The £2 Aldi buy which keeps your drive ice-free as temperatures dip as low as -5C after the Bank Holiday sunny spell
COLD SNAP The £2 Aldi buy which keeps your drive ice-free as temperatures dip as low as -5C after the Bank Holiday sunny spell
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BRITS are bracing for a bonkers weather U-turn as temps nosedive from sun-soaked highs to near-freezing lows.
But this nifty trick will stop you skidding down your driveway in icy conditions.
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Aldi's non-clumping cat litter for just £2.19 could be the answer to your icy woes
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A £2 product from Aldi will save the day, and it's all you need to stop your car turning into the North Pole on wheels.
Just after the Met Office recorded the hottest start to May on record, temperatures plummeted to as low as -5C overnight.
Only a few days after the Brits were roasted under 29C sun, motorists all over the country woke up to frosted windscreens this morning.
The Met Office has now warned that freezing winds and a cold spell will sweep across the country over the next few days, leaving sub-zero temperatures in their wake.
Some Brits will be petrified that their drive to work will be ever more perilous, especially with the quickly shifting temperatures increasing the likelihood of sheet ice.
But have no fear, for just a couple of quid should make the roads drivable.
Amazingly, cat litter can be used safely to get your wheels moving.
Indeed, Aldi even has a specific 'Lightweight Non-Clumping' edition for just £2.19.
That's a lot cheaper than the fancy de-icing kit from Screwfix for £9.99.
Super scrimper Alysha even stuffs socks with cat litter, ties the ends and tucks them on her car dashboard.
She told the Sun: 'It may sound strange, but it works wonders.
'The cat litter-filled sock stops my car windows from fogging up.
'It costs next to nothing, but it's brilliant for preventing condensation when it's cold.'
Alysha really isn't kitten around, claiming that her litter trick saved her £300 on emergency towing fees.
The trick might come particularly in handy in Altnaharra in Northern Scotland, which saw temperatures drop to -4.7C last night.
Motoring expert Maria McCarthy told the Express: 'Spreading cat litter around the wheels is a useful hack for providing traction, or you could use the foot well mats or gather some twigs or gravel.' This applies especially if 'you return to your vehicle after it's been snowing', when you may find it 'more difficult to move off.'
McCarthy continued: "'You might want to consider getting winter tyres, which have better grip in snow and ice. You can fit the tyres yourself, or ask your garage to do so. When it comes to storing them, some garage chains will send the tyres you're not currently using off to a 'tyre hotel' ."
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