Watch your nose: with the wintry weather blanketing the country, the Highways Agency has announced that the gritters are out, spreading the stuff that just loves to pepper your car's front end with buckshot.
The agency has issued the following advice: "The Met Office is forecasting further snow and ice for north east, eastern and south east England for the next 24 hours. More than one hundred gritters, of its total fleet of 400 gritters, have been used to keep motorways and major routes clear of snow and ice in the south and east.
"Gritters were out last night and during the early hours of this morning on all motorways affected by the severe weather. The wintry weather is expected to continue overnight tonight and into tomorrow.
"The Highways Agency reminds drivers to take extra care on the roads. Drivers are advised to check for up-to-date information on weather and road conditions before they set off, and to listen to radio bulletins during their journey."