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Meet the funny named gritters made in North Yorkshire - ft Spready Mercury

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Naming of each gritter started in 2006 when school children were asked to come up with funny names for the vehicles. Names include Gritly Come Dancing, Hansel And Grit-all and a personal favourite, Spready Mercury. Traffic Scotland has gone one step further by adding a map of all of its gritters so people across the UK can track where they are.

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Meet the funny named gritters made in North Yorkshire - ft Spready Mercury

Made by Ripon-based company ECON, the gritters are sent all across the UK to make the roads safe and to prevent accidents in different regions

·County Durham, United Kingdom
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The Northern Echo broke the news in County Durham, United Kingdom on Monday, December 4, 2023.
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