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 The winter weather means more difficult driving conditions but you can help stay safe by being prepared and taking a few precautions.
Before you set out on any journey, check the weather forecast, road conditions and public transport information.
Always allow extra time for your journey, make sure your mobile phoned is fully charged and let someone know where you’re going and when you expect to arrive.
If you’re driving, keep your vehicle well maintained and take care that brakes, tyres, lights, batteries, windscreens and wiper blades are in good condition.
It’s useful to have a stock of essential supplies in the car, including an ice scraper and de-icer, shovel, torch and spare batteries, warm clothes and a blanket, some food and a warm drink in a flask, first aid kit, battery jump leads, and map or device with offline maps for any unplanned diversions.
Be mindful of the road conditions when you drive. In wet weather, stopping distances will be at least double those required for stopping on dry roads; ice and snow can increase stopping distanced by up to ten times so keep well back from the vehicle in front.
Police Scotland and Ready Scotland have more useful information for travelling, including advice for cyclists and pedestrians.
Important telephone numbers
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Environmental enquiries - 01698 403110 (including special uplifts and bin collection, road repairs, lighting faults, abandoned vehicles and pest control problems)
- General enquiries - 01698 403200
- Housing Repairs - 0800 678 1166
- Gas/solid fuel heating repairs - 0845 606 1555
- Homelessness - 0800 953 2424
- Anti-social behaviour - 0300 123 1382
- Social Work Emergency Service - 0800 121 4114
Visit www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/winter for more information about our full range of winter services
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