- Location
- South shropshire
No snow plough being done here, main roads included ….. contractors not been paid for two years, What a shambles…..
about 5 inches and still falling….
about 5 inches and still falling….
No snow ploughing
- Thread starter Henery
- Start date
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Just kick back with the popcorn and watch the chaos
then gently inform fuming motorists and the pitchforks won't be long in coming out.
good covering here now but council haven't told us to plough yet - budget cuts I guess !
Boohoo
Member
- Location
- Newtownabbey
No sign of snow here yet and I've never seen so much salt on the road.
Apparently there won't be enough staff to cover around the clock gritting due to strike action so they must be piling a day's worth of salt on in one pass.
Apparently there won't be enough staff to cover around the clock gritting due to strike action so they must be piling a day's worth of salt on in one pass.
yellow belly
Member
- Location
- south west lincolnshire
not enough to snow plough here salt working well
snow ploughing needs to be closely followed by salt or it can be worse than leaving snow to melt
snow ploughing needs to be closely followed by salt or it can be worse than leaving snow to melt
- Location
- Shropshire
Seen a few out this morning on the way to Abberley. Does George get to you or does he stop at cleobury?
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Same here usually, quite often see piles of salt slung about when it's 4 degrees in April even. Never shy with it certainly on the main roads.
- Location
- Cirencester
Gave up doing it years ago as never get paid, and when they did they questioned everything so resigned from it. I do my drive so some neighbours can get out if needed but that's it. Light the fire and chill out.
- Location
- South shropshire
Apparently a few have gone of their own volition…. Interesting question regarding insurance I hear 
. Total muppets
. Total muppets
- Location
- Dorset/Wilts
It's 11°c here!
I bought a lovely 4'6" high Cuthbertson V plough a few years ago. It was being sold for £800 even though it had never been used, and I could only assume that the council was getting rid of it as it had reached 5 years old and had reached the end of their machinery policy terms.
And Henery, with out a word of a lie, I had to travel to Shropshire to pick it up (a family run truck garage in an old colliery building, the name escapes me).
- Location
- JanDeGrootLand
Its not gone up here yet, but the council are just now salt/gritting the side roads in anticipation, so would guess thats the end of it.
- Location
- Ashbourne, Derbyshire
My mate got called to go with his plough to Derby hospital overspill car park for 6 o’clock last night and stay on site til 10 this morning, no snow but was on £50/hr, £800 for doing nothing! 
Netherfield
Member
- Location
- West Yorkshire
3" out on the lawn, traffic has kept roads clear so far, but it's coming down heavier now .
There must have been some residual heat on the tarmac drive, it's barely gone white yet,but it's settling now.
No gritters seen, but it's usually 5.30 to 6.30 in the evening before they come out.
I stand corrected Mrs N tells me they were out at 12.30.
There must have been some residual heat on the tarmac drive, it's barely gone white yet,but it's settling now.
No gritters seen, but it's usually 5.30 to 6.30 in the evening before they come out.
I stand corrected Mrs N tells me they were out at 12.30.
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- Location
- South Molton
Nothing worse than sitting around doing nothing, but guess he may have had phone or tablet to watch moviesMy mate got called to go with his plough to Derby hospital overspill car park for 6 o’clock last night and stay on site til 10 this morning, no snow but was on £50/hr, £800 for doing nothing!
- Location
- Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Location
- Shropshire
My cousin has the contract for clearing the Amazon loading centre in Dudley, and the car parks at the merry hill.My mate got called to go with his plough to Derby hospital overspill car park for 6 o’clock last night and stay on site til 10 this morning, no snow but was on £50/hr, £800 for doing nothing!
When they call for him he makes an absolute fortune.
I think it’s about 4x that hourly rate for Amazon