As thousands struggle with the winter weather ahead of the Christmas holiday Channel 4 News tweeters have been sending in top tips and advice to beat the big freeze.
Across the UK the Christmas getaway has turned into a festive nightmare as thousands struggle with heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperatures.
In order to keep the country moving, and in the spirit of goodwill, we asked you to help compile a list of advice and tips for how to beat the winter weather.
We’ve almost hit 50 but we need your ideas to complete the list.
To contribute, tweet @channel4news with your ideas and remember to use the hashtag #beattheweather.
2. Wear the right clothes! Sick of these eejits wandering around in jeans complaining its cold – @redrumsilence
3. Most body heat is lost through your head. Wear a hat! & lots of thin layers beats a couple of thick layers – @Fatal_Rabbit
4. 1:Two cardigans 2:Three pairs of socks 3:A cute winter santa claus hat 4:Hot chocolate. perfect ! – @cutie92farah
5. Get ur trail shoes on & run. Grippy sole provides traction & easier than running on sand. I did it – @sarb
8. Live close to where you work, buy some decent boots and warm undies. Sorted! – @AMIAFAD
9. Ice spikes over your shoes – have made The-Hill-Of-Death a breeze to positively prance down now! – @MrsElsieE.
10. Wear women’s tights over your shoes – stops you slipping on the icy pavements/roads – @Bolotics
11. I use my nose to operate my iPhone and iPod ‘clicker wheel’, which is mostly successful – @nlewendon
13. Apply rain repellent to car windows, then ice won’t stick, easy ice clearing – @andrewhiggins1
14. Make sure you take extra water for the windscreen wash – grit on windscreen makes it hard to see – @Zephyr_Dragon
15. Carry a bag of sand/grit/gravel in the car, along with a shovel and some old wood/sticks/branches – @SteMcCormack
16. Equip your car with a sheet of old carpet! Fantastic for putting under your wheels to get purchase on ice – @pdjohnson
17. When I couldn’t get traction yesterday I rang my husband who told me to let my tyres down a bit. It worked – @Talkloads
19. Get a job with a train company. You won’t have to go anywhere all day – @TomClover
20. Huskies/sledge/cross-country skis. Seems to work in most snowbound nations – @leguape
22. Clear snow, treat ground first with dishwasher salt to melt ice & cat litter for grip & to absorb moisture – @SteMcCormack
23. Cinder and ashes from a fire are best for creating paths through the snow – @reineire
24. If everyone did so, walking would be easier! Personal responsibility + big society win – @programx
25. Clear pavement and roads outside your home if council can’t get to you. Advice here: http://bit.ly/fwStYc – @nattorama
28. Give in to bad Christmas telly and crack open the tin of Quality Street meant for Christmas day – @nicolealexacox
30. Soup! Home made, rib tingling, dig out your granny’s recipes kind of soup. And make enough for elderly neighbours too! – @burdzeyeview
31. Stoke the fire and watch the Ashes. From Australia with love – @Simone_Sutcliffe.
32. A top 10 list of Christmas music to give you reasons to be cheerful: http://bit.ly/hHNYIl – @annadoble
33. Keep your heating on a low ‘tickover’ overnight. The cost will be far less than the repair of burst frozen pipes – @Retyree
34. Keep your oven open after cooking and leave washing up water to cool naturally. Heats the kitchen a treat! – @JHolmesEsq
36. Remember to feed our feathered friends & provide water for them. Don’t let the cold beat them either! – @cumbriawildlife
37. Be inspired by #uksnow to a more local, sustainable lifestyle! Less carbon used = less disruption caused – @carolineinhooky
We need you to complete our top 50! Tweet us @channel4news and remember to use the hashtag #beattheweather.