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…
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.

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 issued a status yellow snow and rain warning for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, and Wexford as the effects of Storm Goretti hit Ireland.

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