Overview
- Six Met Office alerts are in force on January 11 for parts of the UK as freezing conditions persist.
- The Scottish Government’s Resilience Room held an emergency meeting on January 10 to coordinate the response.
- Drivers are urged to check batteries, fluids, tyres and lights before travel, carry a winter kit, and de-ice windscreens with a scraper or spray rather than boiling water.
- Experts advise aiming for at least 3mm tyre tread in winter and monitoring pressure to maintain grip on icy and snowy roads.
- Media report a potential three-day blizzard later this month that remains unconfirmed by forecasters.