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SEE ALSO: Public road gritter naming contest winner will make wordplay enthusiasts proudThere's nothing we Brits love more than silly names for vehicles. Combine that with the excitement of live gritter tracking, and you've got yourself a social media hit.
Scotland's gritters have risen to prominence thanks to a website that lets you track their movements, and people are loving their names.
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According to the BBC, the names stem from a 2006 primary school competition, where children sent in their ideas for gritter names and the cream of the crop was selected.
At time of writing, the highest concentration of the named gritters is near Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable And the prize for most northerly named gritter goes to Sprinkles, who is diligently serving the citizens of Nairn.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Oh gritters of Scotland, when will we see your like again?
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