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So imagine you’ve taken your pride and joy to be looked after by a Car Storage company. But what about your everyday car? Winter driving can be far more demanding than at other times of the year; darker evenings, wetter weather and too few gritting lorries! Below we have put together a few things to take note of when driving and storing your car in winter conditions. Even if you are aware of the following, they may still make useful advice to pass onto an inexperienced driver or spouse… Windscreen. Dirt and grime builds up quicker during winter, mostly due to leading and passing vehicles. It is especially important to clean the wiper blades. Doing so will eliminate those annoying streaks and smears when using your wipers. For best results; wiper blades should be replaced once a year, ideally when the car is serviced. Windscreen washer fluid. You would be surprised by the amount of times friends have asked to ‘borrow’ some!

Once you have thoroughly washed your vehicle it is important to consider how dry it in the correct manner. Drying options: 1. Allow the vehicle to air dry. The downside of this is that the finish can be poor due to smears and water spots left behind on the bodywork when in an area of hard water. To get around this water filters can be fitted to the water you use to rinse the vehicle with. 2. Use a ‘rubber blade’ to remove excess water. This can be a fast way of removing excess water from a vehicle, however very dangerous too. If there is any grit left on the paintwork post wash and rinse, this can become dragged across the bodywork scratching it in the process. This can be avoided by rinsing the vehicle thoroughly post wash and then after each gentle ‘sweep’ of the blade, running the rubber blade between your finger and thumb to clean the working edge before placing back onto the bodywork. 3. Leather dry. This can be e