You wait ages for a bus to come along... and then you've got to push it yourself! Moment bystanders have to move double-decker after it got stuck during heavy snowfall in London

  • People banded together in Stamford Hill to straighten the stranded bus 
  • Intense snowfall hit London overnight, causing chaos for commuters and travel
  • Follow the Mail Online's live blog on snow across the UK today

By Olivia Jones For Mailonline

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This video shows Londoners banding together to move a double-decker bus that got stuck during heavy snowfall.

Intense snowfall hit the capital on Sunday night causing havoc for drivers and pedestrians.

Footage shows around a dozen people on Rookwood Road in Stamford Hill, pushing the front and back of the bus in an attempt to straighten it and stop it blocking the whole street.

They initially manage to get it unstuck to a round of cheers although it only moves a few metres.

The video shows dozens of people on Rookwood Road in Stamford Hill pushing the front and back of the bus in an attempt to straighten it and stop it blocking the whole street

The video shows dozens of people on Rookwood Road in Stamford Hill pushing the front and back of the bus in an attempt to straighten it and stop it blocking the whole street

But they did eventually manage to get the bus moving again just before midnight.

Levi Schapiro, a resident of Stamford Hill, said: 'Community cohesion at its best, fantastic to see our Stamford Hill community awake at this late hour to help locals stuck in snow, including this local bus driver.'

It comes as hundreds of drivers spent several hours stuck as snow and ice caused havoc on the roads across the country.

Traffic ground to a standstill with motorists moving several hundred yards in hours as cars skidded and struggled in the heavy snow, while stranded passengers slept on airport floors as they waited for the Arctic blast to pass.

More travel disruption is expected on the roads, railways and at airports, as well as school closures, after snow fell across parts of the UK last night, with up to 10cm more forecast today.

Snow and ice weather warnings are in force from the Met Office across northern Scotland, southeast and eastern England.

Follow the Mail Online's live blog on snow across the UK today. 

The RAC's advice on how to drive in the snow 

Wear comfortable and dry footwear

Accelerate gently, use low revs and change up to a higher gear as quickly as possible

Move off in second gear as this will help reduce wheel slip - some cars have a winter mode, which does the same job – so to check whether your car has this function in the vehicle’s handbook

Get your speed right and maintain safe stopping distances between you and the car in front, leaving as much as 10 times the normal recommended gap

Prepare for an uphill by leaving plenty of room in front so you can maintain a constant speed without the need for changing gear

Use a low gear for going downhill and try to avoid braking unless necessary, make sure you leave plenty of space between you and the car in front

When approaching a bend, brake before you actually start to turn the steering wheel. If your car does lose grip try not to panic; the key thing is to take your foot off the accelerator and make sure that your wheels are pointing in the direction you want to go in

If you do encounter a skid, steer gently into it - for example, if the rear of the car is sliding to the right, steer to the right. Do not take your hands off the steering wheel or stamp your foot on the brakes

When driving in heavy snow, make sure that you use your dipped headlights. Relying on daytime running lights is not enough, because they don’t always put lights on the back of your car.

If visibility drops below a 100m, put your fog lights on. But remember to turn them off when the visibility improves.

If the road has not been gritted, be wary of driving in the wheeltracks or other vehicles as compressed snow is likely to be more icy than fresh snow

Controls such as the brakes, as well as the steering, accelerator and even gear changing should be operated smoothly and slowly

Sunglasses can help to reduce the glare of low winter sun on the snow

Keep your speed down and allow more time to stop and steer

Finally, it’s important to think about the environment that you’re driving in, especially microclimates that might appear on the road. These are areas that perhaps the sun hasn’t got to, which could stay icy when the rest of the road has thawed. Bridges are a good example. They’re normally the first to freeze and the last to thaw. So be aware of that when you’re driving in open spaces.

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