'David Blowie, Usain Salt and Brad Grit': Doncaster Council share hilarious TikTok of their celebrity named gritters

Doncaster Council have uploaded a hilarious video to social media platform TikTok revealing their celebrity named fleet of gritters.
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The local authority started the video by paying homage to a salt gritter in Scotland called Gritney Spears which gained attention after a video of an American woman discovering that some salt-spreading vehicles are given mock celebrity names went viral.

25-year-old Tik Tok user @ChibiChan777 first shared how snow-ploughing lorries had been given the titles Spready Mercury, Han Snowlo and Salt Disney, among others by Transport Scotland.

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Not to be outdone, Doncaster Council joined in and revealed their gritters also share celebrity inspired names in a video of their own which has been liked 82,600 times.

Doncaster Council have uploaded a TikTok of their celebrity named gritters.Doncaster Council have uploaded a TikTok of their celebrity named gritters.
Doncaster Council have uploaded a TikTok of their celebrity named gritters.

The local authority shared how the town’s gritters are called David Blowie, Usain Salt, Brad Grit, Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Ant-Slip Machinery, Salt Dog, Subzero Hero and Blue Peter.

Doncaster’s Blue Peter gritter is the third vehicle in history to be named after the iconic children’s television show.

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