This data is staggeringly higher than a previous poll from the AA who found just two percent of drivers used hot water on their vehicles.
The AA said: “If you use hot water on an iced-over car, you run the real risk of damaging your windscreen.
“Most people know not to use boiling water on their windscreen, with only two percent of people we asked saying they do this.
But our survey found that young people (aged 18-24) are more than twice as likely to use boiling water as the general population.
