Were you trapped in your car on Thursday night? Were you stuck in a jam for hours? Could you get away from the office, and could you get back there on Friday morning? With the police advising people to stay off the roads, did you take their advice, and if so, just what did your boss have to say about that?

Tell us your story - how many hours did you spend on our region's roads? Are you waving your P45 around, having stayed at home? And why, oh why were we all so unprepared?

I was another of the poor people trapped on the A1307 at Horseheath. I left work in London at 3.30pm, and finally got home in Haverhill at 11.30am the following morning. There were no police, no gritters, and we only got out after the farmers started to use their snow ploughs. Not something I want to go through again in a hurry.
Nick, Haverhill

Stuck in snow Friday 7th Feb Just becaurse the highways , police or radio says don't travel to work becaurse of the road cndisions,they are not saying you will be paid for not going in also this does not mean employees do not have to phone in and state the their road condisions, after all the radio , police or the highways do not pay the wages
John , Downham Market TO Cambridge every day

Andrew Harmsworth said "I would propose that lorries are to be forced to use the inside lane of the Cambridge/Huntingdon stretch during morning and evening rush hour." So now you've got wall to wall LGV's in the inside lane how do you propose to turn off when you reach your junction?
Jim Pansy, Cambs. UK

i am an hgv driver that was stuck in the commotion for 19 hours, i think it's a shame that a minority of car drivers seem to automatically blame us for putting them in the situation that we all found ourselves in, the blame lays quite simply and fairly with the local councils for not gritting the roads, the weather man told me it was going to snow 24 hours earlier so what was thiere excuse? This was also backed up by the numerous police officers i spoke to throughout the night ( although they unofficially accepted some of the blame because they should have pursued the gritters attendance more ) I was among the majority of hgv drivers in the Milton area that was making tea, coffee, and soup throughout the night and morning...not because i felt that i was responsible for the situation, but because i felt that it was the right thing to do given the situation along with the fact that due to the nature of our jobs, we ca! rr! y these provisions anyway.Just before i close...a note to the male shelf stacker in Tescos whom i overheard telling some shoppers/stranded drivers ' it's all down to the lorrys - full stop'. - stick to doing what you do best my friend...stacking shelves...i was no more happy about the situation than anyone else.but please...give the truckers a break!!!
kevin rowe ( mini clipper), luton

We decided to wait until 8pm to leave Cambridge, thinking that the traffic would ease. How wrong we were. 3 hours later hadn't even reached the M11 junction. It was only by advice from colleagues that I headed down the M11 and cut through Comberton/Toft etc to get back up to the A428. Going through these villages in the dead of night in those conditions was no joke! Fortunately we got through and got home shortly after midnight. It was just unbelievable, no information or advice.
Elaine, Papworth

To contrast the stories about motorists being charged for food and drink, I spent the night in Tesco's at Milton whilst waiting for the A14 to clear and was very impressed with the hospitality of the management and staff. They provided us with free tea/coffee all night, and even opened up the cafe at 2am to cook a fry up - all free of charge! They were still cooking when I left at 4:30am. Well done Tesco's!
Gary, Cambs

I left Watford at 4.30pm on Thursday and arrived home at 7am on Friday! I saw 2 police cars in the entire time I was stuck on the motorway - nobody offered any help. Being female - toilet facilities are far more difficult than for Men, non existent. No food, water, blankets. I also didn't see 1 gritter! After getting off the M11 at 6.30am I was extremely surprised that the gritters hadn't even managed to make it to the M11/A14 interchange where there was still at least 1ft of snow on the road - what is going on???
Hayley, Willingham

It took me 14 hours to get from Cambridge to Haverhill- stuck on the A1307 at Linton overnight. But not many people believed me.. as noone mentioned it on the news or tv- all the focus was on the M11!!
Julian Fussinger, Haverhill

Regardless of whether the gritters could have prevented the snarl up or not, whoever had authority to close trunk nroads and motorways, should have taken into account, the thousands of cars and people trapped in them. The temperature was below freezing. Most people would not have warm covers, frood or water. No provision was made to check that those trapped were safe. It was only lucky that nobody died from the cold. I was trapped for about 16 hours. Then the police simply turned the vehicles round and we exited the wrong way up the previous on ramp. Why could we not have done that hours before? To confirm the ineptness of the authorities, two gritters tried to make their way from the BACK of the queue, through to the front so the traffic could move on a gritted road. It did not occur to the "organiser" to try gritting from the front to the back of the jam. The whole concept of road closure needs to be reviewed before any road is closed again.
Jim Fuller, Melksham, Wiltshire

