All drivers with leather seats in their cars told to act before Sunday
Sunday, August 17 could see 26C highs in the West Midlands, the Met Office has said. And the RAC has issued some handy advice for any road users thinking of heading out this weekend.
Motorists and drivers can cool down their upholstery in their motors by using a towel trick, the roadside recovery experts say. "Most modern car cabins are blacker than a coal mine, and that's bad news for keeping cool," they say.
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"Leather seats, in particular, can get uncomfortably hot and sticky – and may degrade and crack if regularly exposed to heat. Fitting light-coloured seat covers is one solution, or you could opt for lighter upholstery in the first place."
"As a temporary measure, a towel spread over the seat will help keep you cool," says the RAC. "Cover exposed metal on the seats, such as seat belt buckles and child car seat harness fittings."
Car Supermarket advised: "All this begs the question: are British cars and roads built for this kind of heat? The short answer is... not really.
"Our infrastructure is designed more for drizzle than sizzle. Roads can start to melt in extreme heat, and many older cars struggle with cooling systems that aren't up to the task of battling 30+ degree temperatures.
"Even our newer vehicles, while better equipped, aren't typically designed with Death Valley in mind. Air conditioning systems can struggle, and the dark interiors favoured by many UK car buyers become heat traps in intense sunshine."
A Met Office forecast states: "Fine on Sunday with plenty of sunshine developing. Often dry early next week, but showers or thunderstorms are possible, mainly on Monday. Staying very warm with generally light winds."
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