DRIVERS across Oxfordshire are being warned not to leave their cars unattended while the windscreens are being defrosted.

As temperatures fall below freezing Thames Valley Police officers are reminding drivers that they could find their vehicles stolen if they leave the engines running while they go back inside their homes.

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A force spokesman tweeted: “If you need to defrost your car - please don’t leave it unattended. Even if you’re running late for work, or in a rush to take the kids to school, don’t risk it! It’s better to be late than to have no car at all.”

Oxford Mail:

There were a series of vehicles stolen in the run-up to Christmas in 1917 as owners left them unattended while they were defrosting.