The insurance company Aviva, which also owns the RAC, has been texting its half-million members with tips about how to tackle the cold weather at home and on the road.
We’ve all done it – left the car running outside in the cold to defrost while we retreat indoors to stay toasty. But motoring groups are warning that thieves are lurking to take advantage of the easy pickings this offers them.
The perils of the morning commute loom large in this morning’s weather coverage, with heavy snow, ice, drifts and record low temperatures all expected to play their part in making the journey to work a weather-driven obstacle course.
Britain faces at least a week of cold – and perhaps a lot more – according to today’s press, with wind adding to the problems thanks to drifting snow and temperatures that feel lower still.