The news comes as the Met Office issued a New Year's Eve ice warning in south west England – covering the majority of Devon and Cornwall – as motorists on the M5 faced standstill conditions due to heavy flurries of snow.
The yellow warning cautioned that showers in south-west England will pose a risk of ice from 6pm on New Year's Eve until 9am on January 1.Devon and Cornwall Police said in a tweet: "A large amount of snow has fallen on the M5 between Jct 27 and 28 on both carriageways."Northbound is doing 20mph, Southbound crawling/standstill.
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