Residents in South and East Ayrshire can track gritters across the area this winter with Ayrshire Roads Alliance's gritter tracker. 

The website provides details of current winter service vehicles operating across the two local authorities. 

As vehicles travel, their location updates on the map, and it shows the past ten hours of vehicle movements. 

The gritter tracking map only gives the last recorded position and route of the gritters and snow ploughs. It does not give any indication or guarantee of the current condition of the road network.

The gritters are regularly given unique names, with the public often asked to vote on their favourites.

An ARA spokesperson said: "Road conditions can deteriorate quickly in severe weather, even when they have been gritted or ploughed.

"Drivers are advised to always drive in accordance with the prevailing road and weather conditions and if possible, to avoid any unnecessary journeys during periods of bad weather."

To find the gritter tracker, go here.