Our beloved not-so-wee Scottish gritters are back in action during the Arctic Blast these days, and we are officially obsessed with their hysterically amusing names. Taylor Drift, Spready Mercury and Snowrassic Park are all doing honourable work by keeping our roads snow and ice-free, but there are plenty more worth mentioning. Plus, they were in full use and more than ready during the snow and ice weather warnings in January.
What is more, most gritters have been named by the public and first started at Scottish schools. The naming competition then opened online in 2020, with the wider public getting a chance to name the essential snow machines. The gritters with the punny names span over around 400 miles of Scotland’s South West, including Glasgow.
All the Scottish gritter names
In no particular order, we thought we’d put all the names into one place for you to giggle at. “You’re A Blizzard, Harry”!
- Albert Icestein
- Always Be Grit-Full
- Arctic Angel
- Auntie Freeze
- Basil Salty
- Bear Chills
- Bear-Illiant
- Betty McYeti
- Betty White-Out
- BFG – Big Friendly Gritter
- Blizzard Bear
- Blizzard Of Oz
- Blizzard Wizard
- Brine Freeeeze
- Brinestone Ploughboy
- Brrrrrsay
- Buzz Iceclear
- Calvin Harr-Ice
- Caramelt Wafer
- Carrie Bradthaw
- Charles Rennie Mackinslush
- Chilly Connolly
- Chun-Ski – Street Gritter
- Clearopathra
- Coldfinger
- Creedence Clear-Road Survival
- D0uble Sn0w 7
- Den-ice Law
- Dingiesplough
- Don’t Go Grittin’ My Heart
- Dr Snow
- Drift Shifter
- Everest
- Far’s A’ The Sna?
- Flower of Saltland
- For Your Ice Only
- Freeze Witherspoon
- Frostbite
- Frosty The Snow Plough
- Frosty the Snow Van
- Get A Grit
- Granite Gritter
- Grit A Bit
- Grit And Bear It
- Grit Gaan
- Grit Like I’day
- Grit Me Baby One More Time
- Grit-Tok
- Grit-Zilla
- Grit’n Brr It
- Grita Thawberg
- Gritallica
- Griticle Mass
- Gritie Express
- Gritly Bear
- Gritna Green
- Gritney Spears
- Gritosaurus
- Grits You Thru
- Gritt Scott!
- Gritterbug
- Grittest Hits
- Grittin’ On Wae It
- Grittly Come Dancing
- Gritty Buckie
- Gritty Gritty Bang Bang
- Gritty Mcgrit Face
- Gritty McGrit Grit
- Gritty The Great
- Gritz Crackers
- Gritzy
- Hagrit
- Hamnasnow
- Han Snow-lo
- Hansel & Grittel
- I Want To Break Freeze
- I’m A Gritter Get Me Outta Here
- I’m Shovelin’
- I’ve Grit A Crush On You
- Ice Breaker
- Ice Destroyer
- Ice King
- Icesweeper Willie
- Icetalavista Baby
- Icy Spicy
- Irvine Squelch
- Jack Jarv-Ice, Esq. and Victor Mcsprayed
- Keanu Freeze
- Kitty McGritty
- Levi
- Lew-ice Capaldi
- Licence To Chill
- Lord Coldemort
- Maes Plough
- Mega Melter
- Meltdown
- Melter Skelter
- Mickey Melter
- Miracle on 34th Sleet
- Mr Frosty
- Mr Plow
- Mr Snow-It-All
- Mr Snow, Let’s Go
- Mrs McGritter
- My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
- Nitty Gritty
- Oh My Gritty Aunt
- Olaf Snow Free Roads
- On Her Majesty’s Slippery Surface
- Penelope Gritstop
- Ploos Yer Doos
- Plougher O’Scotland
- Plougher Power
- Ploughlo Grittini
- Polar Bear Explorer
- Polar Patroller
- Rabbie Brrns
- Ready Salted
- Ready, Spready, Go!
- Robert Brrrns
- Salt Blaster
- Salt Disney
- Salt Shaker
- Salta Claus
- Salty
- Salty Claus
- Sammy Salt
- Sandman Sam
- Scapa Snow
- Scoopy Doo
- Scotland’s Bravest Gritter
- She Is A Melter
- Shovelly Jubbly
- Sir Andy Flurry
- Sir David Attenbrrrrrr
- Sir Grits Hoy
- Sir Salter Scott
- Skate Bush
- Skid Vicious
- Sled Zepplin
- Sleeter Andre
- Sleeting Beauty
- Sleetwood Mac
- Slippity Doo Dash
- Snow Bother
- Snow Connery
- Snow Dozer
- Snow Glitter
- Snow Place Like Home
- Snow Slayer
- Snowasis
- Snowcially Distanced
- Snowey Tribbiani
- Snowflake
- Snowing Me, Snowing You
- Snowmer Simpson
- Snowrassic Park
- Spray Charles
- Spready Gonzales
- Spready Mercury
- Spready the Eagle
- Spreddie Van Halen
- Sprinklbell
- Sprinkles
- St Margrits Hope
- Stone Cold Steve Frostin
- Sweet Child O’ Brine
- Tam O’Salter
- Taylor Drift
- Thaw Patrol
- Thaw: God of Thunder
- Thawin’ Batty
- The Basil Salty
- The Big Yin
- The Forth Gritter
- The Gritalow
- The Gritinator
- The Gritmas Chronicles
- The Grittiest Showman
- The Grittist Snowman
- The Incredible Ice Bear
- The Kenny Kerrr…
- The Meltonator
- The Polar Bear Express
- Thistle Do Icely
- Thistle Grit Through
- Tiny Tim
- Tony Gritzpatrick
- Troon Raker
- Usain Salt
- Walter The Salter
- William Wall-Ice
- Wizard of Ice
- Yes Sir Ice Can Boogie
- You Only Grit Ice
- You’re A Blizzard, Harry
Plus, there is a Gritter Tracker you can keep an eye out to see the punny wonders in person.
How can you name a gritter?
Last year and the years before, there was a competition to name a few gritters. Thousands of names were suggested by Scots, and they’re just too good! The names have to be family-friendly, short and not copyrighted, such as a brand name. The name also has to be no longer than four words and 25 characters.
Amey North East launched a new competition for the public to help name its new gritters. To enter the competition, you have to complete this online form. The competition closes on February 1, so you have plenty of time to think of a good one!
The winning names will be announced on the @NETrunkRoads Facebook and X channels after the competition ends on December 20.