Snowbound? Just wait

SIR – This year, as every year, roads have been blocked for miles by snow-bound vehicles. Those that could move were stuck behind those that couldn’t.

What will happen when only electric vehicles are allowed on the road? They could not even be heated. John Hart

Chelmsford, Essex

SIR – On the border of Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire about six inches of snow fell on Sunday and by the next morning the country roads were in the main passable, the main roads clear.

However, state schools in the area were closed and school buses cancelled.

How was it that the local public schools (privately run) were open, their school buses running, and their pupils getting to school by foot and car?

Bedfordshire’s (private-contract) rubbish collection vehicles also emptied our bins by 9am. John Reynolds

Huntingdon

SIR – Snow disrupts roads, rail and flights. Schools close and functions are cancelled. I trudge up to the newsagent and there it is, without fail – my copy of The Daily Telegraph. J R Laird

Bedford

SIR – While it would not be economical for Britain to maintain the whole infrastructure to deal with snowy conditions, which are relatively infrequent, there is a practical step that motorists could take to reduce their susceptibility.

Few drivers fit their cars with winter tyres, despite the fact that their summer ones lose their grip when the temperature falls below 7C, even before the addition of ice or snow.

Having watched cars proceeding in the snow at walking pace with their driven wheels spinning, I cannot help feeling that a relatively modest investment in a set of winter tyres would help to keep the nation moving.

Few of those skidding about would probably consider it sensible to walk on snow-covered pavements wearing summer sandals. Phil Mobbs

Wantage, Oxfordshire