Gritters blocked by '200 double parked cars' on picturesque walking route

Gritters were incapable to get done a Peak District roadworthy owed to 200 cars doubled parked connected it, a assembly has complained.

Derbyshire has been covered successful crystal and snowfall successful caller days, arsenic temperatures astir the UK person plummeted.

But the assembly said that treble parking blocked gritters from accessing a roadworthy that led to Edale, the entranceway to the picturesque Pennine Way walking route.

In a station connected X, the assembly urged motorists to determination their cars and said a autobus oregon occurrence motor would not beryllium capable to get past.

"We person issues with cars treble parked connected Rushup Edge and Man Nick connected the roadworthy down to Edale," the assembly said.

"Our gritters cannot get done with astir 200 cars successful the area. Please determination your car if you are successful the area. If we can't get done neither would a autobus oregon occurrence engine."

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It comes arsenic the UK recorded its coldest nighttime for 15 years connected Friday, with temperatures successful the Scottish hamlet of Altnaharra dropping to -18.7C (-1.66F).