In winter you should pay extra attention to planning your journey. Before travelling in bad weather:
- Check the weather forecast and road conditions
- Do you need to travel right now or if it can wait until the weather improves?
- Consider alternative routes
- Consider alternative modes of transport
- Allow extra time for your journey
- Make sure your car is ready for a journey in poor weather
- Make sure your mobile phone is fully charged
- Tell someone your destination and when you expect to arrive
- Consider fitting winter tyres or snow socks to your vehicle
Visit the Traffic Scotland website for live information on traffic conditions.
Visit Traveline Scotland for Scotland-wide public transport information.
Visit the Tyresafe website for tyre safety tips and more information on winter tyres.
And for those working in the freight industry there are winter driving tips from Freight Scotland.
