The Government should import a quarter million tonnes of road salt if it has found an independent review so badly to prepare the country for another winter like this year.
And all local authorities should review your winter planning need consultation on the streets, handle and examine whether treatment effectively could with less salt perform.
The recommendations are in the progress report of winter resilience review, Adonis appointed Secretary Lord of former transport to study how transport systems in England last two winter resisted.
In his early conclusions of the evaluation conducted by RAC Foundation of Chairman David Quarmby, finds that England could one half million tonnes or more behind the road salt the same winter 10 / 11 Britain follows weather pattern as winter 09 / 10 - worst in 30 years war.Es recommends that is half of this amount before the winter in the sets and is resold by the Highways Agency as required by local authorities by the Government re-imported.
Recommends that salt sold from memory "at a premium price" authorities establish their own stocks are checking but promoting local highway.
Weather in early January left councils bottlenecks with salt the Government leads to step and impose salt freeze rationing.
Announcement of the interim report, Quarmby said: "Last year we only manage roads due to the concerted efforts of local authorities, national Government and road salt suppliers to keep traffic moving on the nation."
"But we came perilously close to run outside of salt and many people found the winter months very difficult" he added.
The snow and ice to your property deleted. the report of Quarmby also described as "helpful", which could attach confusion last year about potential legal liabilities incurred, to households, recommends that the Government prepared a code of conduct that set to protect clear advice and the public against negligence claims.
Councillor David Sparks, Deputy Chairman of the local Government Association, said that councils already had learned lessons from last winter and that authorities have already been occupancy salt stocks and ordering gritting lorries.
"The correct action now in the height of summer where everyone can make the difference when the dark days of winter a return to make," he added.
The Panel is due to publish its final report, holding rail and aviation industry in the autumn.
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