Numerous councils have already spent the past few nights gritting the roads due to the sub-zero temperatures.

Bedford Borough Council’s gritters, for example, began gritting primary roads and routes from 14:00 on Thursday into the night.

Similarly, Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council said their respective gritters would be out on local roads due to the cold weather.

David Jacklin, a gritting area manager for Norfolk County Council, told BBC Look East on Thursday the team had 13,000 tonnes of salt available for use on 2,200 miles (3,540km) of road.

“Last season, we used in the region of 8,700 tonnes for the whole of the season, so we’ve got lots of salt should we need it,” he added.

Information on gritting routes can be found on your local council’s websites.

On the railways, some providers including Great Northern have urged passengers to take care on station platforms which could be slippery despite them being gritted.

Operators, as well as airports including London Luton Airport and London Stansted Airport, urge customers to keep an eye on departure boards for the latest information.