Human urine works very well. It works since it's very salty.

 

a towel

 

Just put a blanket or something over the screen at night. Anything to keep it covered will prevent frost form on it easily.

 

Mustard.

 

Surely the preparation takes as long to apply as just scraping off the ice?

 

Cardboard box, just flatten it.

 

Heated windscreen and start your car a few minutes before you want to leave?

 

I usually start my car 5 minutes before i need to and just make sure to put the fan towards the window on the hot setting.

Although i live in a quiet area so there's not much chance of someone nicking my car while i'm inside and the cars running

 

No but if they do and you don't have keyless start then you're insurance won't pay out.

Personally I use a fairly good scraper, takes me about 2 mins max to clear all windows, by then the car is heating up and so am I - bonus! I actually quite enjoy taking frost off windows It's the ice from raining late evening then freezing that's nasty, then it's a sit in car and wait on it thawing job!

 

You don't wanna be running your car for ages after starting it, not the best way to warm up the engine. I use a bottle or kettle full of luke-warm water and splash it over the windows when I leave, takes 30 seconds and is far less annoying than scraping

 

i use a watering can

 

That means I have to be outside for longer than necessary in the freezing cold, looking for a watering can

 

nah, watering can isnt kept outside. the outside one is usually frozen too.... the one in the garage is tip top though.

 

I have a handy 2l coke bottle for such occasions anyway

 

I just use warm-hot water on my cars. I always pour it on the roof right above the screen to reduce the risk of cracking it, but it's always worked a treat.

I used to do it straight out the kettle, but then you have to take it back to the house. Might use a bottle/flask this year.

 

Good point Dup, kettle has to go back! Aren't we a lazy bunch. I leave the Coke bottle outside in the porch too You won't crack the glass unless you use hot, rather than just warm or room temperature water

 

Be careful having a towel closed in your doors, i did this and it rained, it soaked through the towel and got my seats wet

 

Yea but you do it the night before so when you get up you dont lose 5/10 minutes scraping ice off all you need to do is whip a towel/cover off