Councils ignored cheap road salt offer!

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Up to 30 councils spurned an offer last year of thousands of tonnes of de-icing salt at a reduced price, to use on the roads this winter, the BBC has learned.

British Salt Director David Stephen made the offer from its 60,000 tonnes stockpile in April but had no takers.

The Local Government Association said every council had six days' supply - the officially minimum recommended level of salt needed to meet demand.

However the LGA's David Sparks said the six-day advice may have to be revised.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8457458.stm