Commuters could be in for more travel misery as winter weather conditions are forecast to return.
Although the weather seems to have improved since the widespread snow that affected the country last week, deteriorating conditions are expected to return.
The
Met Office has issued flash warnings of severe or extreme weather for Scotland, which could see ice form on roads where snow has begun to thaw or where light rain has made the surfaces wet.
Furthermore, the body has predicted more snow could fall tomorrow (December 14th) in western areas such as Argyll and Bute, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, West Dumbartonshire and Inverclyde, which could see winter travel misery reappear.
Similar risks have been forecast south of the border, where icy roads are likely in much of England, particularly where snow has already melted. Indeed, sleet and rain could exasperate the problems as temperatures remain low and the water begins to freeze.
And it is not just the roads that are still being disrupted as a result of the wintry weather, travel insurance policyholders hoping to commute by train will find alternative timetables in place in parts of Scotland.
National Rail has reported that there are no services between Motherwell and Cumbernauld and trains between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh that usually visit Shotts have been reduced to an hourly routine.
The Scottish government has also announced plans to help the country's travel infrastructure cope better should forecast conditions arrive later this week and throughout the season.
Justice secretary Kenny MacAskill said: "It is absolutely crucial that we use the current respite in the severe weather as a window of opportunity to help Scotland return to normality."
By Anne Jones
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