Some make the most of our winter wonderland

THE AA was receiving a call-out to stricken drivers every 30 seconds at one point yesterday as commuters fought through sub-zero temperatures to get to school or work.

The biggest culprit was flat batteries in cars which had been left at a standstill in the freezing temperatures for too long.

By 3pm, AA’s breakdown service had received 760 calls from stranded motorists, twice the average number of breakdowns it would expect to attend to within a full 24-hour period up until midnight.