Drivers are being urged to give gritters time and space to salt the roads as temperatures across England plummet. Five gritters, says National Highways, were struck by other vehicles when spreading salt last winter – compared to just one incident the year before. With snow and ice forecast across the country, highways officials are preparing for a busy week ahead and the organisation is asking drivers who come across gritters treating the roads to remain patient. Darren Clark, Severe Weather Resilience Manager, at National Highways, said: “It is quite shocking that five of our gritter vehicles…
