Lewisham have said they won't put salt in bins because they get abused. I'm still hoping that if the weather gets bad, they will put dumps of salt at strategic locations, particularly on the hills, but they haven't said this will happen. Sadly, last winter, there were a lot of reports of people stealing salt for resale or reuse elsewhere, including on their own private property. Since salt is so cheap and so little is needed to keep pavements clear once they have been swept, I think the most practical solution is for householders to have their own stocks rather than relying on the Council to supply it.

Presumably rhsdunlop meant to say "most people are NOT worth enough financially to make it worth suing them ..."?