27 November 2023 , 11:18
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There's nothing worse than getting in your car and desperately trying to defrost your windscreen before the rush hour chaos truly kicks in - but one woman's sun visor hack could be here to save the day.
As winter well and truly kicks in across the UK, many Brits will be struggling with frosty and condensated windscreens. And with boiling water truly off the cards as a method of defrosting, as nobody fancies cracked glass, many will be looking for the speediest method to get them onto the road.
Taking to TikTok, mum Sara Deutsch shared how a simple sun visor manoeuvre could make all the difference when it comes to defrosting the windscreen and getting on the road.
In the resurfaced video, which was shared to the popular video-streaming service, the woman explained how motorists should pull down their visors when they're defrosting the car in order to streamline the airflow better. To start, a driver should start by blasting the hot air onto the window as normal, but make sure to put their visors down.
Drivers should find that the defrosting process is far quicker after completing the simple tip. Captioning the post, Sarah wrote: "Teen drivers need to know this! Frozen windshields are about to be a thing with all the cold and snow."
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She explained: "So, I do this video every year. If you have a windshield that is frosted over - make sure to put your visors down, so it stops the airflow and it creates a faster defrost on your windshield. If you ever have a sheet of ice on your car or when it's frosted - put the [sun visor] down. Otherwise, you can feel the air come straight up over it.
"That's actually pretty smart," one person gushed. "Teens????" One person questioned. "I'm 40! I didn't know that!" A third agreed: "I'm sorry a teen driver… I just learned this at 32 lol." Meanwhile, a fourth wrote: "36. news to me. I've been using washer fluid."