| A Tayside Police spokesperson said the roads were “very quiet” today and by 10am there had been no major problems.
It was a similar picture for Christmas commuters using rail and air services in the region with no delays reported either on trains or planes.
Dundee Airport manager Derrick Lang said it was business as usual after some delays due to a later opening yesterday.
He explained, “All we had to do this morning was put some de-icer on the runway. We even helped out colleagues at our sister airport in Islay by sending over de-icing equipment.”
Mr Lang added the airport would be closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, but there would be a full schedule of flights on Sunday.
In Fife, meanwhile, there were no major incidents on the roads.
Temperatures as low as minus 5C were reported in Glenrothes as motorists battled through the rush hour traffic, but there were no serious accidents.
There was some disruption to the area’s rail network however. Services between Edinburgh and Glasgow were half hourly instead of every 15 minutes and there were some cancellations and delays on the Fife Circle.
The Met Office told the Tele today it expected Tayside and Fife to enjoy a white Christmas — although it may well be into the evening before fresh snow falls.
A spokesman said, “We are expecting quite significant snow across many parts of Scotland.
“As much as eight to 10cm is expected. It will probably be eight to nine o’clock before it starts — and by three in the morning (on Boxing Day) the snow will be from Moray to the Central Belt.”
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