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Does anyone cover their car (icy nights)

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PassingStranger · 11/01/2025 22:16

People talk of scraping and deicing the car on a cold morning but does anyone cover their car windscreen with a sheet or blanket.

We do
I suppose it depends on your parking situation?
Do people still cover their windscreens?👀

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LionRumpus · 12/01/2025 14:57

DaisyStarburst · 12/01/2025 14:21

I was getting ice on the inside too but bought some microwaveable dehumidifiers to put on the dashboard and haven't had any since. Have a foil cover that covers the mirrors too as well.

I've got some big silica bags in mine too. I don't find mine too useful with ice (that'll be my leaky old car!), but they definitely keep the screen from getting steamy.

YourWinter · 12/01/2025 17:33

fanaticalfairy · 12/01/2025 09:38

What do you do with the blanket/cover in the morning? Like where does it go to dry?

I drape it over the lawnmower in the garage.

PiggyPigalle · 12/01/2025 18:36

DaisyStarburst · 12/01/2025 14:21

I was getting ice on the inside too but bought some microwaveable dehumidifiers to put on the dashboard and haven't had any since. Have a foil cover that covers the mirrors too as well.

Oh yeah. I have some of those, thanks.

wizzler · 12/01/2025 19:02

My car heats windscreen etc from an app but it's been so cold that the doors have frozen solid . so am thinking about getting a full cover but as I struggle to put cover on a duvet I'm not holding out much hope that I'd be able to put it on without attracting ridicule!

MargaretThursday · 12/01/2025 19:54

I have a windscreen cover I use when it's icy. The car has a heated windscreen, but it takes ages to defrost.
Dd1 has a windscreen cover with little wingmirror mitts. It's a bit like the gloves on elastic you get for toddlers. Makes me smile when I see it all dressed up.

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PassingStranger · 13/01/2025 13:11

SevenWeeks · 12/01/2025 09:47

We just drop ours on a chair in the dining room - because it's thin, nylon-y plastic, it dries really quickly.

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We put ours on the line.

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