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Winter Service FAQs

Gritter Winter can bring tricky road conditions. With a small workforce and miles of rural roads to cover, we take a prioritised approach to treating our roads for ice and snow. Full details are available on our Winter Service Plan page but here are some of the most commonly received questions.

How, when and where we grit roads
Other road gritting queries
Footways
Salt Bins

List of available Winter Service Questions

How do you know when roads need to be gritted?

How do you prioritise what’s treated?

Where can I find a grit bin?

I haven’t seen a gritter. Where are they?

I saw a gritter – but why wasn't it spreading?

If you’ve been treating, why is it still icy/snowy?

What do you use to treat roads in winter? Do you use salt, or grit, or both?

When are snow boards or ploughs used?

When do you treat?

Where do we treat?

Why aren’t Priority 3 and other minor roads salted?

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