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After a month of pothole-related breakdowns, drivers are being advised to 'avoid puddles.' The AA published the alert after it revealed that it had received 54,521 callouts in October for vehicles damaged by road defects. That's the most on record for a October. The figure is up 12 percent year on year's comparison and is just marginally ahead of the previous October record of 52,152, which was set in 2017.

With forecasters expecting even higher temperatures across the nation this week, the AA said it has had even more breakdowns due to cracked windscreen wipers than in the previous year. It warns that if the whole unit needs to be rebuilt, turning on windscreen wipers when the glass is frozen could land drivers with repair bills of up to £400. To prevent causing harm, use the top five defrosting tips from the magazine's best-of-the-web hacks, including using warm water in sandwich bags.

More than 120 flood warnings have been issued across England (left). Weather forecasters are predicting that in areas of Scotland, which will see the most downpours overnight, there is a 'danger to life.' It's likely that train passengers who have been warned to expect delays on northern routes in the United Kingdom will suffer further after operators introduced speed limits in response to predicted 'extreme' deluges that could drop six inches of rain in the next 24 hours. More than a month's worth of rain is forecast to fall in certain regions of the country due to two days of downpours, which have closed down motorways and compelled drivers to be evacuated from floodwaters and abandoned their cars.