How to drive safely and prepare your car during a cold snap

Here are some top tips to help you drive more safely this winter…
How to drive safely and prepare your car during a cold snap

Experts advise to start the car first and then use a screen scraper and de-icer if you can to clear your windshield. Picture: iStock.

As temperatures drop and the nights draw in, winter can pose both a challenge and a danger for drivers – especially if you’ve got used to driving during lighter, warmer times.

Met Éireann has warned of a "multi-hazard weather event" set to hit Ireland this weekend with status orange snow and ice warnings having been issued for ten counties.

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