Scotland Gritter Names 2025: The funniest Scottish gritter names – including new additions Clearopathra and Den-ice Law

The cold snap has left large parts of the country facing wintry hazards such as snow and ice, with conditions expected to continue as temperatures drop below freezing overnight.

Helping keep roads free from snow and ice is Scotland’s fleet of more than 240 gritters. Based at around 42 depots along the major road networks, these vehicles are helping to ensure disruption is as minimal as possible.

And while you may not think twice about seeing one, Scottish gritters are very well known around the world for one thing in particular - their unique names.

Why Scotland names its gritters

The idea to name Scotland’s gritters can be traced back to Amey, a company responsible for maintaining motorways and bridges, and local councils. School pupils would lead the charge for ideas within some councils, while in 2020 Amey opened up their appeal to the wider public which led to an overwhelming response not just from Scotland, but around the world.

Now a firm tradition, there are more than a hundred Scottish gritters which have been bestowed with hilarious and cheeky names which can be tracked online.

In addition, each year there are a few new vehicles added to the fleet which leads to even more weird and wonderful names being slapped on the side of these snow-destroying lorries.

Where to find Scotland’s Gritter Tracker

If you want to track Scotland’s gritters the full map covering all of the country’s trunk roads can be found at traffic.gov.scot/gritter-tracker.

The interactive map will show exactly where all of the fleet is at any given moment, as well as their names and location history.

Some local authorities also have their own unique trackers - and names - such as Dumfries and Galloway Council, Highland Council, Aberdeenshire Council, Falkirk Council and more.

Don’t miss out - subscribe to The Scotsman’s transport newsletter

All of Scotland’s gritter names for 2025

• 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

How to submit your gritter name suggestions

If you would like to get involved with naming your local gritters, then you are in luck as Amey are currently accepting submissions for the North East and South West.

All names must be family-friendly, and though they have previously teamed up with brands such as Irn-Bru (Grits You Thru) and Tunnock’s (Caramelt Wafer), they do ask you avoid copyrighted names or trademarks where possible; though spoof names or puns are acceptable.

There is no limit on entries, with names set to be applied next winter, so from November 2026 onward.

For Amey South West, entries will close at midnight on Sunday, February 1 2026. As for the North East, entries will close at 5pm on Friday, December 19 2025.