Don't open door to car thieves in cold snap, RAC warns

DRIVERS are being warned about crucial mistake which could leave their cars vulnerable to being nicked.

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The arrival of a cold snap means Brits will have woken up to freezing windscreens across the UK.

Every year motorists make the mistake of leaving their engines running as their windscreens defrost, thinking nothing will happen in the few minutes they are away.

But this is the time when criminals are likely to strike, knowing they can get away in vehicles in seconds.