I seem to remember one had to be careful when driving back to the UK as the washer bottle was often filled with Vodka as it was cheaper to purchase than windscreen wash and was sometimes overlooked, but not by customs.
One remembers being a young newly married living in private accommodation in Gűtersloh town. Thought my German neighbour was going to have a heart attack one day when he saw me de-icing the windscreen with a bottle of vodka.
But then I think it was NAAFI Vodka @ 5 DM a litre, while Halfords anti/de-icing fluid (also from NAAFI) was something like 7.50 DM for 500 ml. You do the math(s).
And the FFR then was 5.5 DM to the £ .....
