SURREY County Council's gritting lorries have treated 6,089 miles of road since Christmas Eve - is the equivalent of travelling from London to Tokyo.
As temperatures plummeted and ice became an increasing problem across the county, the council's winter operation kicked into gear with the fleet of 39 gritters drawing on the 16,000 tonnes of salt stockpiled at depots across Surrey.
The gritting lorries made 179 trips, including on Christmas Day.
The distance from London to Tokyo is 5,954 miles, as the crow flies
