with this.
Vinegar is often used as a de-icer because its freezing point is much lower than water’s, meaning the water doesn’t have the chance to settle and freeze on top of the vinegar.
Putting a sheet or large piece of cardboard over the windscreen and using the wipers to hold it overnight is also very effective and cheap.
Another hack is filling a zip-lock bag with hot water and rubbing it over the windscreen and windows.
Drivers should keep in mind that Rule 229 of the Highway Code states: “Drivers must be able to see, so clear all snow and ice from all your windows.
“Make sure that your mirrors are clear and the windows are demisted thoroughly.”
If drivers fail to demist their windscreen, they can be fined up to £1,000 and get three point on their licence.