Hopefully he stopped at the lights! Festive shoppers take the green option by carrying their Christmas trees home on bikes and electric scooters

It's a struggle every festive season - what's the best way to get a Christmas tree home?

But these men have proved it sometimes pays to think outside the box.

A Christmas tree, decorated with a beaded garland and silver baubles, was spotted hanging off the back of a bicycle in London on Sunday.

The man was full of smiles as he waved at onlookers while cycling through the streets of Primrose Hill with the tree strapped to his back.

Meanwhile, another man was on a Christmas mission as he transported his tree on an electric scooter.

Riding the Lime e-scooter in Hampstead, his face could hardly be seen as his tree stood taller than him, blocking his vision.

It came as highways teams were working yesterday to reopen major roads blocked by the snowfall in Cumbria and Pennine areas as far south as Derbyshire.

Villagers in Ings used shovels to clear paths and free vehicles trapped in drifts.

Meanwhile flooding has already began to affect southern areas, blocking two railway lines in Dorset at Crewkerne and between Axminster and Yeovil Junction.

Some 38 flood warnings and 122 lower-level flood alerts were in place last night, mostly across south-west England and the Midlands.