Scottish gritters have the best names and you can follow them live

John Plunkett. Updated January 19th, 2018

You’ll remember when Doncaster Council asked the public to come up with names for its gritters and they chose Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney and David Plowie.

Well, they might have gone one better in Scotland, where not only do they have puntastic names for all their gritters – they also allow you to watch them as they go about their work – in real time.

just found out that every gritter in scotland has a name like ‘gritty gritty bang bang’ and ‘sir salter scott’ and you can track them live pic.twitter.com/boAVWtvtYi

— harry moore (@Harry_Moore_) January 16, 2018

You can watch them live HERE and people are doing exactly that.

try and find david plowie https://t.co/xmwLnrROwb

— harry moore (@Harry_Moore_) January 16, 2018

shout out to luke snowalker who’s putting in a big shift down the west coast right now pic.twitter.com/TyhJgsBsl7

— harry moore (@Harry_Moore_) January 16, 2018

Then guess who got involved?

@MyDoncaster looks like you’re lagging behind on the whole naming of snowplough thing

— Ashley Hall (@Ahall41116) January 16, 2018

The live map is very cool, we'll admit. How have they done it? Is it witchcraft?

— Doncaster Council (@MyDoncaster) January 16, 2018

More like the GRITCHES amiright

— Doncaster Council (@MyDoncaster) January 16, 2018

Gritallica and Sprinkles are my faves

— New-New Year (@ginandtectonica) January 16, 2018

'Salty Tom' is my fave.

— Dan Coman (@lacesoutdan) January 16, 2018

Sir Andy Flurry. Love it 😍

— Laura Harmes (@lauraharmes) January 16, 2018

Can't help but feel they'd run out of inspiration a little by the time they came up with 'Jack'

— Ciaran Varley (@CiaranVarley) January 16, 2018

Stay frosty.