Shoppers are praising the Beeway Car Windshield Cover on Amazon, with many saying it keeps their cars cooler in the current hot weather. The cover, priced at £21.99, is currently listed as an Amazon's Choice product and has sold more than 700 units in the past month.
Features and Benefits
The cover is made of four layers: PEVA aluminum foil, spunlaced cotton, composite cotton, and soft non-woven lining. The brand claims it blocks nearly 99% of UV rays, helping to reduce the temperature inside the car during hot and sunny weather. It can also prevent frost, snow, and ice buildup on the windshield in winter.
The standard size (140 x 90cm) fits cars and SUVs, while the extra-large size (145 x 100cm) fits SUVs, vans, trucks, and minivans. It is easy to install without tools and features side flaps to prevent it from falling off. It can also be used as a camping table mat, tent sleeping pad, pet sitting car mat, or crawling mat outdoors.
Alternatives
Argos offers the AA Windscreen Frost and Sun Shield, currently on clearance at £4. This double-sided protector keeps the interior cool in summer and free from frost in winter, and it is waterproof and suitable for most cars. Debenhams has the Hillington Car Windshield Cover with Mirror Covers for Snow Protection at £17.99, down from £24.99, featuring a reflective aluminium coating that lowers interior temperatures and a barrier against snow and ice.
Shopper Reviews
The Beeway cover has an average rating of 4.6 out of five stars from more than 7,800 reviews on Amazon. One shopper said: "Very pleased with this purchase. It does exactly as described. Easy to use, and store in its bag. Car is so much cooler in this unusual hot weather." Another wrote: "Excellent sun windscreen protector, more robust than my last one. Folds away for easy storage and fits my hatchback perfectly. Thoroughly recommend."
A third reviewer added: "An excellent, all-weather screen cover, easy to use with little to no tendency to fly off while fitting. Effective in deflecting the heat of the sun and lowering the internal temperature of the car compared to the ambient temperature. The added bonus is it can be used during the winter to prevent the windscreen frosting over - although for obvious reasons this benefit has yet to be tested!"
Some reviewers deducted stars, with one noting: "The screen cover is a good size and well made and ideal for keeping the car cool when parked in the heat. Only given 4 stars as the bag that came with the cover to store it in is useless. It is too small to accommodate the folded screen cover so will have to find something else to store it in." Another commented: "If you've got a high tech car and a south-facing driveway then you need one of these. Easy to fit and keeps the car and the delicate electronics inside cool. The only improvement would be to add some rubber magnets on the top edge to help keep it in place when fitting it in a breeze."