I was stranded in stansted and didnt end up going to prague of rthe weekend! I felt so sorry for myself but then realised how lucky i was that i wasnt stuck on the M11! I cant belive we came to a stanstill over 2 inces of snow, its pathetic!
Laura Bussey, Harrow

I live in March but work abroad, my wife told me on the Monday previous that snow was forcast for later in the week. It is obvious that the powers that be chose not to listen. Another point is how were those children left in the coaches all night--thats a disgrace--what happened to all their mobile phones? just about every child on the planet has one some one must have known where they were.
Roger Davies, march,cambs

I was extremerly lucky on Thurs, I left work in Huntingdon at 3.45 as I didn't feel well. It took me 2 hours to get home to Burwell! (Usually takes 40 mins on a good run) When I did, I awaited news of my husband and had to go out and get him as he had had an accident in Ely. We finally made it home at 10.30. The roads were lethal! I feel very strongly that this whole region is getting beyond the ridiculous, last week was a debarcle from start to finish - with the closure of the A14 on tuesday and then the complete lack of gritters (I saw a couple or maybe the same one twice) but was not gritting!! Between them the A14 and M11 hold this region at their mercy. It must be stopped. Someone should be held accountable and whoever was in charge of the gritters (or lack of them) should be strung up along the A14 where we can all tell him what we think of him and he can also see what it is like to spend an average day.... and night on it!!!
BM, Cambs

i was one of the lucky onoes and it only took me 4 and a half hours from cambridge to huntingdon, mind you 3 of these were to bar hill! At bar hill I followed a gritter that came onto the a14 there for a few miles but it wasn't gritting! this was despite the fact the road was actually clear west bound to huntingdon from fenstanton? We keep hearing that the gritters were out from 2.00pm onwards? Do they think we are that gullible or stupid to believe them when we've all seen the hard facts for ourself! I would dearly love to hear from any motorist that drove on a GRITTED road before at least 9.00pm thursday night!
becky, huntingdon

I left Southampton at 3pm Thursday to return home to Cambridge, A journey normally of 3 hours. It took me 24 hours door to door. I was stranded in my car along with many others including my husband who was 3 miles ahead of me, on the M11 underneath Junc 8 for over 14 hours. During this time no one checked to see if any of us were ok. At 8am we moved about a mile and then stopped for another 4 hours! Some kind people from the villages near Stansted appeared with some food and drink and although they charged us we we eternally grateful for anything. We finally moved at noon. The most frustrating thing was lack of information and help from the authorities.
Claire, Cambridge

I work on the edge of London and left work at 5pm. which is very early for me. I got home at 8am the next day. I was so cold and was very hungry thirsty, and dying for the toilet. It took me more than 15 hours to get home! Unbeliveable!
Kevin, Cambourne

It took me 14 hours to get from Cambridge to Haverhill- stuck on the A1307 at Linton overnight. But not many people believed me.. as noone mentioned it on the news or tv- all the focus was on the M11!!
Julian Fussinger, Haverhill

16 hours of hell on the A14 was not made any easier by the lack of quality information. BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast HOURS of anecdotal accounts from stranded motorists. Detailed information from the police is needed, preferably quickly so some can escape such delays.
Martin Kelsey, Norwich

I saw so many people driving dangerously on Thursday night, these idiots then cause the accidents which hold all us sensible people up for hours... I think there should be more in the driving test that deals with how to drive in conditions like this.
Jane, Huntingdon

I was allowed onto the A14 slip road at Milton to go straight into the blockage. They should have put a sign up preventing us going down. I only got out of staying the whole night in the car by driving back up the slip road the wrong way (along with several other cars) and managed to get to a friends house. I'd left work at 5pm and got home at midday the next day. Thank god i managed to get to warmth overnight. ALso a look east camera man helped me out on friday morning when i got stuck in snow. I would still be stranded if it wasnt for him.
Kaye, St Neots

My usual 30 minute journey down the M11 and A14 took 6 hours last night. NO idea why, no information from anywhere and not even that much snow!
Puzzled, Cambridge

