Heavy snow and ice bring travel chaos across UK

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

Depends for what, in mild temperatures it will speed up melting and make it easier to scrape off the ice. However, even at -20 celsius, it will still melt through the ice and give you increased traction. I use it on my driveway during the winter.

Then my local authority must be buying an inferior quality substance because a friend of mine who is responsible for keeping the highways open in the district informs me that at (and I honestly can't remember the temperature but know it wasn't as high as -10) "You may as well put nothing down and plough only because the grit ceases to work".