The interior of my car front & rear windows was iced up today & the rear doors were frozen shut too!

[Spliffle]

This is in the south east. I need a car cozy. Anyone else have car trouble?

I keep mine in the garage, for security as much as protection from the weather.

Yes OP - the answer is really very simple, you just put it in your garage

Fortunately mine was only frozen on the outside but scraping it at 6.45am isn’t my idea of fun.

Yep had to scrape the inside window of my car and got covered in ice. Not much fun!

What I did discover is that the overnight de-icer is rubbish - don’t waste your money like I did!

Mine was the same op. In London.

I've the de-icer out for tomorrow morning.

This is normal right? It's called a frost and happens every winter, I'm not sure why you're surprised 😂

Yes , first proper frost for ages , we've been spoilt with mild winters , cold spell needed to kill off the germs

It’s December 🤷🏼‍♀️

Not up here we haven’t!

The dehumidifier packs stop the inside getting icy and windscreen covers stop the outside. Then you just need to clear side windows.

This is normal in the north at this time of year. De-icer and a scraper help.

Put some WD40 on the seals around the doors, helps stop them freezing
Someone told me that after I snapped my car door handle off

I start my engine 10 mins before I'm going to leave then lock it with the spare key. I do it warm it up for my 2yo before we leave for nursery but also means I don't have to de-ice and its toasty for me too.

PIngi car dehumidifier packs - reusable, you just chuck them in the microwave for a few minutes, let them cool down then put them back in the car. Absolutely brilliant - I have two dogs so the car gets very wet inside from them and us, so these stop all the freezing up on the inside of the windscreen. Costs about £8.

Benefit of an EV I can set the heater going from an app on my phone - while I'm still in bed if need be

Clear out your draining channels.

you’ll find them along the top of the bonnet under the wipers, lift the bonnet for a closer look depending on the car. This time of year they fill leaves causing blockages and potentially leaks within the vehicle, which in turn lead to a damp, icy interior.

I used to have a fiat 500 that suffered badly with it because I parked under trees. The manifested in a very damp footwell when I forgot about it one year.

fill a hot water bottle and put on your dash board before bed then redo it half hour before needing to leave

That hot water bottle tip is bloody brilliant

Saw a good tip for the outside this morning. Have you seen the Dr Beckmann Carpet Cleaner? In a bottle with a brush on the top. Keep the old bottle, fill with tepid water and brush the ice off with it. Very clever.

I see it online hope it helps

I just pour warm water on the windscreen. No scraping needed

That’s a huge risk of it cracking lovely

If it is really cold the poured water just freezes again

Just run the engine for a few minutes. Must check for leaves as well. Been caught out before. Very wet footwell resulted

Warm water, not hot. I've been doing this for years and not had any problems