Sir Salter Scott, Grittie McVittie and Ready Spready Go: Exploring Scotland’s ice gritter names
You can even track them online
Laura WilliamsonBack in November 2016 the Scottish government launched an online tracking service which allowed you to track the country's ice gritters – and learn their ingenious nicknames.
Luke Snowalker, Grittie McVittie and Gritty Gonzales are just some of the names used for the gritters – thought up by Scotland's own school children in 2006.
Primary school kids submitted entries to the Transport for Scotland competition and, as you'll see, the results were amazing.
Introducing…
Sir Salter Scott
An Edinburgh favourite
Gritty Gonzales
Gritallica
Known for hits such as Enter Snowman and Wherever I may grit
Salty Tom
Sir Andy Flurry
Serving up gritting goodness near Dunblane
Grittie McVittie
Golden Gate Gritter
Gritty Gritty Bang Bang
Ready Spready Go
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