De-icing a car windscreen using hot water in a bag method

[Hosoan]

Has anyone used this method to de-ice a car windscreen, where you use a plastic bag of hot or warm water and move it over the windscreen to melt the ice?
If so has anyone experienced cracking of the windscreen? I know it's a risk but am not sure how much of a risk.
I am aware not to just pour water over as it can freeze on the ground making it slippery, but using a bag avoids that.
Any experiences please

I live at the top of a very windy hill. I used to do this, but lost SO many towels. Even a windscreen cover isn't guaranteed not to blow up and leave the screen bare! Even with the wipers down over the top, it STILL manages to leave that vital part of the screen to freeze.

You are an absolute genius!!!!!! Why have I never thought of this!!
My car takes ages to heat up so im always driving along chittering for the first 20 minutes. Love this idea!!!

In some countries it gets so cold, the oil in the engine and gearbox freezes. What then ?...........Just saying !

I can sit on my drive for as long as I need with my engine running to de ice my car, that’s not illegal

I've always just used warm tap water poured over. Occasionally de ice spray if its frosted whilst I'm out and about. Always keep one in boot of car.

but the thought of the icy puddle left by the water over the windscreen is a bit sobering.

It barely leaves a puddle. And it's on my drive where no one really walks

but i might slip on it!

That's fair enough, I was unfortunate that there was enough run-off onto the pavement for me to slip on and injure myself.

This!!
Just why would you scrape?

Fair point.

Haven’t tried it myself. I have tried using a bank card and when that didn’t work I threw some of my tea from my flask at the window. The wipers were on and they splashed tea all over me as I turned around to see my husband standing there with his gob wide open.

I use a big jug of barely tepid water, always worked for me

My son does this every morning, my husband has one of those foil covers that shuts into the front doors of the car that make things much easier.

I live in Finland. Nobody, absolutely nobody, is using a bag of warm water to clear the ice off their windscreen. You switch your car on, turn the heat up full blast aimed at the windscreen, then scrape everything off. Takes like 2 minutes max if its particularly badly frozen, usually less than a minute.

Or they plug their cars in half an hour before going somewhere, with a fan heater inside the car so they get into a toasty warm car and just need a quick brush of the windscreen to get all the melted snow and ice off, but I don't think cars in the UK have the special sockets for plugging in, and not even all cars here (mine doesn't, which is annoying)

Jesus
snarky much?!

Electric car - put it on preheat via the app when I start putting on the coat and shoes.

Sorted!

Mine has little flaps that you tuck inside the car door. I hardly ever remember to use it but when I do all I have to do is lift it off and drive away.

Or, people should be more careful walking when it’s icy. Icy patches appear for a multitude of reasons.

The crack is caused by temperature change in the glass. Not the water contacting it. Its just as risky if the water is in a bag.

Play stupid games you win stupid prizes.

Get a scraper thats got a glove on it to keep your handy wandys all snug. Or my preferred option is to leave 10 minutes early and let my heater do all the hard work for me.

You can't see ice in the dark. Our streetlights are turned down after dark and off at 11pm.

Well be sure to film yourself, put it on Tik Tok, so we can all have a good laugh 🤣

The absolute arrogance - you need to clear your windscreen, irrespective of additional, avoidable risk to others. SMH.

my car doesnt get warm until i have been driving for at least 5 minutes

Me too 🤷‍♀️