Drivers urged to 'turn button off' as soon as it starts raining

Drivers have been urged to "push" a button if it starts raining while they are out on the road. Motorists and road users have been told to press a little-known button while behind the wheel of their motors as yellow and amber warnings take hold.

TikTok content creator @chegeceping explained: “First of all we need to turn off this automatic start-stop function because the engine is easily stalls after the car drives through water. [When start/stop is turned on] At this time, the auto start/stop function will automatically ignite, water can easily enter the engine and the insurance company won’t pay out.”

Early provisional figures show some places in Oxfordshire had in excess of 100mm of rain on Monday, with South Newington seeing 111.4mm of rain, which is more than double the county’s long-term average for September.

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The TikToker went on and added: "It is easy to fog up the windshield before driving on rainy days which affects driving vision. We need to turn on the defogging function of the windshield. Afterwards, all the fog on the glass will disappear."

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said in the latest update from the Met Office: “The rainfall from Monday has now cleared away to leave a drier interlude for many, whilst some residual rain moves southwards across parts of Scotland. This drier spell will last until early Wednesday for most, before the next area of low pressure brings further rain later on Wednesday and into the latter part of the week.

“Further rain is likely for parts of England and Wales on Thursday. If and where this falls on saturated ground, the sensitivity to potential impacts is increased. At present, the heaviest rain looks like falling across east-facing hills of northern England, although there is some uncertainty in the regional focus.”