The trunk road Operating Companies each have a Winter Service Plan, which is available online at: http://www.transport.gov.scot/road/winter-service-ready-winter-and-severe-weather The delivery and resilience of current winter communication procedures across Scotland were tested during one-day events on 18 and 20 October 2016, the principle being to share best practice. This involved representatives from our Operating Companies, Transport Scotland, Traffic Scotland, Police Scotland, local authorities and Transport Scotland’s Performance Audit Group (PAG).