A thick blanket of fog covers a large portion of the United Kingdom today – prompting the Met Office to issue a yellow weather warning.
Millions of Britons are being impacted by the mist from across the East of England and the North West.
The yellow warning, which began at 4am today and lasts until 10am, stretches from Norwich, Cambridge and Ipswich in the east, all the way up to Middlesbrough.
Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Blackpool are all affected on the other side of the UK.
The Met Office said: ‘Areas of fog will be dense in places, reducing visibility to less than 100m at times which may lead to some travel delays. Fog will lift and clear during the morning.’
When it’s foggy, drivers are recommended to only drive when necessary, ensure their headlights are working properly and to use their fog lights – when required.
Drivers should only use fog lights when visibility drops below 100m, according to The Highway Code.
If you’re not sure when that is, check if you can see the tail lights of the car in front of you. If you can’t, you should be using rear fog lights.
Then, when visibility rises above 100m, remember to turn off lights to avoid dazzling other drivers.
Lastly, drive slowly and keep your distance – you never know what could be in front of you in low visibility.
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