It's -10c here in sunny Manchester

[EternalOptimist]

Its reading -10 on my Maplins weather station, still a long way to go till we get to the -20 expected up in Scotland though.

I found some strange tracks in the snow in the back garden, not cat or bird. They were like two runnels, a couple of inches apart, eight inches deep, as if something had been dragged though the snow.

[threaded]

Sounds like a mole. Best get the shotgun.

[Fred Bloggs]

Yep, -14 Celsius here in deepest Cheshire.

[Diver]

- 9 deg here, thick snow and the roads are a sheet of ice.

If driving today, avoid braking as much as possible and use engine braking to slow yourself.

Just took Mrs D to work and in six miles we witnessed 4 accidents.

2 back-enders 1 spinout on a roundabout and one sideslide up an embankment.

Note: 3 of these were 4x4's and one a Transit van.

Why do people in 4x4's think they are invulnerable. Apart from lorries and vans, they are the worst performing vehicles on the road in icy road conditions?

[cailin maith]

Great, I want to get out of bed even less now

[Diver]

Great, I want to get out of bed even less now

Go and build a snowman

[Alf W]

Why do people in 4x4's think they are invulnerable. Apart from lorries and vans, they are the worst performing vehicles on the road in icy road conditions?

Eh? We've got a 4x4 and it's not slipped/skidded an inch yet. It's barely noticed the ice and snow. The only danger taking it out has been all the other idiots spinning and sliding about.

[FiveTimes]

not sure how cold it is in Leicestershire - but I'm about to wrap up and take DD2 to school. Hat/Scarf/Gloves are already on the radiator

[BlasterBates]

When I was in the UK over Christmas, I realised that my parents new car had proper all year round tyres on, ie a winter tread. Holds well on snow and ice.

Worth checking your tyres to see if you have a winter tread, i.e. small slits.

I was curious and noticed most newer cars in the Supermarket car park had them but the older ones didn't.

[Tarquin Farquhar]

- 9 deg here, thick snow and the roads are a sheet of ice.

If driving today, avoid braking as much as possible and use engine breaking to slow yourself.

Engine breaking? I hope not! Engine braking would be better.