Drivers warned of 'worst ever potholes season'

Sub-zero conditions which have gripped shivering Britain are set to continue this week and beyond.

As forecasters predict a pronloged cold snap, and the risk of further snow and ice this week in Yorkshire, motorists are being warned to expect dangerously icy roads and to be prepared for "the worst ever pothole season" on the road network.

The state of the roads will deteriorate "incredibly quickly" over the coming months, said a spokesman for Potholes.co.uk

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Britain's cold snap has also proved to be bad news for retailers as shoppers opt to stay at home.

The Christmas shopping rush, usually seen during the final days of November, failed to materialise this year.

Weathermen warned that sub-zero temperatures will be back across Britain this week, following Saturday's brief thaw.

Billy Payne, of MeteoGroup, the Press Association's weather arm, said: "Temperatures drop away again and lots of areas could be struggling to reach zero degrees and there will be sharp frosts. It is still very cold into next week but from Wednesday onwards there could be a slight recovery."

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However, meteorologists believe Britain has had the worst of the snow.

The death toll from the weather reached at least seven over the weekend. It included two men who were killed in a motorway crash on the M62 in East Yorkshire and two teenage girls who died when their Peugeot 206 was in collision with a Royal Mail box van in Cumbria.

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond temporarily relaxed restrictions on truckers' working hours.

The nine-hour daily driving limit was raised to 10 hours for HGVs to help vital supplies of fuel, food and gritting salt be delivered.