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7 best windscreen covers to buy in 2023-24

Published 05 December 2023
By Sunday Times Driving
Buying a windscreen cover for your car is a cost effective way to protect it from bad weather. We've rounded up the best covers on the market.
Skoda Enyaq vRS iV drifting on ice duirng the Guinness World Record

Watch: Skoda sets 4.6-mile ice-drifting records

Skoda has claimed two new Guinness World Records for ice-drifting using its Enyaq vRS iV electric car.
Published 03 February 2023
Spotify Car Thing

Spotify Car Thing touchscreen music player hits US

Spotify Car Thing, a device that allows users to control their phone via a dashboard-mounted screen, has gone on sale in the United States.
Published 23 February 2022
Pick-up truck driver hospitalised after ice smashes through windscreen

Driver injured by ice smashing through windscreen

A pick-up truck driver in New Hampshire has been admitted to hospital, after ice smashed through his windscreen, striking him on the head.
Published 04 February 2019
Icy conditions trigger three-car crash on highway in Ohio

Video: Ice causes three-way crash in Ohio

Police in America have released footage of a three-way car crash on icy roads to highlight the extra danger posed by overpasses.
Published 04 February 2019
Great Drives: James Mills goes ice driving on Lake Baikal in a Mazda CX-5, for Sunday Times Magazine

Great Drives: Siberian ice-driving in a Mazda CX-5

It’s illegal to drive across Russia’s largest lake, unless you have a permit from the authorities. And to get that, you need to prove you...
Published 08 May 2018
Snow and traffic jams forecast this Easter: drivers warned to take extra care on roads

Snow and traffic jams forecast this Easter

With temperatures forecast to hit minus 10C in some parts of the country this Easter, British motorists are being warned to take extra care...
Published 26 March 2018
Video: School bus full of children slides on ice, slams into car

Video: School bus full of children slides on ice

This is the moment a school bus loaded with children slammed into a car after sliding down an untreated, icy residential road in the American tow
Published 25 January 2018
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Grit on a wiper blade has scratched my windscreen —...

After recent trips in cold weather, grit that had frozen to a wiper blade resulted in a scratched windscreen. How can I get it back in shape?
Published 04 March 2016
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News: Councils to spread treacle on winter roads to...

More drivers could find themselves in a sticky situation this winter when councils start using a blend of treacle and salt to treat icy roads.
Published 09 October 2014
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Get ready for winter: how to prepare your car for cold...

Each winter, websites such as ours and motoring organisations such as the AA warn drivers against the perils of setting out unprepared for the weather
Published 03 December 2013