It took us 3 hrs to get home from college last night!Its only usually a 20 minute journey!We got stuck so many times as the driver had to put the brakes down quickly as the road was so slippery that we nearly died so many times. Its bad enough that when I got home we had a power cut for a few hours!!! Where were the gritters???
Siona, Cambridge

It took me over 14 hours to get back from Aldershot last night..over 9 hous of that was spent on the A1(m) all because the selfish HGV drivers were illegally using all 3 lanes of the motorway and getting stuck on the inclines...I sincerely hope that the police gave the offenders tickets for their illegal use of the 3rd lane. If this lane had been kept free for the rest of us in smaller vehicles the problems would not have been so bad, and traffic would have kept moving. I don't think all of the blame can be laid at the lack of gritting, as you couldn't move on the roads anywaybecause of the HGV's.
Andy, Cambs

I left my office in Hills Road at 17:40 and, to avoid the blizzard, I took a bus to the city centre. After 30 minutes we'd moved only a couple of hundred yards and we had not even reached the Catholic church, so I stepped off and started walking. When I reached Drummer Street there were no busses or taxis, so I walked all the way home to Bar Hill! I'd never dream of walking alongside the A14 under normal circumstances but the westbound lane was nose to tail and moving no faster than I was. I reached home at 10:30.
Andrew Ingle, Bar Hill

I can't believe the pub at Horseheath, which was charging £1 for a cup of coffee, to stranded motorists.And £8 for a breakfast. Its a disgrace to take advantage like that.
Matt, Haverhill

Took me four hours to get from Cambridge to Huntingdon on Friday evening. During that time I didn't see a single gritter on the M11 or A14 in either direction. Appalling.
Richard, Somersham, Cambs

I left Hills Road in Cambridge at 5.20pm on Friday on my return home to Gamlingay - where I arrived at 9pm. The centre of Cambridge was already at a standstill. There was no evidence of any of the services such as Police, Gritters etc participating in the freeze-up. Where were they? Why were there no frequent radio broadcasts telling people not to enter Cambridge, that they couldn't leave Cambridge so stay in offices or that the A603 was closed? These are just some of the bits of information that would have at least helped us all, and I'm sure there are a lot more. The failure to grit roads is just another example of the incompetence of the Highways Agency and Cambridgeshire County Council and I hope those responsible will apologise and resign. My actual journey took me through Trumpington, Harston, Haslingfield, Harlton (got to the A603, closed, no broadcast announcement of this) so onwards though Lt Eversden, Gt Eversden, Kingston, Bourn to A1198 (A1198 closed southbound, no announcement of this either) so onwards through Longstowe, Lt Gransden and home. If I could get thru these back roads why couldn't everyone else including the gritters? Why were there no announcements that the back roads were open and passable? Why did the Police close every road without setting up alternative routes - by broadcast if not by actual sign? I should add that if anyone says that it's too expensive to take control of the situation properly I would respond - why does my council tax and road tax go up every year but the level of service go down?
Sebastian,Gamlingay, Cambs

My mum took nearly 5 hours to get back from Peterborough last night. WHY weren't we more prepared for this weather?!?!
Katie, March

Why didnt the gritters come out?!?!?? I heard it was to save money!!!! wot a joke!!!
Dave, Cambridge

I was one among many trapped on the M11 yesterday evening (30th) and this morning. I am a Norwegian, a quest in this lovely country for the next two years, and are used to winter conditions. Even though we in Norway every year are been taken by surprise when the first snow arrives, we are in general better equipped for winter conditions. But this episode was a new one for me and I am like you, driving with summer tire. What I missed most of all was information. Trapped on M11 for 12 hours, driving from Stansted to Huntingdon, there was no hard facts information why we all had to be there for so long. The radio was the main source for information for me, and I really missed a policeman’s voice in the other end giving me information. Instead, Radio Cambridge, asked for information from us. This would not happen in Norway. So please, could someone look into this?
Knut Rosag, Huntingdon/Cambs

I can't believe it took me over two hours to get across Cambridge last night.. even with traffic having to go slow because of the ice, I just can't understand why we weren't moving. My feet were freezing, I was so relieved to get home in one piece!
Beccy, Cambridge

My Dads still trapped on the M11 Why has it taken so long to get blockage moved?
Suze, St Ives